The full solution for the NY Times December 22 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Suzanne Oliver and edited by Will Shortz.
Quick searchNYT Across Clues
- 1A Deep sleeps COMAS
- 6A High-speed Amtrak train ACELA
- 11A Word with punching or sleeping BAG
- 14A One of a battery’s poles ANODE
- 15A Older but ___ WISER
- 16A Under the weather ILL
- 17A Saxophone, trumpet, piano and bass, perhaps JAZZQUARTET
- 19A Day-___ paint GLO
- 20A “Garfield” dog ODIE
- 21A “It’s freezing!” BRR
- 22A Typical “Survivor” locales ISLES
- 24A Rapper ___ Uzi Vert LIL
- 25A Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi, for two JEDIMASTERS
- 28A Fish that may have an electric charge EEL
- 29A Stammering sounds ERS
- 30A Indignation OUTRAGE
- 31A What each U.S. senator represents STATE
- 33A Raggedy ___ ANN
- 34A Breyers competitor EDYS
- 35A Some exams allow them OPENNOTES
- 39A Cops, slangily POPO
- 42A Rode the bench SAT
- 43A Yoga pose ASANA
- 47A Enjoying great success ONATEAR
- 49A What electric cars don’t use GAS
- 51A Like a 49-Across gauge that’s near “Empty” LOW
- 52A Overly fussy PERSNICKETY
- 54A Bit of forensic evidence DNA
- 55A Pink ___ (rock band) FLOYD
- 56A Singer DiFranco ANI
- 57A Bill BEAK
- 58A Mideast export OIL
- 59A Cheat ? or a punny hint to the four sets of circled letters SHORTCHANGE
- 63A French “a” UNE
- 64A Hearing-related AURAL
- 65A Playwright Chekhov ANTON
- 66A Kind of lamp that’s energy-efficient LED
- 67A Easily irritated TESTY
- 68A Romeo and Juliet, agewise TEENS
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Persuades with flattery CAJOLES
- 2D Doing keto, perhaps ONADIET
- 3D Creator of Firefox and Thunderbird MOZILLA
- 4D Woodworking tool ADZE
- 5D Orderly arrangement: Abbr. SEQ
- 6D Oscars and Grammys, e.g. AWARDS
- 7D Wispy clouds CIRRI
- 8D Approx. EST
- 9D Harper ___, author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” LEE
- 10D Monet or Manet ARTIST
- 11D Don’t blow it! BIGLEAD
- 12D Reaction to pollen, e.g. ALLERGY
- 13D Shiny coatings GLOSSES
- 18D Lyft competitor UBER
- 23D Heart attack risk factor STRESS
- 25D Cherokee maker JEEP
- 26D “The kissing disease” MONO
- 27D Em, to Dorothy AUNT
- 32D Foot, in baby talk TOOTSY
- 33D Word after fire or carpenter ANT
- 36D Actor Morales ESAI
- 37D Drug agent, informally NARC
- 38D “No sweat!” EASY
- 39D Ball batted up and behind the catcher, say POPFOUL
- 40D Length of a pithy joke ONELINE
- 41D Released from jail early PAROLED
- 44D Pasta preference ALDENTE
- 45D Nine-sided figure NONAGON
- 46D Stirs from sleep AWAKENS
- 48D Is over by ENDSAT
- 49D With a light touch GENTLY
- 50D Suffix with problem ATIC
- 53D Gold standard KARAT
- 57D Scourge BANE
- 60D Shade of color HUE
- 61D Surgery sites, in brief ORS
- 62D Beanie or bowler HAT
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