New York Times Crossword December 14 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on December 14 2025, constructed by Zachary Edward-Brown and John Kugelman. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AMarvel superhero who can manipulate weather patterns›
- 6ASomething fun to take out for a spin›
- 9AShaquille O'Neal's alma mater, for short›
- 12AParts of a hand›
- 17AIrritate›
- 18ARecaps›
- 20APaul whose house is one of the 16 historic sites of Boston's Freedom Trail›
- 21AFalse alarm announcement?›
- 23AJedi-in-training›
- 24ASensible›
- 25ATV host Brzezinski›
- 26A#1 choice, in slang›
- 27A"No ___, ands or buts!"›
- 28APollution-fighting org.›
- 29A"Game of Thrones" actor Gillen›
- 31ARiver that borders the Black Forest›
- 33A"Render ___ Caesar …"›
- 34AMajor coin producer›
- 37AViking I or II›
- 39AAstronaut Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space›
- 40ANickname for Mark's unsevered best friend in "Severance"›
- 41AThey turn red litmus paper blue›
- 42AFirst chimpanzee to orbit Earth›
- 43AFootball blocker?›
- 46AHair-raising stuff›
- 47ARemodel and resell some real estate›
- 49AMarching band tempo setters›
- 54AWho said "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am"›
- 55ASeason to enjoy une glace›
- 56ARuler before 1917›
- 58A"Black-ish" airer›
- 59AIt's a numbers game›
- 60AClothing for SWAT teams›
- 62A"The Simpsons" character who becomes obsessed with crossword puzzles›
- 64APuff piece?›
- 66ALike the number of Oscars vis-à-vis the number of Emmys›
- 67APlant watcher, for short›
- 68ACamera type, in brief›
- 69ASite of some Santa sightings›
- 71ALongtime record label of Elvis Presley›
- 73A911 responder›
- 74A"Hilarious!"›
- 77A"I mean, kind of ..."›
- 80A"Don't give up!"›
- 81A¬ or ~, in logic›
- 83ABeat poet ___ Cassady›
- 84ALike some milk, idiomatically›
- 87A___ on the past›
- 88AIndication of bad service›
- 90A"Much obliged"›
- 92ACrossed the International Date Line from east to west, or west to east (depending on how you look at it)›
- 97ABundled up›
- 98AArticles are written in this›
- 99ABrand name for naproxen›
- 100A___ Miss›
- 101ADoll that comes in multiple body types, skin tones, eye colors and hair colors›
- 102ADrink known also as "honey wine"›
- 103AFrosty›
- 105ASubject of Newton's first law›
- 108AEnjoying a soak›
- 110A1980 horror film starring William Hurt ... or what the shaded squares contain?›
- 112AFundamental rules of math›
- 113ALoopy writing›
- 114AStar pitcher?›
- 115A"Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker›
- 116ALetters for an unscheduled event›
- 117APrefix with natal›
- 118ALike a bubble bath›
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- 1DSurveyed, with "out"›
- 2DEarly track star Jim›
- 3DResident of Honolulu, e.g.›
- 4DTouchless payment tech›
- 5DInternet ___›
- 6DCheat on, in a way›
- 7DSurgery sites, in brief›
- 8DVideo game character with an endless appetite›
- 9DBe in a chat room but not chat›
- 10DSoldiers with long arms›
- 11DAlternative to the euro, in brief›
- 12DRelinquish›
- 13DDirector DuVernay›
- 14DTurns back the clock, maybe?›
- 15DOpposite of volunteer›
- 16DParts of many robots in robot-sumo›
- 19DArea inside the free-throw line, in basketball slang›
- 20D"Gaspard de la Nuit" composer›
- 22DAddresses angrily›
- 23DVariety of violet›
- 26DUrban safety hazard›
- 30DAustralia's largest carnivorous mammal›
- 32DWord used 10 times in Roger Ebert's review of "North" (1994)›
- 33DDissimilar›
- 35DPart of a legendary boast›
- 36DSkips all the ceremony?›
- 38DThe brother in "Am I my brother's keeper?"›
- 40DWhat might be made while clasping one's hands›
- 42DEngineer Gray who, arguably, invented the telephone — and battled Alexander Graham Bell over it in court for years›
- 44DBallpark figure›
- 45DKind of tea›
- 46DSierra automaker›
- 47DShylock's security›
- 48DAdele song with the lyric "I must have called a thousand times"›
- 50DNon-premium option in a rideshare app›
- 51DGaming mogul Gabe›
- 52DErnst Stavro Blofeld, to James Bond›
- 53DPut into piles, perhaps›
- 54DSwear›
- 57DParking space for an Airstream, say, in brief›
- 61DDid some school reporting?›
- 63DExceptionally hard timber›
- 65DAmy Winehouse, e.g.›
- 66DThumbprint alternative on iPhones›
- 68DReluctant to ask out one's crush, maybe›
- 70DParticularly particular›
- 72DCafeterias›
- 75DLike many indie films›
- 76DMany characters in the 2007 comedy "Superbad"›
- 78DHe had a Billboard Hot 100 hit with "Rubber Duckie"›
- 79DTortilla de patatas, por ejemplo›
- 82DWhere high schoolers work on their numbers?›
- 84DStarship's medical facility›
- 85DRen faire prop akin to a halberd›
- 86D"Sign me up!"›
- 87DHair-care item associated with Black culture›
- 89DLike YouTube offerings›
- 91DCommences›
- 92DRough drafts?›
- 93DInterview guest whom Ali G calls "my man Buzz Lightyear here"›
- 94DLike lowercase i's and j's›
- 95DSci-fi sequel of 1986›
- 96DLike soft rolls›
- 102DWordless entertainment›
- 104DOther, to Octavio›
- 106DBrief announcements from a pilot›
- 107D___ alla bolognese (slow-cooked sauce)›
- 109DLike hell!›
- 110DPlay a part, or part of a play›
- 111DPart of N.Y.E.›
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