NYT Crossword Answers - Dec 7

Original Thinkers

By Kate Jensen

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  1. 1Fancy dosCOIFS
  2. 6"Count me out"IPASS
  3. 11Cantankerous captain of fictionAHAB
  4. 15Lab provisions?ALPO
  5. 19Bit of letter-shaped hardwareUBOLT
  6. 20AttendedWASAT
  7. 21New York university based in ManhattanPACE
  8. 22A "bear of very little brain"POOH
  9. 23Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison?POWERCOUPLE
  10. 25John James Audubon?BIRDBRAIN
  11. 27Victorian-era prescription for melancholySEAAIR
  12. 28They'll make it up to youLIARS
  13. 30Stumble or lurchREEL
  14. 31Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir.NNE
  15. 32Dictionary tag: Abbr.VAR
  16. 34Summer camper's conveyanceCANOE
  17. 36Emmy-winning actor RayLIOTTA
  18. 38Samuel Morse?CABLEGUY
  19. 43Sir Edmund Hillary?MOUNTAINGOAT
  20. 46Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater islandHURON
  21. 47Bit of cacaoNIB
  22. 49Come out on topPREVAIL
  23. 50Suffix with hypn-OTIC
  24. 51Trees commonly confused with birchesASPENS
  25. 54Deposit that might gather interest?ORE
  26. 55CheekySASSY
  27. 59Sir Isaac Newton?MOTIONDETECTOR
  28. 62Cattle callsLOWS
  29. 63"Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit)PTA
  30. 64TV tavern visited by Mayor QuimbyMOES
  31. 65Shoe coveringGAITER
  32. 67It's often rapped but never spokenGAVEL
  33. 68Like beds on lazy SaturdaysUNMADE
  34. 70Cuts (back)PARES
  35. 71Outfit that may have a hoodONESIE
  36. 73Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United NationsANNAN
  37. 74Like the Red Sea after a visit from MosesPARTED
  38. 76Rain on your wedding day, perhapsOMEN
  39. 77...ETC
  40. 79Oui : non :: ja : ___NEIN
  41. 80Gregor Mendel?SEEDYCHARACTER
  42. 83HintTRACE
  43. 85Gives a thumbs upOKS
  44. 86Basic tenet of improvYESAND
  45. 87Sister to Lex LuthorLENA
  46. 88With love, musicallyAMOROSO
  47. 91A urinal, according to DuchampART
  48. 92RemediesCURES
  49. 93Henry Ford?DRIVINGFORCE
  50. 98Orville and Wilbur Wright?AIRHEADS
  51. 100Give a darn, again?REMEND
  52. 101Food and water, e.g.NEEDS
  53. 103College located in Cedar RapidsCOE
  54. 104"That sounds awful!"UGH
  55. 105Noble titleEARL
  56. 108Bit of letter-shaped hardwareORING
  57. 110Unexpected endingsTWISTS
  58. 115Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung?DREAMTEAM
  59. 118Galileo Galilei?STARWITNESS
  60. 120GenesisGERM
  61. 121Roof overhangEAVE
  62. 122Weirdly spookyEERIE
  63. 123Church stapleORGAN
  64. 124"Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase)ETES
  65. 125Part of a wooden benchSLAT
  66. 126"In other words," in other wordsIDEST
  67. 127Trips around the sunYEARS

