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New York Times Crossword December 1 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword December 1 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Office announcementMEMO4Across1 JumpLEAP4Across5 Repairs a holeMENDS5Across9 Ingredient in some smoothie bowlsACAI4Across14 PlusALSO4Across15 To no ___ (without success)AVAIL5Across16 "Remedy" for a riled-up personCHILLPILL9Across17 Dashboard instrumentGAUGE5Across19 CR-V or CivicHONDA5Across20 George who played Sulu on "Star Trek"TAKEI5Across21 Headstone lettersRIP3Across23 Penalty for bank fraudFROZENACCOUNT13Across24 Read thoroughlyPERUSE6Across27 Rowing implementOAR3Across29 "Madam, I'm ___"ADAM4Across30 Emu relativeRHEA4Across31 Locks upCAGES5Across35 Lower, as the lightsDIM3Across39 Hip person, in old slangCOOLCAT7Across40 Genre for Cardi B or LL Cool JRAP3Across42 Curry of the N.B.A., informallySTEPH5Across43 Boat tie-up locationPIER4Across45 Tortilla ingredientMASA4Across46 Enjoy a banquetEAT3Across47 Goes over by hand, as a drawingTRACES6Across49 AntithesisPOLAROPPOSITE13Across51 "I've solved it!"AHA3Across57 Creator of Asteroids and PongATARI5Across58 "You should come foraging with me, because I'm a ___" (bad pun)FUNGI5Across59 Assigned stars, sayRATED5Across62 Cause of some wintry weather ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-AcrossCOLDFRONT9Across64 Woman who bests Sherlock in "A Scandal in Bohemia"IRENE5Across66 Largest joint in the bodyKNEE4Across67 Some airport listings, for shortETAS4Across68 Sends an eggplant emoji, saySEXTS5Across69 Feudal underlingSERF4Across70 Fresh and glowing, in skin-care terminologyDEWY4Across71

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
___ 1 (speed of sound)MACH4Down1 Result of yelling into a caveECHO4Down2 Supercomputer precursorMAINFRAME9Down3 Container on a ship from the MideastOILDRUM7Down4 Napkin's spotLAP3Down5 Best of the bestELITE5Down6 Narnian talking lionASLAN5Down7 Classic music style beloved by Weird Al YankovicPOLKA5Down8 Performance in which a lady might be sawed in halfMAGICACT8Down9 Actress Noblezada of "Hadestown"EVA3Down10 Third-smallest country in the world (eight square miles)NAURU5Down11 "Dinner is served!"DIGIN5Down12 Caught some Z'sSLEPT5Down13 Country where sticky rice is a stapleLAOS4Down18 Prefix with friendlyECO3Down22 ZilchZERO4Down25 British singer RitaORA3Down26 Adds unnecessary words toPADS4Down27 Computer menu heading next to "File"EDIT4Down28 Preceder of skip and jumpHOP3Down32 Ex-QB ManningELI3Down33 Absolutely nailACE3Down34 Bit of musical flairGRACENOTE9Down36 EffortlessnessEASE4Down37 Establishments offering facialsSPAS4Down38 Game in which sound effects are bannedCHARADES8Down40 Counterpart to sciencesARTS4Down41 Split-___ soupPEA3Down44 Grew upMATURED7Down46 Young ’unTOT3Down48 Bit of musical flairRIFF4Down50 "Les Misérables" settingPARIS5Down51 Midway Airport alternativeOHARE5Down52 Hospital glove materialLATEX5Down53 Wolf groupsPACKS5Down54 Disposed (to)PRONE5Down55 Edmonton hockey playerOILER5Down56 Chew, like a dog on a boneGNAW4Down60 TeensyITSY4Down61 Tolkien tree creatureENT3Down63 "For sure"DEF3Down65

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, December 1, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.