NYT Crossword December 31 2025 Answers

All 73 clues from the Wednesday 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 Jeffrey MartinovicEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1R2A3M4P5E6R7P8S9V10A11T12PLA13N14AMORE15MIME16MINI17PIVOT18AVID19SQ20UAREDA21NCE22N23OCARBS24STEAL25T26H27ENABLE28ROWERS29TIP30A31G32O33RA34REN35CE36L37LRECEP38T39ION40EDIE41THA42EDIT43BO44XSOC45IAL46A47M48NESIC49HOME50R51U52N53DIOR54NO55TES56CENA57ALGA58E59MUD60CHAIR61BLOCK62FBI63PARTY64ISEE65YEN66ATMS

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

ALL CLUES73 CLUES
ACROSS
1ABig name in pickup trucks3 lettersRAM
9AGiant container3 lettersVAT
12AMap out4 lettersPLAN
14ALove of Italy?5 lettersAMORE
16ASmaller than small4 lettersMINI
18AEnthusiastic4 lettersAVID
19AGathering for this puzzle's attendees11 lettersSQUAREDANCE
24ANinja's quality7 lettersSTEALTH
27AGrant the power6 lettersENABLE
28APaddle people6 lettersROWERS
29AHint3 lettersTIP
35AGathering for this puzzle's attendees13 lettersCELLRECEPTION
40AFalco of "The Sopranos"4 lettersEDIE
42AMake some changes4 lettersEDIT
49AIt's a big hit7 lettersHOMERUN
54AMarginalia, e.g.5 lettersNOTES
56AJohn of wrestling fame4 lettersCENA
57ABloom that's green5 lettersALGAE
59AMess around a sty3 lettersMUD
60ALead, as a meeting5 lettersCHAIR
62AGrp. that carries badges3 lettersFBI
63ASee 61-Across5 lettersPARTY
64A"That makes sense now!"4 lettersISEE
65AHanker (for)3 lettersYEN
DOWN
1DEngine stat, in brief3 lettersRPM
3DEngaged in some grooming9 lettersMANSCAPED
5DArab leaders5 lettersEMIRS
6DWander aimlessly4 lettersROVE
7DNeedles, maybe5 lettersPRODS
8DTry to catch someone with guile8 lettersSETATRAP
9DCry of loyalty in old France9 lettersVIVELEROI
10D"___ crazy?"3 lettersAMI
13DVeil worn by Muslim women5 lettersNIQAB
15DColorful parrot5 lettersMACAW
21DLead-in to liberalism3 lettersNEO
25DSite of a historic council5 lettersTRENT
26DChannel similar to QVC3 lettersHSN
31DLies down on the couch, say9 lettersGETSCOMFY
32DNueve menos uno4 lettersOCHO
37DMost August babies4 lettersLEOS
39DSmall talk8 lettersIDLECHAT
45DApple device letters3 lettersIOS
46DNot very much4 lettersADAB
48DIdeas that don't work out5 lettersNOGOS
50DSupply with more weaponry5 lettersREARM
51DCondo building's inventory5 lettersUNITS
52DHardly4 lettersNARY
55DStraw, e.g.4 lettersTUBE
58DSqueak (out)3 lettersEKE
60DBook reviewer, for short3 lettersCPA
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