New York Times Crossword December 15 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on December 15 2025, constructed by Jeff Jerome and Andrea Carla Michaels. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1A___ Nicholas›
- 6AJudge's seat, from the French›
- 10AN.Y.C. airport›
- 13A"Star Wars" droid, familiarly›
- 14ASide's length squared, for a square›
- 15AThrilla in Manila boxer›
- 16ARecharge one's batteries›
- 18APrepared to bathe›
- 20ACool ___ cucumber›
- 21A"Balderdash!"›
- 23AFilled in (for), for short›
- 24ASchmoozed (with)›
- 27AGood, long bath›
- 28ASlight injury from tripping›
- 30ABridge support›
- 32AKarl Marx's "___ Kapital"›
- 33ADo one better than›
- 36APresident Hoover›
- 39A"You take credit cards?" response›
- 42AUnconventional›
- 43AAlternative to the pill, in brief›
- 45ADog-___ (like the pages in some books)›
- 46AForeign-language movie that you don't have to read subtitles for›
- 50ALocation for a goatee or soul patch›
- 52AEnchanted›
- 55ABig-beaked tropical bird›
- 57AOne-named Brazilian soccer star›
- 58A"If you ask me …," to texters›
- 59ACamp sleeping spots … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters›
- 61ASci-fi writer Isaac›
- 63ASuitable, as a unit in a bldg.?›
- 64ATales of yore›
- 65AJoin in marriage›
- 66ALo-___ graphics›
- 67AOne-named Grammy winner from Ireland›
- 68A___ Cottontail›
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- 1DWife of Abraham, in the Bible›
- 2D"You ___ right!"›
- 3D"Ridiculous!"›
- 4D"I'm kidding!!," in "Wayne's World"›
- 5DArtist Henri de ___-Lautrec›
- 6DOne who's rotten from the start›
- 7DSinger Grande, to fans›
- 8DLoch ___ monster›
- 9DOpera great Enrico›
- 10DSluglike "Star Wars" crime boss›
- 11DOn ___ (looking great, in slang)›
- 12DColonial-era pirate captain›
- 17DMr. ___ (Dr Pepper competitor)›
- 19DOrchestral woodwind›
- 22DBe on the wane›
- 25DCrash-investigating org.›
- 26DTurning point in W.W. II›
- 29DWhen doubled, an African fly›
- 30DBut, briefly›
- 31DLike a ripe strawberry›
- 33DRe-election restriction›
- 34DMany a Wordsworth poem›
- 35DPea holder›
- 37DPart of a barbecue rack›
- 38DErnest in the Country Music Hall of Fame›
- 40DSuddenly stops working, as an engine›
- 41DGov. Tim ___, 2024 running mate›
- 44DBeyond the continental shelf, say›
- 46DComic actor Van Dyke›
- 47DLacking the capacity›
- 48DPrez before 10-Across›
- 49D"Deck the Halls" syllables›
- 50DTwo-door auto›
- 51DOutings for foxhounds›
- 53DShow feelings onstage›
- 54DCapital of Delaware›
- 55DLift on the slopes›
- 56DLike bright signs on the Las Vegas Strip›
- 60DFunny in a subtle way›
- 62DSuffix with Benedict or elephant›
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