New York Times Crossword December 23 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on December 23 2025, constructed by Nathan Hale. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ALongtime CBS procedural with multiple spinoffs›
- 5AHighly capable›
- 10ACtrl+S command›
- 14AAlternative to check or credit card›
- 15ASecondary subject for a college student›
- 16AShort video›
- 17AAppropriately named bus driver on "The Simpsons"›
- 18AAlternative to épée or foil, in British English›
- 19ATokarczuk who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature›
- 20AClassic Hanukkah treat›
- 23ABrownish-yellow fabric›
- 24AInstitution of higher education, to a Brit›
- 25ASleeper's breathing problem›
- 27ALead-in to "drink and be merry"›
- 28AClassic classroom party treat›
- 31AAntitrust enforcement org.›
- 32AUnfortunate accident›
- 34AClever›
- 36AHighly pleased about›
- 38AColored, as church glass›
- 39AClassic Halloween treat›
- 41AIt's part of the job›
- 44APrefix with classic›
- 45ACarve›
- 49ATake advantage of›
- 50A"Where'd you hear that?"›
- 54ADream Team country, for short›
- 55ATake responsibility›
- 57ACry from a movie director›
- 59AClassic Yuletide treat›
- 63APrayer ender›
- 64AThis should clear things up!›
- 65AReject, as a bill›
- 66ANothing, in Nogales›
- 67ACries out›
- 68ABiblical garden›
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- 1DSgt. or cpl.›
- 2DGo off a ski jump, say›
- 3D"Oh, really?"›
- 4DTried to identify, in a way, as a wrapped gift›
- 5DPlayground retort›
- 6D1990s internet option›
- 7DWith all judges present›
- 8D___ de Rossi, "Arrested Development" actress›
- 9DAspen or pine›
- 10DReporter's big get›
- 11DJust for grins›
- 12DShort version of an impactful story›
- 13DOrg. regulating water safety›
- 21DInsect that emerges en masse every 13 or 17 years›
- 22DKind of salad whose dressing contains anchovies›
- 23DFormer N.B.A. star Shawn with the nickname "Reign Man"›
- 26DNailed, as a test›
- 29D"Once ___ a time …"›
- 30DCharacter played by Bruce Lee on "The Green Hornet"›
- 33D___ Finn›
- 35DOne of three on the pitchfork in "American Gothic"›
- 37DBig Apple org. that's going to blazes?›
- 38DFlat-bottomed boat›
- 40D"That's correct!"›
- 41DResident of Pisa or Lucca›
- 42DCondition that may require an inhaler›
- 43DGet more than a little mad›
- 46DLike many a dress shirt, with "in"›
- 47DTop execs, colloquially … or what 20-, 28-, 39- and 59-Across are, phonetically?›
- 48DMake negative remarks about›
- 50DNot on the up and up, slangily›
- 51DIn a fitting way›
- 52DBreaks (into), as a computer system›
- 53DMiddle name for Lennon starting in 1969›
- 56D"Escape (The ___ Colada Song)"›
- 58DSign of peace›
- 60DSallie or Fannie follower›
- 61DHand-y communication method, for short?›
- 62DDrink slowly›
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