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  1. 1Solos at a party, sayCUPS
  2. 2The duck in "Peter and the Wolf"OBOE
  3. 3Future birthplace of Captain KirkIOWA
  4. 4Pest whose name is a homophone for what you might do when you see itFLEA
  5. 5Gone to great lengthsSTRIVEN
  6. 6___ JimaIWO
  7. 7One of the Fab FourPAUL
  8. 8Jelly you wouldn't pair with peanut butterASPIC
  9. 9Arabic greeting and farewellSALAAM
  10. 10Canned fuel used in making fondueSTERNO
  11. 11Broadcast to squad cars, in briefAPB
  12. 12Slim margin of victoryHAIR
  13. 13One chain x one furlongACRE
  14. 14Amelia ___, maid of children's literatureBEDELIA
  15. 15Its showers bring flowers: Abbr.APR
  16. 16Grant a mortgage, sayLOANTO
  17. 17Where one's trip beginsPOINTA
  18. 18"Golly, that's cool!"OHNEAT
  19. 24Rock climber's handholdCRAG
  20. 26Russian crepesBLINIS
  21. 29Starter, perhapsSOUP
  22. 33Is felt stronglyRUNSDEEP
  23. 35Firmly establishesENROOTS
  24. 37Crazy Horse and fellow tribespeopleOGLALAS
  25. 38Bite down hardCHOMP
  26. 39Musical tool popularized by T-PainAUTOTUNER
  27. 40Personification of England, Scotland and WalesBRITANNIA
  28. 41Sets of points, in mathLOCI
  29. 42"Jeepers creepers!"YIPES
  30. 44Pied-à-___TERRE
  31. 45Michigan, in Chicago: Abbr.AVE
  32. 48Word after you or wannaBET
  33. 51"And giving ___, up the chimney he rose"ANOD
  34. 52NullifyNEGATE
  35. 53___-catSCAREDY
  36. 56Like many Russian housing blocksSOVIETERA
  37. 57Made more enticingSWEETENED
  38. 58French fashion inits.YSL
  39. 60Oldest independent state in the Arab worldOMAN
  40. 61Alter, as a T-shirt for a Phish concert, sayTIEDYE
  41. 66IdealistROMANTIC
  42. 67Actress RowlandsGENA
  43. 69She-shed's counterpartMANCAVE
  44. 70Like some nails found in a drugstorePRESSON
  45. 72Geek (out)NERD
  46. 73Drone or queenANT
  47. 75Want fromASKOF
  48. 76Catherine of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind"OHARA
  49. 78UncouthCRASS
  50. 81Farm-share program, for shortCSA
  51. 82HintCLUE
  52. 84Self-proclaimed "Rap God"EMINEM
  53. 85___ chartORG
  54. 89Like many couples at theatersONDATES
  55. 90McFlurry flavorOREO
  56. 92Something for canines to sink their canines intoCHEWTOY
  57. 93ToilDRUDGE
  58. 94Wish one could take backREGRET
  59. 95Arrival announcementIMHERE
  60. 96___ Lannister, "Game of Thrones" queenCERSEI
  61. 97Like professional publicationsEDITED
  62. 99Indian flatbreadROTI
  63. 102TrapSNARE
  64. 106Not just theoreticalREAL
  65. 107It runs hotLAVA
  66. 109Drab color for una casaGRIS
  67. 111ConcerningINRE
  68. 112Sonic the Hedgehog companySEGA
  69. 113Feodor I, for oneTSAR
  70. 114Taxpayer IDsSSNS
  71. 116Morning times, in briefAMS
  72. 117EncounteredMET
  73. 119Kind of nurse or suitWET

