The full solution for the NY Times December 29 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Chase Dittrich and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Life story, in brief BIO
- 4A The “S” of NASA SPACE
- 9A Where Shrek lives SWAMP
- 14A Kerfuffle ADO
- 15A Outer limits EDGES
- 16A They’re contained within books PAGES
- 17A Is severely underpaid WORKSFORPEANUTS
- 20A Andean animal with a long neck LLAMA
- 21A Earth goddess GAIA
- 22A Condé ___ (magazine publisher) NAST
- 23A “Tsk! Tsk!” SHAME
- 25A Humorist Bombeck ERMA
- 27A Motown or RCA RECORDLABEL
- 32A Particular place SPOT
- 35A Stephen of “V for Vendetta” REA
- 36A Country that contains the southern slope of Mount Everest NEPAL
- 38A Chicago trains ELS
- 39A Seating area for 12 peers JURYBOX
- 42A Piece of Grubhub info, for short ETA
- 43A Stringed instrument that rests on the ground CELLO
- 45A Tin Man’s need OIL
- 46A Like the Mariana Trench DEEP
- 47A Works that are heard rather than read BOOKSONTAPE
- 51A Sister of Meg, Jo and Amy in “Little Women” BETH
- 52A Gives the ax FIRES
- 55A Soaks (up) SOPS
- 58A Puppy sounds ARFS
- 61A Fundamental belief TENET
- 63A Description for an ideal partner ? or what the ends of 17-, 27-, 39- and 47-Across create? THETOTALPACKAGE
- 66A Put on TV AIRED
- 67A Molars and canines TEETH
- 68A Signal for an actor to go onstage CUE
- 69A Pumpkin, e.g. GOURD
- 70A “Alas …” SADLY
- 71A TV’s “___ Lasso” TED
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Cry like a baby BAWL
- 2D Admired figures IDOLS
- 3D Battle cry of the U.S. Marine Corps OORAH
- 4D Kind of bagel SESAME
- 5D Many a PC file PDF
- 6D Really eager AGOG
- 7D Actor Michael of “Arrested Development” CERA
- 8D Caught sight of ESPIED
- 9D Place to be pampered SPA
- 10D 1996 #1 hit for the Spice Girls WANNABE
- 11D Water, in Colombia AGUA
- 12D Team that plays at Citi Field METS
- 13D “Over here!” PSST
- 18D Onetime retail chain giant KMART
- 19D ___ Grey tea EARL
- 24D Very light brown ECRU
- 26D Tail-less cat MANX
- 28D Above, in poetry OER
- 29D Synthetic fiber RAYON
- 30D Fencing sword EPEE
- 31D Not on time LATE
- 32D “Gimme a ___!” SEC
- 33D Commoner PLEB
- 34D Norway’s capital OSLO
- 37D Two lengths of a pool LAP
- 39D What a punch line may end JOKE
- 40D Part of a drill assembly or comedy routine BIT
- 41D “Frozen” snowman OLAF
- 44D Seafood with claws LOBSTER
- 46D Jeter in the Baseball Hall of Fame DEREK
- 48D Rushing yards, e.g., informally STAT
- 49D “Well, dang it!” OHRATS
- 50D Slightly out of tune PITCHY
- 53D Put into law ENACT
- 54D Move smoothly to another topic SEGUE
- 55D Without a date STAG
- 56D River past Cincinnati OHIO
- 57D Lima’s land PERU
- 59D Tiny canine pest FLEA
- 60D Drove over the legal limit SPED
- 62D Ticked (off) TEED
- 64D Peculiar ODD
- 65D The Falcons, on a scoreboard ATL
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