NYT Crossword December 7 2025 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday 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.

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PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2O3I4F5S6I7P8A9S10S11A12H13A14B15A16L17P18O19UBOLT20WASAT21PACE22POOH23POWER24COUPLE25BIRD26BRAIN27SEAAIR28LIAR29S30REEL31NNE32VA33R34CANO35E36LI37OTTA38C39A40B41LEGU42Y43MOUN44T45AINGOAT46HURON47NI48B49PREVAIL50OTIC51ASPE52N53S54ORE55SA56S57S58Y59MOTI60ONDETEC61TOR62LOWS63PTA64MOES65GAITE66R67GAVEL68UN69MADE70PARES71O72NESIE73ANNAN74P75ARTED76OMEN77ET78C79NEIN80SEEDY81CHARA82CTER83TRAC84E85OKS86YESAND87LENA88AM89OROS90O91ART92CURES93D94R95IVINGFOR96C97E98AI99RHEADS100REMEND101NEED102S103COE104UGH105EA106R107L108ORIN109G110TW111I112S113T114S115DRE116AMTEA117M118STAR119WITNESS120GERM121EAVE122EERIE123ORGAN124ETES125SLAT126IDEST127YEARS

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES
ACROSS
1AFancy dos5 lettersCOIFS
6A"Count me out"5 lettersIPASS
15ALab provisions?4 lettersALPO
20AAttended5 lettersWASAT
23ANikola Tesla and Thomas Edison?11 lettersPOWERCOUPLE
25AJohn James Audubon?9 lettersBIRDBRAIN
28AThey'll make it up to you5 lettersLIARS
30AStumble or lurch4 lettersREEL
32ADictionary tag: Abbr.3 lettersVAR
34ASummer camper's conveyance5 lettersCANOE
36AEmmy-winning actor Ray6 lettersLIOTTA
38ASamuel Morse?8 lettersCABLEGUY
43ASir Edmund Hillary?12 lettersMOUNTAINGOAT
47ABit of cacao3 lettersNIB
49ACome out on top7 lettersPREVAIL
50ASuffix with hypn-4 lettersOTIC
55ACheeky5 lettersSASSY
59ASir Isaac Newton?14 lettersMOTIONDETECTOR
62ACattle calls4 lettersLOWS
65AShoe covering6 lettersGAITER
68ALike beds on lazy Saturdays6 lettersUNMADE
70ACuts (back)5 lettersPARES
71AOutfit that may have a hood6 lettersONESIE
77A3 lettersETC
79AOui : non :: ja : ___4 lettersNEIN
80AGregor Mendel?14 lettersSEEDYCHARACTER
83AHint5 lettersTRACE
85AGives a thumbs up3 lettersOKS
86ABasic tenet of improv6 lettersYESAND
87ASister to Lex Luthor4 lettersLENA
88AWith love, musically7 lettersAMOROSO
92ARemedies5 lettersCURES
93AHenry Ford?12 lettersDRIVINGFORCE
98AOrville and Wilbur Wright?8 lettersAIRHEADS
100AGive a darn, again?6 lettersREMEND
101AFood and water, e.g.5 lettersNEEDS
104A"That sounds awful!"3 lettersUGH
105ANoble title4 lettersEARL
110AUnexpected endings6 lettersTWISTS
115ASigmund Freud and Carl Jung?9 lettersDREAMTEAM
118AGalileo Galilei?11 lettersSTARWITNESS
120AGenesis4 lettersGERM
121ARoof overhang4 lettersEAVE
122AWeirdly spooky5 lettersEERIE
123AChurch staple5 lettersORGAN
125APart of a wooden bench4 lettersSLAT
127ATrips around the sun5 lettersYEARS
DOWN
1DSolos at a party, say4 lettersCUPS
5DGone to great lengths7 lettersSTRIVEN
6D___ Jima3 lettersIWO
7DOne of the Fab Four4 lettersPAUL
9DArabic greeting and farewell6 lettersSALAAM
12DSlim margin of victory4 lettersHAIR
13DOne chain x one furlong4 lettersACRE
16DGrant a mortgage, say6 lettersLOANTO
17DWhere one's trip begins6 lettersPOINTA
18D"Golly, that's cool!"6 lettersOHNEAT
24DRock climber's handhold4 lettersCRAG
26DRussian crepes6 lettersBLINIS
29DStarter, perhaps4 lettersSOUP
33DIs felt strongly8 lettersRUNSDEEP
35DFirmly establishes7 lettersENROOTS
38DBite down hard5 lettersCHOMP
41DSets of points, in math4 lettersLOCI
42D"Jeepers creepers!"5 lettersYIPES
44DPied-à-___5 lettersTERRE
48DWord after you or wanna3 lettersBET
52DNullify6 lettersNEGATE
53D___-cat7 lettersSCAREDY
56DLike many Russian housing blocks9 lettersSOVIETERA
57DMade more enticing9 lettersSWEETENED
58DFrench fashion inits.3 lettersYSL
66DIdealist8 lettersROMANTIC
67DActress Rowlands4 lettersGENA
69DShe-shed's counterpart7 lettersMANCAVE
72DGeek (out)4 lettersNERD
73DDrone or queen3 lettersANT
75DWant from5 lettersASKOF
78DUncouth5 lettersCRASS
82DHint4 lettersCLUE
84DSelf-proclaimed "Rap God"6 lettersEMINEM
85D___ chart3 lettersORG
89DLike many couples at theaters7 lettersONDATES
90DMcFlurry flavor4 lettersOREO
93DToil6 lettersDRUDGE
94DWish one could take back6 lettersREGRET
95DArrival announcement6 lettersIMHERE
99DIndian flatbread4 lettersROTI
102DTrap5 lettersSNARE
106DNot just theoretical4 lettersREAL
107DIt runs hot4 lettersLAVA
109DDrab color for una casa4 lettersGRIS
111DConcerning4 lettersINRE
113DFeodor I, for one4 lettersTSAR
114DTaxpayer IDs4 lettersSSNS
116DMorning times, in brief3 lettersAMS
117DEncountered3 lettersMET
119DKind of nurse or suit3 lettersWET
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