NYT Crossword December 3 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AYoung fellows4 lettersSee answer ›5ATied up, as hay5 lettersSee answer ›10ASurrounded by4 lettersSee answer ›14APlant-based spread4 lettersSee answer ›15AEcho speaker5 lettersSee answer ›16ALargest company headquartered in Oregon4 lettersSee answer ›17A1967 hit by the Who, per 68-Across15 lettersSee answer ›20AWords after "happily ever after"6 lettersSee answer ›21ABit of ink3 lettersSee answer ›22ALack of connectivity3 lettersSee answer ›23ALong-haired bovine3 lettersSee answer ›24AAnabolic steroids, e.g., informally4 lettersSee answer ›27ACollege football rival of Michigan, for short3 lettersSee answer ›29A1978 song by Gloria Gaynor, per 68-Across12 lettersSee answer ›34ALead-in to pop or lit4 lettersSee answer ›36AAward with a "Best New American Theater Work" category4 lettersSee answer ›37AMidmonth time4 lettersSee answer ›38ALinseed oil source4 lettersSee answer ›39AShampoo often in a green bottle5 lettersSee answer ›40ARemain unresolved4 lettersSee answer ›41ACause for a miner celebration?4 lettersSee answer ›42AAnimal in more than 70 Bugs Bunny titles4 lettersSee answer ›43AHospital count4 lettersSee answer ›44A2008 hit by Katy Perry, per 68-Across12 lettersSee answer ›47AOne of a trio encountered by Ricitos de Oro3 lettersSee answer ›48AEgyptian sun deity4 lettersSee answer ›49ASolid-rock connector3 lettersSee answer ›52AForehead marker at the start of Lent3 lettersSee answer ›54ALong-running procedural franchise3 lettersSee answer ›57ARemoves forcibly6 lettersSee answer ›59A1973 Bob Marley song covered by Eric Clapton, per 68-Across15 lettersSee answer ›63ACurrency of Yemen4 lettersSee answer ›64ALanguage in which "maunga roa" means "long mountain"5 lettersSee answer ›65AUnimpressive rating4 lettersSee answer ›66ATV's Griffith, Kaufman or Samberg4 lettersSee answer ›67A"Take this job and shove it!"5 lettersSee answer ›68AWise counselor of sci-fi who might not be great at karaoke?4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DElevated5 lettersSee answer ›2DGreeting among the lei community?5 lettersSee answer ›3DJeter in Cooperstown5 lettersSee answer ›4DNot too many4 lettersSee answer ›5DLike Picard vis-à-vis Kirk6 lettersSee answer ›6DDrink that may come in a yard3 lettersSee answer ›7DJean-Paul Sartre's "___ Chemins de la Liberté"3 lettersSee answer ›8DKind of strategy4 lettersSee answer ›9DObama-era immigration program, informally4 lettersSee answer ›10DNovelist Patchett3 lettersSee answer ›11DFollowing bad advice9 lettersSee answer ›12DStore with iconic blue totes4 lettersSee answer ›13DLike certain thoughts and pockets4 lettersSee answer ›18DAdvice5 lettersSee answer ›19DYours, in French4 lettersSee answer ›25D"Slavonic Dances" composer6 lettersSee answer ›26DOmsk's region7 lettersSee answer ›28DStole6 lettersSee answer ›29DPhilly b-ball squad6 lettersSee answer ›30DSuperlatively contemptible6 lettersSee answer ›31DSlithering swimmer3 lettersSee answer ›32DGoogle app with the slogan "Search what you see"4 lettersSee answer ›33DDrug featured in "How to Change Your Mind"3 lettersSee answer ›34DOnline commentary site4 lettersSee answer ›35DBand that helped popularize "pay-what-you-want" pricing with their album "In Rainbows"9 lettersSee answer ›38DHome to the Tamiami Trail: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›39DAphrodite's second letter3 lettersSee answer ›43DGolden-tan dog of multiple films5 lettersSee answer ›45DBlue area on a Scottish map4 lettersSee answer ›46DThink that it's appropriate6 lettersSee answer ›49DCold call?5 lettersSee answer ›50DGot out of a chair5 lettersSee answer ›51D"Ad ___ per aspera" (motto of Kansas)5 lettersSee answer ›52DRazor brand4 lettersSee answer ›53DGuarded area for many athletes4 lettersSee answer ›55D18-wheeler4 lettersSee answer ›56DModern country that includes most of ancient Mesopotamia4 lettersSee answer ›58DAward with a "Best Record-Breaking Performance" category4 lettersSee answer ›60DSneakily clever3 lettersSee answer ›61DLetters of indebtedness3 lettersSee answer ›62DDay before taking the SAT: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›
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