The full solution for the NY Times December 05 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by James McCarron and edited by Will Shortz.
Quick searchNYT Across Clues
- 1A Home to Kotoka International Airport GHANA
- 6A Many a wearer of a long robe called a thawb SAUDI
- 11A Can’t-miss purchases? SEASONTICKETS
- 14A Words of caution DONTPOKETHEBEAR
- 16A Threshold EVE
- 17A Ties up ENLACES
- 18A Coastal waterway RIA
- 19A Up RISEN
- 21A Subject of the Bouguereau painting “The Abduction of Psyche” EROS
- 22A Colombian city of 2+ million CALI
- 23A Dutch artist Jan van der ___ MEER
- 24A Curtail STEM
- 25A Stick in an orchestra BATON
- 26A Spot likely to smear ATTACKAD
- 28A They aren’t party people LONERS
- 29A Cut, as with a box cutter SLIT
- 30A “Fun-size” MINI
- 31A Film with the tagline “Someone has taken their love for scary movies one step too far” SCREAM
- 34A Words of retaliation TAKETHAT
- 38A Word with fire or false ALARM
- 39A Hotel listing RATE
- 40A One and the other BOTH
- 41A Big name in chip production LAYS
- 42A Bundle PILE
- 43A Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for “crush” PESTO
- 44A Refuge ARK
- 45A Where much of “Brokeback Mountain” was filmed ALBERTA
- 47A It’s perfect TEN
- 48A “Might as well give it a shot …” HEREGOESNOTHING
- 51A Age at which you just learned something you should have realized before, facetiously TODAYYEARSOLD
- 52A Something blocked by censors CURSE
- 53A 1944 Pacific battle site LEYTE
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D What clones share GENESET
- 2D It might be on a rack HAT
- 3D Ski town that shares its name with a tree ASPEN
- 4D “High” time NOON
- 5D Image that’s just over a foot, informally ANKLETAT
- 6D “Arrested Development,” e.g. SITCOM
- 7D Pines ACHES
- 8D Relatives of banjoleles UKES
- 9D Nebraska senator Fischer DEB
- 10D Repeat ITERATE
- 11D Council, in Russian SOVIET
- 12D Got misty TEARED
- 13D Sea shanty singer SAILOR
- 14D Skin layer with hair follicles DERMA
- 15D Show stoppers, sometimes RAINS
- 20D Items on many a back-to-school supply list ERASERS
- 22D “Is this possible?!?” CANITBE
- 24D Take a little off the top SKIM
- 25D Dog treat BONE
- 27D Silent sort CLAM
- 28D Fancy LIKE
- 30D Kind of instinct MATERNAL
- 31D Mohamed ___, Egyptian soccer star SALAH
- 32D Shade of red CLARET
- 33D Big name in fast food RAYKROC
- 34D “Honor Thy Father” writer, 1971 TALESE
- 35D Argumentative HOSTILE
- 36D Get to ATTEND
- 37D Minimal coverage provider? THONG
- 39D Hearty steakhouse serving RIBEYE
- 42D Tricks PLOYS
- 43D Unwitting mark PATSY
- 45D Thickening agent found in many vegan recipes AGAR
- 46D Raced TORE
- 49D Dot follower in academia EDU
- 50D Spicy HOT
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