NYT Crossword Answers 12/09/25

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A Goes on to say ADDS
• 5A San Diego baseballer PADRE
• 10A Livens (up) PEPS
• 14A Termites, for an aardwolf DIET
• 15A Cup-shaped flower TULIP
• 16A Give off EMIT
• 17A “Judging from the information available to me ?” ASFARASICANTELL
• 20A Unadulterated PURE
• 21A San Francisco-to-Santa Cruz dir. SSE
• 22A Propellers of a shell OARS
• 23A “These are merely my spur-of-the-moment suggestions ?” JUSTSPITBALLING
• 27A Gobbled up ATE
• 28A Abu Dhabi’s country, for short UAE
• 29A Notable time period ERA
• 30A Gossip, in slang TEA
• 31A Accurse BEDAMN
• 33A 33-Down, across the Atlantic ZEE
• 34A “Oh, ___!” (hit Broadway farce about Mrs. Lincoln) MARY
• 35A Verdant privacy features ? or a punny description of the four longest answers in this puzzle HEDGEROWS
• 38A Singer/actress Lady ___ GAGA
• 41A Historical OLD
• 42A Got a good reaction, as a joke LANDED
• 46A Equal: Prefix ISO
• 47A Swim-bike-run race, for short TRI
• 48A Sound from someone sitting down at the end of a long day AAH
• 49A Game with Skip and Reverse cards UNO
• 50A “Here’s my two cents, which might not amount to much ?” FORWHATITSWORTH
• 54A “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a ___” (old maxim) FIRE
• 55A Pre-digital TV screen tech CRT
• 56A Not close by AFAR
• 57A “Feel free to dismiss this idea ? however ?” ONLYATHOUGHTBUT
• 61A Survey POLL
• 62A Temporary tattoo dye HENNA
• 63A “Frozen” character who sings “Let It Go” ELSA
• 64A Influence SWAY
• 65A Burros ASSES
• 66A Pair in a water polo pool NETS

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D Computing pioneer Lovelace ADA
• 2D Argue DISPUTE
• 3D Neutralized, as an explosive situation DEFUSED
• 4D Launch START
• 5D Org. in charge of school fund-raisers PTA
• 6D One who might ask “Fair dinkum?” AUSSIE
• 7D Like some minor celebrities DLIST
• 8D Asahi Super Dry or Kirin Lager RICEBEER
• 9D Org. that oversees air quality initiatives EPA
• 10D Bit in a round of “He loves me, he loves me not” PETAL
• 11D Professor ___ (title for some retirees) EMERITA
• 12D Light lager PILSNER
• 13D The Cards, on scoreboards STL
• 18D Cover letter accompaniment RESUME
• 19D Mardi Gras city, informally NOLA
• 23D Poke JAB
• 24D Music app named for a figure in Greek myth PANDORA
• 25D Pigmented rings AREOLAS
• 26D Part of L.G.B.T.Q.+ GAY
• 32D “By Jove, that’s it!” AHA
• 33D 33-Across, across the Atlantic ZED
• 34D Web portal launched with Windows 95 MSN
• 36D Malfunctions in the Matrix, in “The Matrix” GLITCHES
• 37D Sound of a sad trombone WAHWAH
• 38D Many an animated meme loop GIF
• 39D To date ASOFNOW
• 40D Silverback, for one GORILLA
• 43D Built to last DURABLE
• 44D Give for safekeeping ENTRUST
• 45D “How stupid of me!” DOH
• 47D “Edie & ___: A Very Long Engagement” (2009 documentary) THEA
• 48D Bring into harmony ATTUNE
• 51D With a wink, say WRYLY
• 52D Smooths (out) IRONS
• 53D On a regular basis OFTEN
• 57D Special ___ OPS
• 58D “J to ___ L-O! The Remixes” (2002 Jennifer Lopez album) THA
• 59D One of the four fundamental states of matter GAS
• 60D Some Ph.D. students TAS