New York Times Crossword December 5 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 5 2025, constructed by James McCarron. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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Across
- 1AHome to Kotoka International Airport›
- 6AMany a wearer of a long robe called a thawb›
- 11ACan't-miss purchases?›
- 14AWords of caution›
- 16AThreshold›
- 17ATies up›
- 18ACoastal waterway›
- 19AUp›
- 21ASubject of the Bouguereau painting "The Abduction of Psyche"›
- 22AColombian city of 2+ million›
- 23ADutch artist Jan van der ___›
- 24ACurtail›
- 25AStick in an orchestra›
- 26ASpot likely to smear›
- 28AThey aren't party people›
- 29ACut, as with a box cutter›
- 30A"Fun-size"›
- 31AFilm with the tagline "Someone has taken their love for scary movies one step too far"›
- 34AWords of retaliation›
- 38AWord with fire or false›
- 39AHotel listing›
- 40AOne and the other›
- 41ABig name in chip production›
- 42ABundle›
- 43ASauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush"›
- 44ARefuge›
- 45AWhere much of "Brokeback Mountain" was filmed›
- 47AIt's perfect›
- 48A"Might as well give it a shot ..."›
- 51AAge at which you just learned something you should have realized before, facetiously›
- 52ASomething blocked by censors›
- 53A1944 Pacific battle site›
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- 1DWhat clones share›
- 2DIt might be on a rack›
- 3DSki town that shares its name with a tree›
- 4D"High" time›
- 5DImage that's just over a foot, informally›
- 6D"Arrested Development," e.g.›
- 7DPines›
- 8DRelatives of banjoleles›
- 9DNebraska senator Fischer›
- 10DRepeat›
- 11DCouncil, in Russian›
- 12DGot misty›
- 13DSea shanty singer›
- 14DSkin layer with hair follicles›
- 15DShow stoppers, sometimes›
- 20DItems on many a back-to-school supply list›
- 22D"Is this possible?!?"›
- 24DTake a little off the top›
- 25DDog treat›
- 27DSilent sort›
- 28DFancy›
- 30DKind of instinct›
- 31DMohamed ___, Egyptian soccer star›
- 32DShade of red›
- 33DBig name in fast food›
- 34D"Honor Thy Father" writer, 1971›
- 35DArgumentative›
- 36DGet to›
- 37DMinimal coverage provider?›
- 39DHearty steakhouse serving›
- 42DTricks›
- 43DUnwitting mark›
- 45DThickening agent found in many vegan recipes›
- 46DRaced›
- 49DDot follower in academia›
- 50DSpicy›
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