The full solution for the NY Times December 30 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Geoffrey Schorkopf and Will Eisenberg and edited by Will Shortz.
Quick searchNYT Across Clues
- 1A Scoundrels CADS
- 5A Pointed end of a pen NIB
- 8A Parts not filled in GAPS
- 12A Cookies with their name embossed on them OREOS
- 14A Prefix with -metric ISO
- 15A Attracts LURES
- 17A Something to wave with pride? LGBTQFLAG
- 19A Sardinia, e.g., to Sardinians ISOLA
- 20A “Absolument!” OUIOUI
- 21A Fizzled out completely WENTPFFT
- 23A “Nothing but ___!” (reaction to a swish) NET
- 24A In the style of ALA
- 26A Brand of cooler named for a mythical beast YETI
- 27A Play loudly, as from a speaker BLARE
- 29A Break away (from) SECEDE
- 33A [That looks delicious ?] DROOL
- 36A Flashy cycling maneuvers BMXTRICKS
- 38A Shared by us OURS
- 39A What a new hire might learn, with “the” ROPES
- 40A “That’s not good!” OHNO
- 41A “Sunday Night Football” producer NBCSPORTS
- 43A Floating markers BUOYS
- 44A Wet floor? SEABED
- 45A “That’s not good!” YIKES
- 47A Opera excerpt ARIA
- 49A Casual turndown NAH
- 50A Psychic’s alleged ability, for short ESP
- 53A They’re pulled to garner media attention, informally PRSTUNTS
- 57A Music’s Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g. RAPDUO
- 59A Sudden shocks JOLTS
- 60A Spend money on “Wheel of Fortune” … which won’t help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across! BUYAVOWEL
- 62A Upside-down frown SMILE
- 63A Exist ARE
- 64A Skip over, in speech ELIDE
- 65A Mimicked APED
- 66A Perfect score in Olympic diving TEN
- 67A Many bills in tip jars ONES
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D The eyes of an emoticon, typically COLON
- 2D Make a case (for) ARGUE
- 3D Opposite of credit DEBIT
- 4D “And ___ bed” SOTO
- 5D Nothing NIL
- 6D Dr. Seuss’ “And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street” ISAW
- 7D 4 on a par 3, e.g. BOGEY
- 8D Hard-to-clean-up sparkly stuff GLITTER
- 9D Like good omens AUSPICIOUS
- 10D College instructor, for short PROF
- 11D “To thine own ___ be true” SELF
- 13D Sudden, powerful gust of wind SQUALL
- 16D Used a stool, say SAT
- 18D Athleisure brand originally from Italy FILA
- 22D Homes on branches NESTS
- 25D ___ Day (April observance) ARBOR
- 27D Climactic fight in a video game BOSSBATTLE
- 28D 0% filled EMPTY
- 30D Fun word to shout into a canyon ECHO
- 31D Fashion inits. in Manhattan DKNY
- 32D Those, en español ESOS
- 33D Puts on, as a jacket DONS
- 34D Yokel RUBE
- 35D Apex predator of the ocean ORCA
- 37D Marks, as a ballot square XESIN
- 39D “The Thinker” sculptor RODIN
- 42D Pored over PERUSED
- 43D Not act up BEHAVE
- 46D ___ Sea (arm of the Arctic Ocean) KARA
- 48D Making a plate appearance ATBAT
- 50D Scientist Hubble with a telescope named after him EDWIN
- 51D Fuzzy-feeling leather SUEDE
- 52D Extremes of the earth POLES
- 53D Nightwear, informally PJS
- 54D Oblong tomato type ROMA
- 55D Lose traction SLIP
- 56D “OK, go ahead” SURE
- 58D Casual collared shirt POLO
- 61D Desire YEN
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