New York Times Crossword December 9 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on December 9 2025, constructed by Kate Hawkins. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AGoes on to say›
- 5ASan Diego baseballer›
- 10ALivens (up)›
- 14ATermites, for an aardwolf›
- 15ACup-shaped flower›
- 16AGive off›
- 17A"Judging from the information available to me …"›
- 20AUnadulterated›
- 21ASan Francisco-to-Santa Cruz dir.›
- 22APropellers of a shell›
- 23A"These are merely my spur-of-the-moment suggestions …"›
- 27AGobbled up›
- 28AAbu Dhabi's country, for short›
- 29ANotable time period›
- 30AGossip, in slang›
- 31AAccurse›
- 33A33-Down, across the Atlantic›
- 34A"Oh, ___!" (hit Broadway farce about Mrs. Lincoln)›
- 35AVerdant privacy features … or a punny description of the four longest answers in this puzzle›
- 38ASinger/actress Lady ___›
- 41AHistorical›
- 42AGot a good reaction, as a joke›
- 46AEqual: Prefix›
- 47ASwim-bike-run race, for short›
- 48ASound from someone sitting down at the end of a long day›
- 49AGame with Skip and Reverse cards›
- 50A"Here's my two cents, which might not amount to much …"›
- 54A"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a ___" (old maxim)›
- 55APre-digital TV screen tech›
- 56ANot close by›
- 57A"Feel free to dismiss this idea — however …"›
- 61ASurvey›
- 62ATemporary tattoo dye›
- 63A"Frozen" character who sings "Let It Go"›
- 64AInfluence›
- 65ABurros›
- 66APair in a water polo pool›
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- 1DComputing pioneer Lovelace›
- 2DArgue›
- 3DNeutralized, as an explosive situation›
- 4DLaunch›
- 5DOrg. in charge of school fund-raisers›
- 6DOne who might ask "Fair dinkum?"›
- 7DLike some minor celebrities›
- 8DAsahi Super Dry or Kirin Lager›
- 9DOrg. that oversees air quality initiatives›
- 10DBit in a round of "He loves me, he loves me not"›
- 11DProfessor ___ (title for some retirees)›
- 12DLight lager›
- 13DThe Cards, on scoreboards›
- 18DCover letter accompaniment›
- 19DMardi Gras city, informally›
- 23DPoke›
- 24DMusic app named for a figure in Greek myth›
- 25DPigmented rings›
- 26DPart of L.G.B.T.Q.+›
- 32D"By Jove, that's it!"›
- 33D33-Across, across the Atlantic›
- 34DWeb portal launched with Windows 95›
- 36DMalfunctions in the Matrix, in "The Matrix"›
- 37DSound of a sad trombone›
- 38DMany an animated meme loop›
- 39DTo date›
- 40DSilverback, for one›
- 43DBuilt to last›
- 44DGive for safekeeping›
- 45D"How stupid of me!"›
- 47D"Edie & ___: A Very Long Engagement" (2009 documentary)›
- 48DBring into harmony›
- 51DWith a wink, say›
- 52DSmooths (out)›
- 53DOn a regular basis›
- 57DSpecial ___›
- 58D"J to ___ L-O! The Remixes" (2002 Jennifer Lopez album)›
- 59DOne of the four fundamental states of matter›
- 60DSome Ph.D. students›
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