New York Times Crossword December 8 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on December 8 2025, constructed by Dan Kammann and Zhouqin Burnikel. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ASir's counterpart›
- 6AFolded Mexican snack›
- 10AYoung chap›
- 13A"___ is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings": Robert Benchley›
- 14ASean of "The Lord of the Rings"›
- 16AChicken ___ king›
- 17AWyoming skiing mecca›
- 19AFemale pig›
- 20AGold, in Spanish›
- 21ADessert with icing›
- 22AMotor City hoopster›
- 24ARun out of clothes?›
- 26ALike an envelope that's ready to be sent›
- 28A___ Major (constellation)›
- 30A"Enola Holmes" actress ___ Bobby Brown›
- 32ABicycle shorts material›
- 35AComputer image›
- 37AID checkers at an airport›
- 39AGallery-filled Big Apple neighborhood›
- 40AFinger or toe … or, when read as two words, what you can do to the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 10- and 34-Down›
- 41A"Get outta here!"›
- 42AArtificial colorant›
- 43AHalf of a train track›
- 44A"That's boring!"›
- 45AStarting point›
- 48AGrand ___ (achievement in baseball or tennis)›
- 50AHardest to find›
- 52A"Let me clarify ..."›
- 56AGesture suggesting "I see what you did there"›
- 58ATop poker cards›
- 60AMonarch at Versailles›
- 61AGolfer's target ... or prize›
- 62AEnd successfully›
- 65AComedian Wong›
- 66AMedieval stringed instruments›
- 67A"___, meenie, miney, mo"›
- 68ACrunchy sandwich, for short›
- 69ACamp shelter›
- 70AReligious ceremonies›
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- 1DMagic charms›
- 2DNot together›
- 3DInterior design›
- 4DGenesis boat›
- 5DThe eyes may have it›
- 6DScuba gear›
- 7DRemnants of a volcanic spew›
- 8DCorp. exec overseeing engineers, say›
- 9DStuff on an artist's palette›
- 10DEleventh-hour›
- 11DPotatoes, in Indian cooking›
- 12DFrom ___ to dusk›
- 15DActor Sam of "Jurassic Park"›
- 18DAcorn droppers›
- 23DSalt, in Paris›
- 25DMoney across the Atlantic›
- 27DMessages on which you might be cc'd›
- 29DIraqis and Iranians›
- 31DBiblical brother of Jacob›
- 32DPsychedelic tab›
- 33DToy on a string that's not a kite›
- 34DCenter of a stone fruit›
- 36DFilm special effects, for short›
- 38DAfter-hours source of $$$›
- 40DLost moisture›
- 41DNonspecific amount›
- 44DPet that stores food in cheek pouches›
- 46DAuthor Fleming›
- 47DWhat empty stomachs do›
- 49DIn ___ of›
- 51DNo longer available›
- 53D"There ___ enough hours in the day"›
- 54D"That's the truth!"›
- 55DMosaic pieces›
- 56DCovering over a wound›
- 57DPause in the action›
- 59D"It's gonna ___ you!"›
- 63DHwy.›
- 64DEarly Chinese dynasty›
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