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NYT Crossword December 9 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday 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 CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AGoes on to say4 lettersSee answer ›5ASan Diego baseballer5 lettersSee answer ›10ALivens (up)4 lettersSee answer ›14ATermites, for an aardwolf4 lettersSee answer ›15ACup-shaped flower5 lettersSee answer ›16AGive off4 lettersSee answer ›17A"Judging from the information available to me …"15 lettersSee answer ›20AUnadulterated4 lettersSee answer ›21ASan Francisco-to-Santa Cruz dir.3 lettersSee answer ›22APropellers of a shell4 lettersSee answer ›23A"These are merely my spur-of-the-moment suggestions …"15 lettersSee answer ›27AGobbled up3 lettersSee answer ›28AAbu Dhabi's country, for short3 lettersSee answer ›29ANotable time period3 lettersSee answer ›30AGossip, in slang3 lettersSee answer ›31AAccurse6 lettersSee answer ›33A33-Down, across the Atlantic3 lettersSee answer ›34A"Oh, ___!" (hit Broadway farce about Mrs. Lincoln)4 lettersSee answer ›35AVerdant privacy features … or a punny description of the four longest answers in this puzzle9 lettersSee answer ›38ASinger/actress Lady ___4 lettersSee answer ›41AHistorical3 lettersSee answer ›42AGot a good reaction, as a joke6 lettersSee answer ›46AEqual: Prefix3 lettersSee answer ›47ASwim-bike-run race, for short3 lettersSee answer ›48ASound from someone sitting down at the end of a long day3 lettersSee answer ›49AGame with Skip and Reverse cards3 lettersSee answer ›50A"Here's my two cents, which might not amount to much …"15 lettersSee answer ›54A"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a ___" (old maxim)4 lettersSee answer ›55APre-digital TV screen tech3 lettersSee answer ›56ANot close by4 lettersSee answer ›57A"Feel free to dismiss this idea — however …"15 lettersSee answer ›61ASurvey4 lettersSee answer ›62ATemporary tattoo dye5 lettersSee answer ›63A"Frozen" character who sings "Let It Go"4 lettersSee answer ›64AInfluence4 lettersSee answer ›65ABurros5 lettersSee answer ›66APair in a water polo pool4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DComputing pioneer Lovelace3 lettersSee answer ›2DArgue7 lettersSee answer ›3DNeutralized, as an explosive situation7 lettersSee answer ›4DLaunch5 lettersSee answer ›5DOrg. in charge of school fund-raisers3 lettersSee answer ›6DOne who might ask "Fair dinkum?"6 lettersSee answer ›7DLike some minor celebrities5 lettersSee answer ›8DAsahi Super Dry or Kirin Lager8 lettersSee answer ›9DOrg. that oversees air quality initiatives3 lettersSee answer ›10DBit in a round of "He loves me, he loves me not"5 lettersSee answer ›11DProfessor ___ (title for some retirees)7 lettersSee answer ›12DLight lager7 lettersSee answer ›13DThe Cards, on scoreboards3 lettersSee answer ›18DCover letter accompaniment6 lettersSee answer ›19DMardi Gras city, informally4 lettersSee answer ›23DPoke3 lettersSee answer ›24DMusic app named for a figure in Greek myth7 lettersSee answer ›25DPigmented rings7 lettersSee answer ›26DPart of L.G.B.T.Q.+3 lettersSee answer ›32D"By Jove, that's it!"3 lettersSee answer ›33D33-Across, across the Atlantic3 lettersSee answer ›34DWeb portal launched with Windows 953 lettersSee answer ›36DMalfunctions in the Matrix, in "The Matrix"8 lettersSee answer ›37DSound of a sad trombone6 lettersSee answer ›38DMany an animated meme loop3 lettersSee answer ›39DTo date7 lettersSee answer ›40DSilverback, for one7 lettersSee answer ›43DBuilt to last7 lettersSee answer ›44DGive for safekeeping7 lettersSee answer ›45D"How stupid of me!"3 lettersSee answer ›47D"Edie & ___: A Very Long Engagement" (2009 documentary)4 lettersSee answer ›48DBring into harmony6 lettersSee answer ›51DWith a wink, say5 lettersSee answer ›52DSmooths (out)5 lettersSee answer ›53DOn a regular basis5 lettersSee answer ›57DSpecial ___3 lettersSee answer ›58D"J to ___ L-O! The Remixes" (2002 Jennifer Lopez album)3 lettersSee answer ›59DOne of the four fundamental states of matter3 lettersSee answer ›60DSome Ph.D. students3 lettersSee answer ›
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