Monday, December 22, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Deep sleeps
- 6High-speed Amtrak train
- 11Word with punching or sleeping
- 14One of a battery's poles
- 15Older but ___
- 16Under the weather
- 17Saxophone, trumpet, piano and bass, perhaps
- 19Day-___ paint
- 20"Garfield" dog
- 21"It's freezing!"
- 22Typical "Survivor" locales
- 24Rapper ___ Uzi Vert
- 25Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi, for two
- 28Fish that may have an electric charge
- 29Stammering sounds
- 30Indignation
- 31What each U.S. senator represents
- 33Raggedy ___
- 34Breyers competitor
- 35Some exams allow them
- 39Cops, slangily
- 42Rode the bench
- 43Yoga pose
- 47Enjoying great success
- 49What electric cars don't use
- 51Like a 49-Across gauge that's near "Empty"
- 52Overly fussy
- 54Bit of forensic evidence
- 55Pink ___ (rock band)
- 56Singer DiFranco
- 57Bill
- 58Mideast export
- 59Cheat ... or a punny hint to the four sets of circled letters
- 63French "a"
- 64Hearing-related
- 65Playwright Chekhov
- 66Kind of lamp that's energy-efficient
- 67Easily irritated
- 68Romeo and Juliet, agewise
Down
- 1Persuades with flattery
- 2Doing keto, perhaps
- 3Creator of Firefox and Thunderbird
- 4Woodworking tool
- 5Orderly arrangement: Abbr.
- 6Oscars and Grammys, e.g.
- 7Wispy clouds
- 8Approx.
- 9Harper ___, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
- 10Monet or Manet
- 11Don't blow it!
- 12Reaction to pollen, e.g.
- 13Shiny coatings
- 18Lyft competitor
- 23Heart attack risk factor
- 25Cherokee maker
- 26"The kissing disease"
- 27Em, to Dorothy
- 32Foot, in baby talk
- 33Word after fire or carpenter
- 36Actor Morales
- 37Drug agent, informally
- 38"No sweat!"
- 39Ball batted up and behind the catcher, say
- 40Length of a pithy joke
- 41Released from jail early
- 44Pasta preference
- 45Nine-sided figure
- 46Stirs from sleep
- 48Is over by
- 49With a light touch
- 50Suffix with problem
- 53Gold standard
- 57Scourge
- 60Shade of color
- 61Surgery sites, in brief
- 62Beanie or bowler
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Deep sleeps — Answer: COMAS
- 6. High-speed Amtrak train — Answer: ACELA
- 11. Word with punching or sleeping — Answer: BAG
- 14. One of a battery's poles — Answer: ANODE
- 15. Older but ___ — Answer: WISER
- 16. Under the weather — Answer: ILL
- 17. Saxophone, trumpet, piano and bass, perhaps — Answer: JAZZQUARTET
- 19. Day-___ paint — Answer: GLO
- 20. "Garfield" dog — Answer: ODIE
- 21. "It's freezing!" — Answer: BRR
- 22. Typical "Survivor" locales — Answer: ISLES
- 24. Rapper ___ Uzi Vert — Answer: LIL
- 25. Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi, for two — Answer: JEDIMASTERS
- 28. Fish that may have an electric charge — Answer: EEL
- 29. Stammering sounds — Answer: ERS
- 30. Indignation — Answer: OUTRAGE
- 31. What each U.S. senator represents — Answer: STATE
- 33. Raggedy ___ — Answer: ANN
- 34. Breyers competitor — Answer: EDYS
- 35. Some exams allow them — Answer: OPENNOTES
- 39. Cops, slangily — Answer: POPO
- 42. Rode the bench — Answer: SAT
- 43. Yoga pose — Answer: ASANA
- 47. Enjoying great success — Answer: ONATEAR
- 49. What electric cars don't use — Answer: GAS
- 51. Like a 49-Across gauge that's near "Empty" — Answer: LOW
- 52. Overly fussy — Answer: PERSNICKETY
- 54. Bit of forensic evidence — Answer: DNA
- 55. Pink ___ (rock band) — Answer: FLOYD
- 56. Singer DiFranco — Answer: ANI
- 57. Bill — Answer: BEAK
- 58. Mideast export — Answer: OIL
- 59. Cheat ... or a punny hint to the four sets of circled letters — Answer: SHORTCHANGE
- 63. French "a" — Answer: UNE
- 64. Hearing-related — Answer: AURAL
- 65. Playwright Chekhov — Answer: ANTON
- 66. Kind of lamp that's energy-efficient — Answer: LED
- 67. Easily irritated — Answer: TESTY
- 68. Romeo and Juliet, agewise — Answer: TEENS
Down
- 1. Persuades with flattery — Answer: CAJOLES
- 2. Doing keto, perhaps — Answer: ONADIET
- 3. Creator of Firefox and Thunderbird — Answer: MOZILLA
- 4. Woodworking tool — Answer: ADZE
- 5. Orderly arrangement: Abbr. — Answer: SEQ
- 6. Oscars and Grammys, e.g. — Answer: AWARDS
- 7. Wispy clouds — Answer: CIRRI
- 8. Approx. — Answer: EST
- 9. Harper ___, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird" — Answer: LEE. Hint: Think of a famous author whose last name sounds like a common word for the letter 'L'! 📚
- 10. Monet or Manet — Answer: ARTIST
- 11. Don't blow it! — Answer: BIGLEAD
- 12. Reaction to pollen, e.g. — Answer: ALLERGY
- 13. Shiny coatings — Answer: GLOSSES
- 18. Lyft competitor — Answer: UBER
- 23. Heart attack risk factor — Answer: STRESS
- 25. Cherokee maker — Answer: JEEP
- 26. "The kissing disease" — Answer: MONO
- 27. Em, to Dorothy — Answer: AUNT
- 32. Foot, in baby talk — Answer: TOOTSY
- 33. Word after fire or carpenter — Answer: ANT
- 36. Actor Morales — Answer: ESAI
- 37. Drug agent, informally — Answer: NARC
- 38. "No sweat!" — Answer: EASY
- 39. Ball batted up and behind the catcher, say — Answer: POPFOUL
- 40. Length of a pithy joke — Answer: ONELINE
- 41. Released from jail early — Answer: PAROLED
- 44. Pasta preference — Answer: ALDENTE
- 45. Nine-sided figure — Answer: NONAGON
- 46. Stirs from sleep — Answer: AWAKENS
- 48. Is over by — Answer: ENDSAT
- 49. With a light touch — Answer: GENTLY
- 50. Suffix with problem — Answer: ATIC
- 53. Gold standard — Answer: KARAT
- 57. Scourge — Answer: BANE
- 60. Shade of color — Answer: HUE
- 61. Surgery sites, in brief — Answer: ORS
- 62. Beanie or bowler — Answer: HAT
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NYT Crossword answers for December 22, 2025
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