New York Times Crossword December 26 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on December 26 2025, constructed by Andrew Spooner. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ADawdler›
- 9ACuts short›
- 15ATypical sight in a bank robbery cartoon›
- 16AKitsch›
- 17ADoing some theater work›
- 18ACracked wheat used in tabbouleh›
- 19AOne whose beauty is on the inside›
- 20AWhole kit and caboodle›
- 22A___-Latin (like some modern coinages)›
- 23APlant that's toxic to cats›
- 24ASome babysitters›
- 25AA cold one is unexpected (and usually unappreciated)›
- 26ASince Jan. 1, on a pay stub›
- 27ATuesday, in French›
- 28ASong commonly performed outdoors›
- 29AFood that can be prepared de canasta›
- 30A___ Tuesday (end of the pre-Lenten season)›
- 31AOne toeing the line?›
- 35AIndividually›
- 36AEditorialize›
- 37AOverly self-assertive›
- 38ALike a good sponge cake›
- 39ADown Under bird that scientists are working to "de-extinct"›
- 42ASingular, with or without its first letter›
- 43AOrigin story family in DC Comics›
- 44AFacility›
- 45ACertain care provider, for short›
- 46ARe-fresh?›
- 47AIt might be marked with an X›
- 48ALinked (with)›
- 50ADrive›
- 52AHarden and become resistant to change›
- 53ALife partner, perhaps?›
- 54AOld coin with a picture of Generalissimo Franco›
- 55ATreated with respect›
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- 1DHow a supervillain might brag›
- 2DFlip›
- 3DWaiting for support, maybe›
- 4DLike untended plots›
- 5DFuneral ___›
- 6DBroad band?›
- 7DRoyal Australian Air Force insignia›
- 8DCompetition that combines speed with balance›
- 9DProfessor Dumbledore›
- 10DContest›
- 11DBevy : quail :: parliament : ___›
- 12DThe world's end, in Norse mythology›
- 13DMr. or Ms. Right›
- 14DBaby sitter?›
- 21DHalf of a classic rum cocktail's name›
- 24DComponent of a nautilus shell›
- 25DEric who wrote and illustrated "Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me"›
- 27DStick by a fireplace›
- 28DMantra›
- 29DNearby things›
- 30DLike the pope's guards›
- 31DArea on which to eat or play cards›
- 32D"You can absolutely count on me"›
- 33DFigure in sci-fi's "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman," e.g.›
- 34DGreat illustrations›
- 38DConnected›
- 39DSister of Moses›
- 40DWorth considering›
- 41DMade up›
- 43DNation dubbed the "cradle of mankind"›
- 44D"Understood?"›
- 46DBig break›
- 47DStack (up)›
- 49DCasting need›
- 51DShort diner order›
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