Tuesday, December 30, 2025
By Geoffrey Schorkopf and Will Eisenberg
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Scoundrels
- 5Pointed end of a pen
- 8Parts not filled in
- 12Cookies with their name embossed on them
- 14Prefix with -metric
- 15Attracts
- 17Something to wave with pride?
- 19Sardinia, e.g., to Sardinians
- 20"Absolument!"
- 21Fizzled out completely
- 23"Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish)
- 24In the style of
- 26Brand of cooler named for a mythical beast
- 27Play loudly, as from a speaker
- 29Break away (from)
- 33[That looks delicious ...]
- 36Flashy cycling maneuvers
- 38Shared by us
- 39What a new hire might learn, with "the"
- 40"That's not good!"
- 41"Sunday Night Football" producer
- 43Floating markers
- 44Wet floor?
- 45"That's not good!"
- 47Opera excerpt
- 49Casual turndown
- 50Psychic's alleged ability, for short
- 53They're pulled to garner media attention, informally
- 57Music's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g.
- 59Sudden shocks
- 60Spend money on "Wheel of Fortune" ... which won't help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across!
- 62Upside-down frown
- 63Exist
- 64Skip over, in speech
- 65Mimicked
- 66Perfect score in Olympic diving
- 67Many bills in tip jars
Down
- 1The eyes of an emoticon, typically
- 2Make a case (for)
- 3Opposite of credit
- 4"And ___ bed"
- 5Nothing
- 6Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street"
- 74 on a par 3, e.g.
- 8Hard-to-clean-up sparkly stuff
- 9Like good omens
- 10College instructor, for short
- 11"To thine own ___ be true"
- 13Sudden, powerful gust of wind
- 16Used a stool, say
- 18Athleisure brand originally from Italy
- 22Homes on branches
- 25___ Day (April observance)
- 27Climactic fight in a video game
- 280% filled
- 30Fun word to shout into a canyon
- 31Fashion inits. in Manhattan
- 32Those, en español
- 33Puts on, as a jacket
- 34Yokel
- 35Apex predator of the ocean
- 37Marks, as a ballot square
- 39"The Thinker" sculptor
- 42Pored over
- 43Not act up
- 46___ Sea (arm of the Arctic Ocean)
- 48Making a plate appearance
- 50Scientist Hubble with a telescope named after him
- 51Fuzzy-feeling leather
- 52Extremes of the earth
- 53Nightwear, informally
- 54Oblong tomato type
- 55Lose traction
- 56"OK, go ahead"
- 58Casual collared shirt
- 61Desire
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Scoundrels — Answer: CADS
- 5. Pointed end of a pen — Answer: NIB
- 8. Parts not filled in — Answer: GAPS
- 12. Cookies with their name embossed on them — Answer: OREOS
- 14. Prefix with -metric — Answer: ISO
- 15. Attracts — Answer: LURES
- 17. Something to wave with pride? — Answer: LGBTQFLAG
- 19. Sardinia, e.g., to Sardinians — Answer: ISOLA
- 20. "Absolument!" — Answer: OUIOUI
- 21. Fizzled out completely — Answer: WENTPFFT
- 23. "Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish) — Answer: NET
- 24. In the style of — Answer: ALA
- 26. Brand of cooler named for a mythical beast — Answer: YETI
- 27. Play loudly, as from a speaker — Answer: BLARE
- 29. Break away (from) — Answer: SECEDE
- 33. [That looks delicious ...] — Answer: DROOL
- 36. Flashy cycling maneuvers — Answer: BMXTRICKS
- 38. Shared by us — Answer: OURS
- 39. What a new hire might learn, with "the" — Answer: ROPES
- 40. "That's not good!" — Answer: OHNO
- 41. "Sunday Night Football" producer — Answer: NBCSPORTS
- 43. Floating markers — Answer: BUOYS
- 44. Wet floor? — Answer: SEABED
- 45. "That's not good!" — Answer: YIKES
- 47. Opera excerpt — Answer: ARIA
- 49. Casual turndown — Answer: NAH
- 50. Psychic's alleged ability, for short — Answer: ESP
- 53. They're pulled to garner media attention, informally — Answer: PRSTUNTS
- 57. Music's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g. — Answer: RAPDUO
- 59. Sudden shocks — Answer: JOLTS
- 60. Spend money on "Wheel of Fortune" ... which won't help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across! — Answer: BUYAVOWEL
- 62. Upside-down frown — Answer: SMILE
- 63. Exist — Answer: ARE
- 64. Skip over, in speech — Answer: ELIDE
- 65. Mimicked — Answer: APED
- 66. Perfect score in Olympic diving — Answer: TEN
- 67. Many bills in tip jars — Answer: ONES
Down
- 1. The eyes of an emoticon, typically — Answer: COLON
- 2. Make a case (for) — Answer: ARGUE
- 3. Opposite of credit — Answer: DEBIT
- 4. "And ___ bed" — Answer: SOTO
- 5. Nothing — Answer: NIL
- 6. Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street" — Answer: ISAW
- 7. 4 on a par 3, e.g. — Answer: BOGEY
- 8. Hard-to-clean-up sparkly stuff — Answer: GLITTER
- 9. Like good omens — Answer: AUSPICIOUS
- 10. College instructor, for short — Answer: PROF
- 11. "To thine own ___ be true" — Answer: SELF
- 13. Sudden, powerful gust of wind — Answer: SQUALL
- 16. Used a stool, say — Answer: SAT
- 18. Athleisure brand originally from Italy — Answer: FILA
- 22. Homes on branches — Answer: NESTS
- 25. ___ Day (April observance) — Answer: ARBOR
- 27. Climactic fight in a video game — Answer: BOSSBATTLE
- 28. 0% filled — Answer: EMPTY
- 30. Fun word to shout into a canyon — Answer: ECHO
- 31. Fashion inits. in Manhattan — Answer: DKNY
- 32. Those, en español — Answer: ESOS
- 33. Puts on, as a jacket — Answer: DONS
- 34. Yokel — Answer: RUBE
- 35. Apex predator of the ocean — Answer: ORCA
- 37. Marks, as a ballot square — Answer: XESIN
- 39. "The Thinker" sculptor — Answer: RODIN
- 42. Pored over — Answer: PERUSED
- 43. Not act up — Answer: BEHAVE
- 46. ___ Sea (arm of the Arctic Ocean) — Answer: KARA
- 48. Making a plate appearance — Answer: ATBAT
- 50. Scientist Hubble with a telescope named after him — Answer: EDWIN
- 51. Fuzzy-feeling leather — Answer: SUEDE
- 52. Extremes of the earth — Answer: POLES
- 53. Nightwear, informally — Answer: PJS
- 54. Oblong tomato type — Answer: ROMA
- 55. Lose traction — Answer: SLIP
- 56. "OK, go ahead" — Answer: SURE
- 58. Casual collared shirt — Answer: POLO
- 61. Desire — Answer: YEN
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