The full solution for the NY Times December 13 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Gene Louise De Vera and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Possible turnoff on a first date BADBREATH
- 10A Spicy shellfish dish CURRIEDCRAB
- 12A Yellow 5 and Red 40, for two FOODADDITIVES
- 14A City SE of Chicago GARY
- 15A “Cool beans!” NEATO
- 16A Grub EATS
- 18A “Knowing” without really knowing, for short ESP
- 19A Shade of the gay pride triangle HOTPINK
- 21A Cry in many a horror film RUN
- 22A Actress Birch of “Hocus Pocus” THORA
- 24A Robert Byrd was one for 51 years: Abbr. SEN
- 25A Abstain from NOTDO
- 27A Philippic TIRADE
- 29A Connect to the internet via mobile hotspot, as a device TETHER
- 30A Subs HOAGIES
- 32A Home heating component OILTANK
- 33A Dub ENTITLE
- 34A Board of creatives? PALETTE
- 35A Countenance MIEN
- 36A Ready to dive in, say EAGER
- 38A Streamlet RILL
- 39A Ticker tape?: Abbr. ECG
- 40A First, second or third ORDINAL
- 42A “___ won’t!” NOI
- 43A Shift shape MORPH
- 45A They travel through tubes OVA
- 46A “Dang it!” AWMAN
- 48A Gluttonous request ? or what this puzzle has vis-à-vis the possible answer lengths? ONEOFEVERYTHING
- 51A Obtain SECURE
- 52A Morning prayer MATINS
- 53A Doorbell sounds DONGS
- 54A Weapon that killed Medusa, in myth SWORD
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Harbor bobber BUOY
- 2D Wiz end? ARD
- 3D Alternative to a snake DRANO
- 4D Fancy hotel amenities BIDETS
- 5D Orangutan, by another name REDAPE
- 6D Include later, as video footage EDITIN
- 7D Heed ACTON
- 8D Part of TNT TRI
- 9D Order at a restaurant HAVE
- 10D Creator of some bubbles CORPORATEGREED
- 11D “Remember ?” BEARTHATINMIND
- 12D Audrey Hepburn and Princess Diana, for two FASHIONICONS
- 13D Some of them may be forgiven STUDENTLOANS
- 14D Be looped in GETTHEMEMO
- 17D School viewing? SNORKELING
- 19D Lost all patience HADIT
- 20D Mourning peal KNELL
- 23D ___ Cajun (Creole sauce with a rhyming name) RAGIN
- 26D Cousin of a wolverine OTTER
- 28D Pot user? EELER
- 29D Article of regalia worn by both Elizabeth II and Pope Paul VI TIARA
- 31D Birds also known as “little auks” SEADOVES
- 32D Sign of good reception? OPENARMS
- 37D Present GIVE
- 40D “Well, whoop-de-doo!” OHFUN
- 41D Rapper with the 2022 hit “Big Energy” LATTO
- 44D Not mucho POCO
- 47D Sound from fans WHIR
- 49D A little work ERG
- 50D Pitch, roll and ___ (rotations along the three-dimensional axes) YAW
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