NYT Crossword December 31, 2025 Answers
By Jeffrey Martinovic · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from December 31, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
Across
1A Big name in pickup trucks 3 4A Criminal suspects, informally 5 9A Giant container 3 12A Map out 4 14A Love of Italy? 5 15A Performer who's lost for words? 4 16A Smaller than small 4 17A Completely change course, in business jargon 5 18A Enthusiastic 4 19A Gathering for this puzzle's attendees 11 22A Stipulation for some keto dieters 7 24A Ninja's quality 7 27A Grant the power 6 28A Paddle people 6 29A Hint 3 30A Marketplace of ancient Greece 5 34A Knights of ___, dark order in the third "Star Wars" trilogy 3 35A Gathering for this puzzle's attendees 13 40A Falco of "The Sopranos" 4 41A Article in hip-hop titles 3 42A Make some changes 4 43A Gathering for this puzzle's attendees 9 46A Suffering from memory loss, in a way 7 49A It's a big hit 7 53A Name on luxury fashion apparel 4 54A Marginalia, e.g. 5 56A John of wrestling fame 4 57A Bloom that's green 5 59A Mess around a sty 3 60A Lead, as a meeting 5 61A With 63-Across, gathering for this puzzle's attendees 5 62A Grp. that carries badges 3 63A See 61-Across 5 64A "That makes sense now!" 4 65A Hanker (for) 3 66A Things people prefer to type on in secrecy, for short 4Down
1D Engine stat, in brief 3 2D Sports star who said “It's not bragging if you can back it up” 3 3D Engaged in some grooming 9 4D Fairy tale character with a hard bed 8 5D Arab leaders 5 6D Wander aimlessly 4 7D Needles, maybe 5 8D Try to catch someone with guile 8 9D Cry of loyalty in old France 9 10D "___ crazy?" 3 11D Williams in the Baseball Hall of Fame 3 13D Veil worn by Muslim women 5 15D Colorful parrot 5 20D Certain address, for short 3 21D Lead-in to liberalism 3 22D Ending for many a 20-Down 3 23D How drinks may be stored at a summer gathering 5 25D Site of a historic council 5 26D Channel similar to QVC 3 31D Lies down on the couch, say 9 32D Nueve menos uno 4 33D Began to withdraw mail from a mailbox, say 9 36D One-named performer known as "Mr. Showmanship" 8 37D Most August babies 4 38D Word fittingly evoked by the phrase "Together everyone achieves more" 4 39D Small talk 8 44D Mark, as an option on a questionnaire 3 45D Apple device letters 3 46D Not very much 4 47D Prefix meaning "one-thousandth" 5 48D Ideas that don't work out 5 50D Supply with more weaponry 5 51D Condo building's inventory 5 52D Hardly 4 55D Straw, e.g. 4 58D Squeak (out) 3 60D Book reviewer, for short 3Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the December 31, 2025 NYT Crossword?
This puzzle has Across and Down clues. Every answer above is verified against the completed grid.
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