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Fancy dos — Answer: COIFS. Hint: Think of stylish hairstyles for a special occasion! 💇‍♀️
  2. 6. "Count me out" — Answer: IPASS
  3. 11. Cantankerous captain of fiction — Answer: AHAB
  4. 15. Lab provisions? — Answer: ALPO
  5. 19. Bit of letter-shaped hardware — Answer: UBOLT
  6. 20. Attended — Answer: WASAT
  7. 21. New York university based in Manhattan — Answer: PACE
  8. 22. A "bear of very little brain" — Answer: POOH
  9. 23. Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison? — Answer: POWERCOUPLE
  10. 25. John James Audubon? — Answer: BIRDBRAIN
  11. 27. Victorian-era prescription for melancholy — Answer: SEAAIR
  12. 28. They'll make it up to you — Answer: LIARS
  13. 30. Stumble or lurch — Answer: REEL
  14. 31. Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir. — Answer: NNE
  15. 32. Dictionary tag: Abbr. — Answer: VAR
  16. 34. Summer camper's conveyance — Answer: CANOE
  17. 36. Emmy-winning actor Ray — Answer: LIOTTA
  18. 38. Samuel Morse? — Answer: CABLEGUY
  19. 43. Sir Edmund Hillary? — Answer: MOUNTAINGOAT
  20. 46. Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island — Answer: HURON
  21. 47. Bit of cacao — Answer: NIB
  22. 49. Come out on top — Answer: PREVAIL
  23. 50. Suffix with hypn- — Answer: OTIC
  24. 51. Trees commonly confused with birches — Answer: ASPENS
  25. 54. Deposit that might gather interest? — Answer: ORE
  26. 55. Cheeky — Answer: SASSY
  27. 59. Sir Isaac Newton? — Answer: MOTIONDETECTOR
  28. 62. Cattle calls — Answer: LOWS
  29. 63. "Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit) — Answer: PTA
  30. 64. TV tavern visited by Mayor Quimby — Answer: MOES
  31. 65. Shoe covering — Answer: GAITER
  32. 67. It's often rapped but never spoken — Answer: GAVEL
  33. 68. Like beds on lazy Saturdays — Answer: UNMADE
  34. 70. Cuts (back) — Answer: PARES
  35. 71. Outfit that may have a hood — Answer: ONESIE
  36. 73. Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations — Answer: ANNAN
  37. 74. Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses — Answer: PARTED
  38. 76. Rain on your wedding day, perhaps — Answer: OMEN
  39. 77. ... — Answer: ETC
  40. 79. Oui : non :: ja : ___ — Answer: NEIN
  41. 80. Gregor Mendel? — Answer: SEEDYCHARACTER
  42. 83. Hint — Answer: TRACE
  43. 85. Gives a thumbs up — Answer: OKS
  44. 86. Basic tenet of improv — Answer: YESAND
  45. 87. Sister to Lex Luthor — Answer: LENA
  46. 88. With love, musically — Answer: AMOROSO
  47. 91. A urinal, according to Duchamp — Answer: ART
  48. 92. Remedies — Answer: CURES
  49. 93. Henry Ford? — Answer: DRIVINGFORCE
  50. 98. Orville and Wilbur Wright? — Answer: AIRHEADS
  51. 100. Give a darn, again? — Answer: REMEND
  52. 101. Food and water, e.g. — Answer: NEEDS
  53. 103. College located in Cedar Rapids — Answer: COE
  54. 104. "That sounds awful!" — Answer: UGH
  55. 105. Noble title — Answer: EARL
  56. 108. Bit of letter-shaped hardware — Answer: ORING
  57. 110. Unexpected endings — Answer: TWISTS
  58. 115. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung? — Answer: DREAMTEAM
  59. 118. Galileo Galilei? — Answer: STARWITNESS
  60. 120. Genesis — Answer: GERM
  61. 121. Roof overhang — Answer: EAVE. Hint: Think about the part of the house that extends beyond the walls to protect you from rain! 🌧️
  62. 122. Weirdly spooky — Answer: EERIE
  63. 123. Church staple — Answer: ORGAN
  64. 124. "Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase) — Answer: ETES
  65. 125. Part of a wooden bench — Answer: SLAT
  66. 126. "In other words," in other words — Answer: IDEST
  67. 127. Trips around the sun — Answer: YEARS

