New York Times Crossword December 21 2025 Answers
Sofia Marquez
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on December 21 2025, constructed by David Kwong. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ASome Arctic transports›
- 10AS.E.C. football powerhouse, for short›
- 14A1950s hangout with a jukebox›
- 20AGame piece made of four squares›
- 21A"The Kite Runner" protagonist›
- 22ASkulks›
- 23AJoins gradually›
- 24A"Doggone it!"›
- 25ATreatment›
- 26ABlue colorant obtained from the indigo plant›
- 27AWrangler alternative›
- 28ABrightly colored Mediterranean flowers›
- 30ARap's Run-___›
- 31ACourse catalog?›
- 32AWhen Aries transitions to Taurus›
- 34ASweetly, on scores›
- 35A"I'll pass"›
- 36AInput of certain mining›
- 38AMontalbán who played Khan in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"›
- 40ATimer setting›
- 42AAreas of influence›
- 45AMental health org.›
- 46AFraudulently make seem like›
- 48ACovers completely›
- 49AWyoming peak›
- 51ALike a corporation with a new logo, perhaps›
- 54AComment from someone caught in the rain›
- 56AYellow avenue in Monopoly›
- 58AA bit off, say›
- 59AHyatt alternative›
- 60AHard-boiled genre›
- 62ATheForce.net for "Star Wars," for example›
- 64ADark side›
- 65AFormer big name in browsers›
- 67AU.F.O.-watching org.›
- 68ABy way of, informally›
- 70AKemo ___ (the Lone Ranger)›
- 71ASailor's patron›
- 72AFleetwood Mac hit named for a Celtic goddess›
- 76ADaddy›
- 79AEponymous British financier James ___›
- 81ABy saying this you mean well›
- 82AWrap seller›
- 83AAdopted, as a pet›
- 85AWasn't folded in a suitcase, say›
- 87ADeveloped, as baby teeth›
- 89ASci-fi miniaturizer›
- 91AEmanations›
- 93ABoldly face›
- 94AKind of cipher in which A becomes B, B becomes C, e.g.›
- 95AGuardians, on a scoreboard›
- 96ABit of birdspeak›
- 98ADamp, mildewy quality›
- 99AThey hold water›
- 102ASilence›
- 103ALying faceup›
- 104A___ Park, Calif.›
- 105AAir›
- 107ADisney subsidiary›
- 111AA little help?›
- 112AEvaded, as a sensitive issue›
- 114ASome pings, in brief›
- 115A"Fie on ___!" (Shakespearean cry)›
- 116ASkips over›
- 118AFew and far between›
- 119ARegulars at parks with ramps, informally›
- 121AReply after having one's memory jogged›
- 122ASome time ago›
- 123A"What's done is done!"›
- 124AStick (to)›
- 125AGarden interloper›
- 126AChurch parts crossing naves›
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- 1DMake furious›
- 2D"The Family Circus" cartoonist Bil ___›
- 3DTennis line judge's ruling›
- 4DDuke Ellington classic with the lyric "That was my heart serenading you"›
- 5DWest side of L.A.?›
- 6D"Is there still time for me to join you?"›
- 7D51 to the hour›
- 8DStage direction›
- 9DPhillipa of Broadway›
- 10DGrammy winner Erykah›
- 11D___ Gorman, "The Hill We Climb" poet›
- 12DCopy›
- 13DIced-tea-and-lemonade refreshments›
- 14DSpending romp›
- 15DOutput of certain mining›
- 16DCounterpart of a sub›
- 17DFast start?›
- 18DFather, familiarly›
- 19DMentally overpower, with "out"›
- 28DLike most moccasins›
- 29DGreat Dane of cartoons, informally›
- 33DMore livid›
- 37DKeister, in Leicester›
- 39D2015 chart-topping hit for the Weeknd›
- 40DSymbolic for its time›
- 41DShoe company with an iconic checkerboard design›
- 42DDescendant›
- 43DApple: Fr.›
- 44DIs without›
- 47DRabid in appearance›
- 50DWoman's nickname that sounds like two letters›
- 51DRice-A-___›
- 52D"Borderlands" director ___ Roth›
- 53DHiding place›
- 55DGene pools?›
- 57DOrg. with its own alphabet›
- 61DAbbr. not found on most smartphones›
- 63D"Aren't ___ lucky one?!"›
- 66DIt has a lot of secretaries›
- 67DShirt collar stiffener›
- 69DWhere to find six "presents" in this puzzle?›
- 71DKnock ’em dead›
- 72DCoolidge who sang the theme for "Octopussy"›
- 73DJust getting started with›
- 74DGreen shade›
- 75DWhat Joe Montana was in the '80s›
- 76DA TD scores six of these›
- 77D"Fancy, that!"›
- 78DPrickly denizen of coral reefs›
- 80DFamed lawyer in the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial›
- 81DMost minimal›
- 84DSome Korean exports›
- 86DCalmed deceptively›
- 88DBaseball slugger's stat›
- 90DBird used to deliver messages on "Game of Thrones"›
- 92DBlueprints›
- 97DAuthor Zora Neale ___›
- 98DNoodled on, with "over"›
- 100DGirlfriend in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"›
- 101DInformant›
- 103D"Ta-ta!"›
- 104DTricky pool shot›
- 106DSomeone enjoying a walk in the park›
- 108DMentally with it›
- 109D___ four›
- 110DFits one inside the other›
- 112DPorcine : pigs :: cervine : ___›
- 113DEssential›
- 117DIt might be good for a change›
- 119DOne who knows the drill?: Abbr.›
- 120DTeslas, e.g., for short›
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