NYT Crossword December 4, 2025 Answers
By Stephan Prock and Jeff Chen · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from December 4, 2025, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
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1A Traditional roofing material for a Cape Cod-style house 5 6A Onetime Volvo competitor 4 10A Letters on Ivan Drago's tracksuit in "Rocky IV" 4 14A Concession admission 5 15A Tourist hot spot in Uttar Pradesh 4 16A Heard, but not seen 4 17A Also + Frozen water 10 19A Actress Rooney 4 20A Hoopsters might hang on to them 4 21A Mate 3 22A Name of eight English kings 5 23A Put into practice 3 24A Three squared + Slide 11 27A Brand with "counting sheep" mascots 5 29A Stop right there! 3 30A ___ Luís, Brazilian city of 1.1+ million 3 31A Veterinarian's interest 7 35A Buzzed, in a way 4 36A Italian "darling" + Top-shelf 13 39A Deep shade of green 4 40A Like kilts and some drapes 7 41A "___ is a revolt against fate": André Malraux 3 42A Prefix with tracking 3 43A Uncool bunch 5 47A Northern tribe + Toe trouble 11 52A "Niiiiice!" 3 53A Dances around? 5 54A Org. with a fraud hotline 3 55A "___ upon a midnight dreary ..." 4 56A Stink 4 57A Auto + Consumed 10 60A Cavuto of cable news 4 61A Fruit so named for its wrinkly skin 4 62A Sharp fingernail, humorously 5 63A Curling current 4 64A Get the win over 4 65A Multiheaded monster of myth 5Down
1D Oranges, but not apples 6 2D Precocious literary resident of the Plaza Hotel 6 3D One who expects the apocalyptic worst 6 4D Aims to sell for, as a price 4 5D Last name in "The Last Jedi" 3 6D Evil one 5 7D Flexible 5 8D Eyebrow, essentially 3 9D Sweetie 3 10D Follows through on one's R.S.V.P., say 5 11D Turns the volume way up 8 12D Posture 8 13D Toy with a scent trademarked by Hasbro 7 18D Cosmetics alternative to Essie 3 22D Clutch producer 3 24D Mama's mama 4 25D Swinton of 2024's "The Room Next Door" 5 26D Hawaii, often, on a map 5 28D Besmirches 4 32D Head of the design firm behind One Dallas Center 5 33D Noggin 5 34D Stein's contents 3 35D Secrete 4 36D A little rusty, perhaps 8 37D Element of a certain belt 8 38D Period of abstinence, for some 4 39D Speed equal to roughly 767 miles per hour 7 42D It'll find a way, for short 3 44D Noted name in clowns 6 45D Falsify, as a photo 6 46D Two-time Grammy-winning Easton 6 48D Primitive 5 49D When tripled, a 1962 Elvis movie title 5 50D Go around 5 51D Troupe for troops, in brief 3 55D Jazz great Anita 4 57D Greenhorn 3 58D Input on an alcohol retailer's website 3 59D Advanced degree? 3Frequently Asked Questions
How many clues are in the December 4, 2025 NYT Crossword?
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