New York Times Crossword December 20 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on December 20 2025, constructed by Robert S. Gard. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ASampras rival during the 1990s›
- 7AGet on board›
- 13ALet off steam, perhaps›
- 14APerry Como or Bing Crosby›
- 15AFrustrated and making poor decisions, informally›
- 16A#1 on Wired magazine's list of the 10 most influential video games of the 2010s›
- 17A"Aren't we all hoity-toity?!"›
- 19AGenerate clippings, say›
- 20AFirst name in hog riding›
- 21AEstablished fact›
- 22ALet go of›
- 23ABody layer›
- 25AEvents at which to release one's inner geek›
- 27AMakers of frightening but (thankfully) rare marine attacks›
- 29ASource of half the world's sugar during the late 1800s›
- 30AHigher power?›
- 31AThey're stoked›
- 32AWord with blue or open›
- 33ASpeak, as thou might›
- 34AKind of beard that follows the jawline›
- 36ADunderheaded›
- 40A"You ___?"›
- 41APunted›
- 43AFoe of the Iroquois during the Beaver Wars›
- 44AOrg. that's gone to the dogs?›
- 45A[womp, womp]›
- 47AMajor magazine pieces›
- 49ADelicatessen offering›
- 50ALoser of the 2025 World Series›
- 51AWhere to follow local customs, it's said›
- 52AUnderhanded›
- 53ABeach shade›
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- 1DSworn›
- 2DCity, lake or canton de Suisse›
- 3DTip on quite a few bucks?›
- 4DExtremely rare, facetiously›
- 5DAct bearishly›
- 6DWhat might come with some baggage?›
- 7DDogsbody›
- 8DIo or luna›
- 9DWhen repeated, a small treat›
- 10DShamans, typically›
- 11DClaps back›
- 12DMardi Gras parading societies›
- 14DTech job›
- 16DBills first introduced in 1861›
- 18DCurrency of Serbia›
- 22DExercise almost to a point of pain›
- 24DVan Gogh retreat in southern France›
- 26DSignificant spread›
- 28DPost-show celebration›
- 30DSome spa treatments›
- 31DEscapade›
- 32DAgree to, in a way›
- 33DBath ___›
- 34DFashions›
- 35DClown locale›
- 37DFuturistic sci-fi classic with tales set in 2021 and 2029›
- 38DField of the annual César Awards›
- 39DOne of the Wayans brothers›
- 42DDay at the movies›
- 45DLike some costs›
- 46DMany a drop-down›
- 48D___ T›
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