NYT Crossword December 9 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 Kate HawkinsEdited by Will Shortz

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1A2D3D4S5P6A7D8R9E10P11E12P13S14DIET15TULIP16EMIT17ASFA18RASICA19NTELL20PURE21SSE22OARS23JUSTS24PITB25ALLIN26G27ATE28UAE29ERA30TEA31BED32AMN33ZEE34MARY35HED36GERO37WS38G39A40GA41OLD42LAN43D44E45D46ISO47TRI48AAH49UNO50FOR51WHAT52ITSW53ORTH54FIRE55CRT56AFAR57ONLYA58THOU59GHTBU60T61POLL62HENNA63ELSA64SWAY65ASSES66NETS

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES

ACROSS

1AGoes on to say4 lettersADDS

5ASan Diego baseballer5 lettersPADRE

10ALivens (up)4 lettersPEPS

14ATermites, for an aardwolf4 lettersDIET

15ACup-shaped flower5 lettersTULIP

16AGive off4 lettersEMIT

17A"Judging from the information available to me …"15 lettersASFARASICANTELL

20AUnadulterated4 lettersPURE

21ASan Francisco-to-Santa Cruz dir.3 lettersSSE

22APropellers of a shell4 lettersOARS

23A"These are merely my spur-of-the-moment suggestions …"15 lettersJUSTSPITBALLING

27AGobbled up3 lettersATE

28AAbu Dhabi's country, for short3 lettersUAE

29ANotable time period3 lettersERA

30AGossip, in slang3 lettersTEA

31AAccurse6 lettersBEDAMN

33A33-Down, across the Atlantic3 lettersZEE

34A"Oh, ___!" (hit Broadway farce about Mrs. Lincoln)4 lettersMARY

35AVerdant privacy features … or a punny description of the four longest answers in this puzzle9 lettersHEDGEROWS

38ASinger/actress Lady ___4 lettersGAGA

41AHistorical3 lettersOLD

42AGot a good reaction, as a joke6 lettersLANDED

46AEqual: Prefix3 lettersISO

47ASwim-bike-run race, for short3 lettersTRI

48ASound from someone sitting down at the end of a long day3 lettersAAH

49AGame with Skip and Reverse cards3 lettersUNO

50A"Here's my two cents, which might not amount to much …"15 lettersFORWHATITSWORTH

54A"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a ___" (old maxim)4 lettersFIRE

55APre-digital TV screen tech3 lettersCRT

56ANot close by4 lettersAFAR

57A"Feel free to dismiss this idea — however …"15 lettersONLYATHOUGHTBUT

61ASurvey4 lettersPOLL

62ATemporary tattoo dye5 lettersHENNA

63A"Frozen" character who sings "Let It Go"4 lettersELSA

64AInfluence4 lettersSWAY

65ABurros5 lettersASSES

66APair in a water polo pool4 lettersNETS

DOWN

1DComputing pioneer Lovelace3 lettersADA

2DArgue7 lettersDISPUTE

3DNeutralized, as an explosive situation7 lettersDEFUSED

4DLaunch5 lettersSTART

5DOrg. in charge of school fund-raisers3 lettersPTA

6DOne who might ask "Fair dinkum?"6 lettersAUSSIE

7DLike some minor celebrities5 lettersDLIST

8DAsahi Super Dry or Kirin Lager8 lettersRICEBEER

9DOrg. that oversees air quality initiatives3 lettersEPA

10DBit in a round of "He loves me, he loves me not"5 lettersPETAL

11DProfessor ___ (title for some retirees)7 lettersEMERITA

12DLight lager7 lettersPILSNER

13DThe Cards, on scoreboards3 lettersSTL

18DCover letter accompaniment6 lettersRESUME

19DMardi Gras city, informally4 lettersNOLA

23DPoke3 lettersJAB

24DMusic app named for a figure in Greek myth7 lettersPANDORA

25DPigmented rings7 lettersAREOLAS

26DPart of L.G.B.T.Q.+3 lettersGAY

32D"By Jove, that's it!"3 lettersAHA

33D33-Across, across the Atlantic3 lettersZED

34DWeb portal launched with Windows 953 lettersMSN

36DMalfunctions in the Matrix, in "The Matrix"8 lettersGLITCHES

37DSound of a sad trombone6 lettersWAHWAH

38DMany an animated meme loop3 lettersGIF

39DTo date7 lettersASOFNOW

40DSilverback, for one7 lettersGORILLA

43DBuilt to last7 lettersDURABLE

44DGive for safekeeping7 lettersENTRUST

45D"How stupid of me!"3 lettersDOH

47D"Edie & ___: A Very Long Engagement" (2009 documentary)4 lettersTHEA

48DBring into harmony6 lettersATTUNE

51DWith a wink, say5 lettersWRYLY

52DSmooths (out)5 lettersIRONS

53DOn a regular basis5 lettersOFTEN

57DSpecial ___3 lettersOPS

58D"J to ___ L-O! The Remixes" (2002 Jennifer Lopez album)3 lettersTHA

59DOne of the four fundamental states of matter3 lettersGAS

60DSome Ph.D. students3 lettersTAS

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