The full solution for the NY Times December 20 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Robert S. Gard and edited by Will Shortz.
Quick searchNYT Across Clues
- 1A Sampras rival during the 1990s AGASSI
- 7A Get on board EMBARK
- 13A Let off steam, perhaps VENTED
- 14A Perry Como or Bing Crosby CROONER
- 15A Frustrated and making poor decisions, informally ONTILT
- 16A #1 on Wired magazine’s list of the 10 most influential video games of the 2010s FORTNITE
- 17A “Aren’t we all hoity-toity?!” WELLLADIDAH
- 19A Generate clippings, say MOW
- 20A First name in hog riding EVEL
- 21A Established fact GIVEN
- 22A Let go of FIRE
- 23A Body layer DERMA
- 25A Events at which to release one’s inner geek NERDFESTS
- 27A Makers of frightening but (thankfully) rare marine attacks ORCAS
- 29A Source of half the world’s sugar during the late 1800s BEETS
- 30A Higher power? SOLAR
- 31A They’re stoked COALS
- 32A Word with blue or open SKIES
- 33A Speak, as thou might SAYST
- 34A Kind of beard that follows the jawline CHINSTRAP
- 36A Dunderheaded THICK
- 40A “You ___?” RANG
- 41A Punted POLED
- 43A Foe of the Iroquois during the Beaver Wars ERIE
- 44A Org. that’s gone to the dogs? AKC
- 45A [womp, womp] SADTROMBONE
- 47A Major magazine pieces FEATURES
- 49A Delicatessen offering REUBEN
- 50A Loser of the 2025 World Series TORONTO
- 51A Where to follow local customs, it’s said INROME
- 52A Underhanded SNEAKY
- 53A Beach shade SUNTAN
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Sworn AVOWED
- 2D City, lake or canton de Suisse GENEVE
- 3D Tip on quite a few bucks? ANTLER
- 4D Extremely rare, facetiously STILLMOOING
- 5D Act bearishly SELL
- 6D What might come with some baggage? IDTAG
- 7D Dogsbody ERRANDBOY
- 8D Io or luna MOTH
- 9D When repeated, a small treat BON
- 10D Shamans, typically ANIMISTS
- 11D Claps back RETORTS
- 12D Mardi Gras parading societies KREWES
- 14D Tech job CODER
- 16D Bills first introduced in 1861 FIVES
- 18D Currency of Serbia DINAR
- 22D Exercise almost to a point of pain FEELTHEBURN
- 24D Van Gogh retreat in southern France ARLES
- 26D Significant spread FEAST
- 28D Post-show celebration CASTPARTY
- 30D Some spa treatments SKINCARE
- 31D Escapade CAPER
- 32D Agree to, in a way SHAKEON
- 33D Bath ___ SALTS
- 34D Fashions CRAFTS
- 35D Clown locale RODEO
- 37D Futuristic sci-fi classic with tales set in 2021 and 2029 IROBOT
- 38D Field of the annual César Awards CINEMA
- 39D One of the Wayans brothers KEENEN
- 42D Day at the movies DORIS
- 45D Like some costs SUNK
- 46D Many a drop-down MENU
- 48D ___ T TOA
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