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  1. 1. Solos at a party, say — Answer: CUPS
  2. 2. The duck in "Peter and the Wolf" — Answer: OBOE
  3. 3. Future birthplace of Captain Kirk — Answer: IOWA
  4. 4. Pest whose name is a homophone for what you might do when you see it — Answer: FLEA
  5. 5. Gone to great lengths — Answer: STRIVEN
  6. 6. ___ Jima — Answer: IWO
  7. 7. One of the Fab Four — Answer: PAUL
  8. 8. Jelly you wouldn't pair with peanut butter — Answer: ASPIC
  9. 9. Arabic greeting and farewell — Answer: SALAAM
  10. 10. Canned fuel used in making fondue — Answer: STERNO
  11. 11. Broadcast to squad cars, in brief — Answer: APB
  12. 12. Slim margin of victory — Answer: HAIR
  13. 13. One chain x one furlong — Answer: ACRE
  14. 14. Amelia ___, maid of children's literature — Answer: BEDELIA
  15. 15. Its showers bring flowers: Abbr. — Answer: APR
  16. 16. Grant a mortgage, say — Answer: LOANTO
  17. 17. Where one's trip begins — Answer: POINTA
  18. 18. "Golly, that's cool!" — Answer: OHNEAT
  19. 24. Rock climber's handhold — Answer: CRAG
  20. 26. Russian crepes — Answer: BLINIS
  21. 29. Starter, perhaps — Answer: SOUP
  22. 33. Is felt strongly — Answer: RUNSDEEP
  23. 35. Firmly establishes — Answer: ENROOTS
  24. 37. Crazy Horse and fellow tribespeople — Answer: OGLALAS
  25. 38. Bite down hard — Answer: CHOMP
  26. 39. Musical tool popularized by T-Pain — Answer: AUTOTUNER
  27. 40. Personification of England, Scotland and Wales — Answer: BRITANNIA
  28. 41. Sets of points, in math — Answer: LOCI
  29. 42. "Jeepers creepers!" — Answer: YIPES
  30. 44. Pied-à-___ — Answer: TERRE
  31. 45. Michigan, in Chicago: Abbr. — Answer: AVE. Hint: Think of Chicago’s famous street named for a Great Lakes state, written in abbreviated form. 🏙️
  32. 48. Word after you or wanna — Answer: BET
  33. 51. "And giving ___, up the chimney he rose" — Answer: ANOD
  34. 52. Nullify — Answer: NEGATE
  35. 53. ___-cat — Answer: SCAREDY
  36. 56. Like many Russian housing blocks — Answer: SOVIETERA
  37. 57. Made more enticing — Answer: SWEETENED
  38. 58. French fashion inits. — Answer: YSL
  39. 60. Oldest independent state in the Arab world — Answer: OMAN
  40. 61. Alter, as a T-shirt for a Phish concert, say — Answer: TIEDYE
  41. 66. Idealist — Answer: ROMANTIC
  42. 67. Actress Rowlands — Answer: GENA
  43. 69. She-shed's counterpart — Answer: MANCAVE
  44. 70. Like some nails found in a drugstore — Answer: PRESSON
  45. 72. Geek (out) — Answer: NERD
  46. 73. Drone or queen — Answer: ANT
  47. 75. Want from — Answer: ASKOF
  48. 76. Catherine of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind" — Answer: OHARA
  49. 78. Uncouth — Answer: CRASS
  50. 81. Farm-share program, for short — Answer: CSA
  51. 82. Hint — Answer: CLUE
  52. 84. Self-proclaimed "Rap God" — Answer: EMINEM
  53. 85. ___ chart — Answer: ORG
  54. 89. Like many couples at theaters — Answer: ONDATES
  55. 90. McFlurry flavor — Answer: OREO
  56. 92. Something for canines to sink their canines into — Answer: CHEWTOY
  57. 93. Toil — Answer: DRUDGE
  58. 94. Wish one could take back — Answer: REGRET
  59. 95. Arrival announcement — Answer: IMHERE
  60. 96. ___ Lannister, "Game of Thrones" queen — Answer: CERSEI
  61. 97. Like professional publications — Answer: EDITED
  62. 99. Indian flatbread — Answer: ROTI. Hint: This versatile staple is often served with curries and is perfect for scooping! 🍞
  63. 102. Trap — Answer: SNARE
  64. 106. Not just theoretical — Answer: REAL
  65. 107. It runs hot — Answer: LAVA
  66. 109. Drab color for una casa — Answer: GRIS
  67. 111. Concerning — Answer: INRE
  68. 112. Sonic the Hedgehog company — Answer: SEGA. Hint: This gaming giant is known for its blue, speedy character! 🎮
  69. 113. Feodor I, for one — Answer: TSAR
  70. 114. Taxpayer IDs — Answer: SSNS. Hint: These identifiers help the government keep track of who paid what. 🧾
  71. 116. Morning times, in brief — Answer: AMS
  72. 117. Encountered — Answer: MET
  73. 119. Kind of nurse or suit — Answer: WET

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The full solution for the December 7 NYT Crossword is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Sunday, December 7.

