New York Times Crossword December 17 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on December 17 2025, constructed by Gary Larson and Doug Peterson. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ALock combinations?›
- 6A___ League›
- 10ASingle instruction›
- 14AEnemy W.W. II vessel›
- 15ATurner of old movies›
- 16APowerful impulse›
- 17AGroup of grumps sitting around kvetching?›
- 19AElmer's nemesis›
- 20AMeeting, casually›
- 21AA smartphone has lots of these›
- 22ACenterpiece of "The Hobbit"›
- 23ACommunity property pronoun›
- 25ALike barked orders›
- 26AAli vs. Frazier, e.g.?›
- 34AGenre for GloRilla›
- 35AOfficial mandate›
- 36AFellow fighter›
- 37ABrand once known as "Standard Oil Company of Indiana"›
- 39AMardi Gras day, in brief›
- 40AWorks on a muffler, say›
- 41AWelcome figure on Wall Street, unwelcome figure in a china shop›
- 42ASee 50-Down›
- 44ATo and ___›
- 45AWelcome sight on a whale-watching cruise?›
- 48APoindexter›
- 49ATV freebie of a sort›
- 50AEaster Island's country›
- 52ADark-skinned fruit›
- 55APieces of advice›
- 59APrimordial substance›
- 60APainstakingly explain something ... or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across›
- 62ATakes a tour of›
- 63ACompassionate›
- 64ATerra ___›
- 65ADoes the math, in a way›
- 66APot grower?›
- 67AH, on the N.Y.S.E.›
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- 1DTarot suit associated with the element of water›
- 2DYamaha product›
- 3DWhat makes a stud become studious?›
- 4DFully get›
- 5DHog's home›
- 6D"That's a real shame"›
- 7DSteakhouse order›
- 8DMarchers in sidewalk cracks›
- 9DHowl at the moon›
- 10DChevy S.U.V.›
- 11DAuthentic›
- 12DOnes from platypuses have leathery shells›
- 13DFly by night ... or by day›
- 18DCompact holder›
- 22DNeighbor of Ont.›
- 24DRed carpet hairstyle, perhaps›
- 25DJost's longtime "Weekend Update" co-anchor›
- 26DFood you might eat wearing a bib›
- 27DOverplay for the audience›
- 28DWas the bigger person, say›
- 29DFollow, as advice›
- 30DHave faith in›
- 31DCanines, e.g.›
- 32DMega-›
- 33DBig name in chicken or boxing›
- 38D1990s comedy inspired by "Emma"›
- 40D"Get Smart" bad guys›
- 42DSuffix with beat or neat›
- 43DThrow off›
- 46DStick in the ground?›
- 47DJust about anything on a string›
- 50DWith 42-Across, the Mafia›
- 51DCultivated, in a way›
- 52DStart a turn in Twister›
- 53DTime to do without›
- 54DGary's ___ Towne Tavern (rival bar on "Cheers")›
- 56DMinuscule amount›
- 57DShort stroke›
- 58DBatting avg., e.g.›
- 60DRocksteady relative›
- 61D"___ bin ein Berliner"›
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