NYT Crossword December 8 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday 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 Dan Kammann and Zhouqin BurnikelEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1M2A3D4A5M6T7A8C9O10L11A12D13OPERA14ASTI15N16ALA17JACKS18ONHOLE19SOW20ORO21CAKE22PI23STON24STR25EAK26S27EALED28URS29A30MILLI31E32L33Y34CRA35S36CAN37TS38A39SOHO40DIGIT41SCAT42DYE43RAIL44HOHUM45OR46I47GIN48S49LAM50RARES51T52IME53A54N55T56S57LYNOD58A59CES60ROI61CUP62WO63RKOUT64WELL65ALI66LUTES67EENIE68BLT69TENT70RITES

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASir's counterpart5 lettersMADAM
6AFolded Mexican snack4 lettersTACO
10AYoung chap3 lettersLAD
16AChicken ___ king3 lettersALA
17AWyoming skiing mecca11 lettersJACKSONHOLE
19AFemale pig3 lettersSOW
20AGold, in Spanish3 lettersORO
21ADessert with icing4 lettersCAKE
22AMotor City hoopster6 lettersPISTON
24ARun out of clothes?6 lettersSTREAK
28A___ Major (constellation)4 lettersURSA
32ABicycle shorts material5 lettersLYCRA
35AComputer image4 lettersSCAN
41A"Get outta here!"4 lettersSCAT
42AArtificial colorant3 lettersDYE
43AHalf of a train track4 lettersRAIL
44A"That's boring!"5 lettersHOHUM
45AStarting point6 lettersORIGIN
50AHardest to find6 lettersRAREST
52A"Let me clarify ..."6 lettersIMEANT
58ATop poker cards4 lettersACES
60AMonarch at Versailles3 lettersROI
62AEnd successfully11 lettersWORKOUTWELL
65AComedian Wong3 lettersALI
67A"___, meenie, miney, mo"5 lettersEENIE
69ACamp shelter4 lettersTENT
70AReligious ceremonies5 lettersRITES
DOWN
1DMagic charms5 lettersMOJOS
2DNot together5 lettersAPART
3DInterior design5 lettersDECOR
4DGenesis boat3 lettersARK
5DThe eyes may have it7 lettersMASCARA
6DScuba gear4 lettersTANK
7DRemnants of a volcanic spew5 lettersASHES
9DStuff on an artist's palette8 lettersOILPAINT
10DEleventh-hour9 lettersLASTDITCH
12DFrom ___ to dusk4 lettersDAWN
18DAcorn droppers4 lettersOAKS
23DSalt, in Paris3 lettersSEL
25DMoney across the Atlantic4 lettersEURO
29DIraqis and Iranians6 lettersASIANS
31DBiblical brother of Jacob4 lettersESAU
32DPsychedelic tab3 lettersLSD
34DCenter of a stone fruit9 lettersCHERRYPIT
40DLost moisture8 lettersDRIEDOUT
41DNonspecific amount4 lettersSOME
46DAuthor Fleming3 lettersIAN
47DWhat empty stomachs do5 lettersGROWL
49DIn ___ of4 lettersLIEU
51DNo longer available5 lettersTAKEN
54D"That's the truth!"5 lettersNOLIE
55DMosaic pieces5 lettersTILES
56DCovering over a wound4 lettersSCAB
57DPause in the action4 lettersLULL
59D"It's gonna ___ you!"4 lettersCOST
63DHwy.3 lettersRTE
64DEarly Chinese dynasty3 lettersWEI
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