NYT Crossword December 30 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Geoffrey Schorkopf and Will EisenbergEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2A3D4S5N6I7B8G9A10P11S12OREO13S14ISO15LURE16S17LGBTQ18FLAG19ISOLA20OUIOUI21WE22NTPFFT23NET24AL25A26YETI27BLAR28E29SEC30E31D32E33D34R35OOL36BM37XTRICKS38OURS39ROPES40OHNO41NBCS42PORTS43BUOYS44SEABED45YI46KES47ARI48A49NAH50E51S52P53P54R55STUNT56S57RA58PDUO59JOLTS60BU61YAVOWEL62SMILE63ARE64ELIDE65APED66TEN67ONES

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AScoundrels4 lettersCADS
5APointed end of a pen3 lettersNIB
8AParts not filled in4 lettersGAPS
14APrefix with -metric3 lettersISO
15AAttracts5 lettersLURES
17ASomething to wave with pride?9 lettersLGBTQFLAG
20A"Absolument!"6 lettersOUIOUI
21AFizzled out completely8 lettersWENTPFFT
24AIn the style of3 lettersALA
29ABreak away (from)6 lettersSECEDE
33A[That looks delicious …]5 lettersDROOL
36AFlashy cycling maneuvers9 lettersBMXTRICKS
38AShared by us4 lettersOURS
40A"That's not good!"4 lettersOHNO
41A"Sunday Night Football" producer9 lettersNBCSPORTS
43AFloating markers5 lettersBUOYS
44AWet floor?6 lettersSEABED
45A"That's not good!"5 lettersYIKES
47AOpera excerpt4 lettersARIA
49ACasual turndown3 lettersNAH
59ASudden shocks5 lettersJOLTS
62AUpside-down frown5 lettersSMILE
63AExist3 lettersARE
64ASkip over, in speech5 lettersELIDE
65AMimicked4 lettersAPED
67AMany bills in tip jars4 lettersONES
DOWN
2DMake a case (for)5 lettersARGUE
3DOpposite of credit5 lettersDEBIT
4D"And ___ bed"4 lettersSOTO
5DNothing3 lettersNIL
7D4 on a par 3, e.g.5 lettersBOGEY
8DHard-to-clean-up sparkly stuff7 lettersGLITTER
9DLike good omens10 lettersAUSPICIOUS
16DUsed a stool, say3 lettersSAT
22DHomes on branches5 lettersNESTS
25D___ Day (April observance)5 lettersARBOR
27DClimactic fight in a video game10 lettersBOSSBATTLE
28D0% filled5 lettersEMPTY
32DThose, en español4 lettersESOS
33DPuts on, as a jacket4 lettersDONS
34DYokel4 lettersRUBE
37DMarks, as a ballot square5 lettersXESIN
39D"The Thinker" sculptor5 lettersRODIN
42DPored over7 lettersPERUSED
43DNot act up6 lettersBEHAVE
48DMaking a plate appearance5 lettersATBAT
51DFuzzy-feeling leather5 lettersSUEDE
52DExtremes of the earth5 lettersPOLES
53DNightwear, informally3 lettersPJS
54DOblong tomato type4 lettersROMA
55DLose traction4 lettersSLIP
56D"OK, go ahead"4 lettersSURE
58DCasual collared shirt4 lettersPOLO
61DDesire3 lettersYEN
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