Full NYT Crossword answer list for December 7, 2025

Every clue from the December 7 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1Fancy dosCOIFS
6"Count me out"IPASS
11Cantankerous captain of fictionAHAB
15Lab provisions?ALPO
19Bit of letter-shaped hardwareUBOLT
20AttendedWASAT
21New York university based in ManhattanPACE
22A "bear of very little brain"POOH
23Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison?POWERCOUPLE
25John James Audubon?BIRDBRAIN
27Victorian-era prescription for melancholySEAAIR
28They'll make it up to youLIARS
30Stumble or lurchREEL
31Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir.NNE
32Dictionary tag: Abbr.VAR
34Summer camper's conveyanceCANOE
36Emmy-winning actor RayLIOTTA
38Samuel Morse?CABLEGUY
43Sir Edmund Hillary?MOUNTAINGOAT
46Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater islandHURON
47Bit of cacaoNIB
49Come out on topPREVAIL
50Suffix with hypn-OTIC
51Trees commonly confused with birchesASPENS
54Deposit that might gather interest?ORE
55CheekySASSY
59Sir Isaac Newton?MOTIONDETECTOR
62Cattle callsLOWS
63"Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit)PTA
64TV tavern visited by Mayor QuimbyMOES
65Shoe coveringGAITER
67It's often rapped but never spokenGAVEL
68Like beds on lazy SaturdaysUNMADE
70Cuts (back)PARES
71Outfit that may have a hoodONESIE
73Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United NationsANNAN
74Like the Red Sea after a visit from MosesPARTED
76Rain on your wedding day, perhapsOMEN
77...ETC
79Oui : non :: ja : ___NEIN
80Gregor Mendel?SEEDYCHARACTER
83HintTRACE
85Gives a thumbs upOKS
86Basic tenet of improvYESAND
87Sister to Lex LuthorLENA
88With love, musicallyAMOROSO
91A urinal, according to DuchampART
92RemediesCURES
93Henry Ford?DRIVINGFORCE
98Orville and Wilbur Wright?AIRHEADS
100Give a darn, again?REMEND
101Food and water, e.g.NEEDS
103College located in Cedar RapidsCOE
104"That sounds awful!"UGH
105Noble titleEARL
108Bit of letter-shaped hardwareORING
110Unexpected endingsTWISTS
115Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung?DREAMTEAM
118Galileo Galilei?STARWITNESS
120GenesisGERM
121Roof overhangEAVE
122Weirdly spookyEERIE
123Church stapleORGAN
124"Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase)ETES
125Part of a wooden benchSLAT
126"In other words," in other wordsIDEST
127Trips around the sunYEARS

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1Solos at a party, sayCUPS
2The duck in "Peter and the Wolf"OBOE
3Future birthplace of Captain KirkIOWA
4Pest whose name is a homophone for what you might do when you see itFLEA
5Gone to great lengthsSTRIVEN
6___ JimaIWO
7One of the Fab FourPAUL
8Jelly you wouldn't pair with peanut butterASPIC
9Arabic greeting and farewellSALAAM
10Canned fuel used in making fondueSTERNO
11Broadcast to squad cars, in briefAPB
12Slim margin of victoryHAIR
13One chain x one furlongACRE
14Amelia ___, maid of children's literatureBEDELIA
15Its showers bring flowers: Abbr.APR
16Grant a mortgage, sayLOANTO
17Where one's trip beginsPOINTA
18"Golly, that's cool!"OHNEAT
24Rock climber's handholdCRAG
26Russian crepesBLINIS
29Starter, perhapsSOUP
33Is felt stronglyRUNSDEEP
35Firmly establishesENROOTS
37Crazy Horse and fellow tribespeopleOGLALAS
38Bite down hardCHOMP
39Musical tool popularized by T-PainAUTOTUNER
40Personification of England, Scotland and WalesBRITANNIA
41Sets of points, in mathLOCI
42"Jeepers creepers!"YIPES
44Pied-à-___TERRE
45Michigan, in Chicago: Abbr.AVE
48Word after you or wannaBET
51"And giving ___, up the chimney he rose"ANOD
52NullifyNEGATE
53___-catSCAREDY
56Like many Russian housing blocksSOVIETERA
57Made more enticingSWEETENED
58French fashion inits.YSL
60Oldest independent state in the Arab worldOMAN
61Alter, as a T-shirt for a Phish concert, sayTIEDYE
66IdealistROMANTIC
67Actress RowlandsGENA
69She-shed's counterpartMANCAVE
70Like some nails found in a drugstorePRESSON
72Geek (out)NERD
73Drone or queenANT
75Want fromASKOF
76Catherine of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind"OHARA
78UncouthCRASS
81Farm-share program, for shortCSA
82HintCLUE
84Self-proclaimed "Rap God"EMINEM
85___ chartORG
89Like many couples at theatersONDATES
90McFlurry flavorOREO
92Something for canines to sink their canines intoCHEWTOY
93ToilDRUDGE
94Wish one could take backREGRET
95Arrival announcementIMHERE
96___ Lannister, "Game of Thrones" queenCERSEI
97Like professional publicationsEDITED
99Indian flatbreadROTI
102TrapSNARE
106Not just theoreticalREAL
107It runs hotLAVA
109Drab color for una casaGRIS
111ConcerningINRE
112Sonic the Hedgehog companySEGA
113Feodor I, for oneTSAR
114Taxpayer IDsSSNS
116Morning times, in briefAMS
117EncounteredMET
119Kind of nurse or suitWET

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