NYT Crossword Answers 12/27/25

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A Org. that organizes rec leagues YMCA
• 5A ___ Seton, author of “Foxfire” and “Katherine” ANYA
• 9A Interloper whom no one seems to know, informally RANDO
• 14A Audio sensors EARS
• 15A Ring on a coaster? LOOPDELOOP
• 17A It offers a narrow point of view SLIT
• 18A “At this point, that’s no surprise” IMUSEDTOIT
• 19A Price-ending digits, often NINES
• 21A Gets into a tight spot SHOEHORNS
• 22A City west of Knoxville OAKRIDGE
• 24A Knights of ___, ancient cult in the “Star Wars” universe REN
• 25A Group that protects the QB OLINE
• 26A Cruising, say ASEA
• 28A Bussing on the street, e.g., in brief PDA
• 31A Halves of Hamiltons ABES
• 32A Superman’s mother LARA
• 34A Some stream settings DALES
• 36A Zip JACKDIDDLYSQUAT
• 39A Divert AMUSE
• 40A “I ___ bored!” AMSO
• 41A Word that may precede itself? UNTO
• 42A Bad singer? RAT
• 43A Many a popular TikTok MEME
• 45A Fantasy author Bardugo LEIGH
• 47A Amazon wrapper BOA
• 48A Thermostat display, informally ROOMTEMP
• 51A Gets dragged along on a beach trip? WATERSKIS
• 55A What many wine corks do TAPER
• 56A March Madness group ELITEEIGHT
• 58A Trace IOTA
• 59A Put on a finishing touch DOTTEDTHEI
• 60A Man’s name that describes a radio that’s lost half its frequencies? NOAM
• 61A Pitch one might try to perfect SPIEL
• 62A List abbr. ETAL
• 63A Certain wings ELLS

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D Unambiguous question type YESNO
• 2D One of Time magazine’s “Most Influential Teens” during the 2010s MALIAOBAMA
• 3D Style of French fries CRINKLECUT
• 4D They may go in for cursing ASTERISKS
• 5D Winner of the 1974 rematch “Super Fight II” ALI
• 6D Phrase on some seasoning labels NOMSG
• 7D “That’s what I said!” YOUHEARDMERIGHT
• 8D Lhasa ___ APSO
• 9D Wilma Flintstone and Jane Jetson, for two REDHEADS
• 10D ___ Brown, host on the Food Network ALTON
• 11D 2021 science fiction novel by Nnedi Okorafor NOOR
• 12D “Whatcha ___?” DOIN
• 13D Makes a choice OPTS
• 16D John with some ground-breaking inventions DEERE
• 20D Cardinal ___ SIN
• 23D Spot for a sub DELI
• 27D “Do the Right Thing” pizzeria SALS
• 28D Cold bathhouse amenity PLUNGEPOOL
• 29D Extreme music subgenre with heavily distorted guitars DEATHMETAL
• 30D Concerning ASTO
• 31D “The soul should always stand ___”: Emily Dickinson AJAR
• 33D Leading man? ADAM
• 35D Historical region of southwestern France AQUITAINE
• 37D Best performances by an actor in a short film? DEMOREEL
• 38D “No day but today!” YOLO
• 44D Let up EASED
• 46D First responder, for short EMT
• 47D Hollywood icon Davis BETTE
• 49D Actor ___ Jackson Jr. OSHEA
• 50D British baby buggies PRAMS
• 51D Officially joins WEDS
• 52D Off-kilter ALOP
• 53D South American monkey with a reduplicative name TITI
• 54D Wind-up toy? KITE
• 57D What may appear after dusk and before dawn TIL