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New York Times Crossword December 14 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 138 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword December 14 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 138 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#
Marvel superhero who can manipulate weather patternsSTORM5Across1 Something fun to take out for a spinTOP3Across6 Shaquille O'Neal's alma mater, for shortLSU3Across9 Parts of a handCARDS5Across12 IrritateCHAFE5Across17 RecapsWRAPUPS7Across18 Paul whose house is one of the 16 historic sites of Boston's Freedom TrailREVERE6Across20 False alarm announcement?OOHIMSOSCARED13Across21 Jedi-in-trainingPADAWAN7Across23 SensiblePRUDENT7Across24 TV host BrzezinskiMIKA4Across25 #1 choice, in slangFAVE4Across26 "No ___, ands or buts!"IFS3Across27 Pollution-fighting org.EPA3Across28 "Game of Thrones" actor GillenAIDAN5Across29 River that borders the Black ForestRHINE5Across31 "Render ___ Caesar …"UNTO4Across33 Major coin producerDENVERMINT10Across34 Viking I or IIMARSLANDER10Across37 Astronaut Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in spaceELLEN5Across39 Nickname for Mark's unsevered best friend in "Severance"PETEY5Across40 They turn red litmus paper blueBASES5Across41 First chimpanzee to orbit EarthENOS4Across42 Football blocker?GOALNET7Across43 Hair-raising stuffGEL3Across46 Remodel and resell some real estateFLIPAHOUSE10Across47 Marching band tempo settersDRUMLINES9Across49 Who said "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am"ALI3Across54 Season to enjoy une glaceETE3Across55 Ruler before 1917TSAR4Across56 "Black-ish" airerABC3Across58 It's a numbers gameKENO4Across59 Clothing for SWAT teamsVESTS5Across60 "The Simpsons" character who becomes obsessed with crossword puzzlesLISA4Across62 Puff piece?VAPE4Across64 Like the number of Oscars vis-à-vis the number of EmmysFEWER5Across66 Plant watcher, for shortOSHA4Across67 Camera type, in briefSLR3Across68 Site of some Santa sightingsMALL4Across69 Longtime record label of Elvis PresleyRCA3Across71 911 responderEMT3Across73 "Hilarious!"WHATAHOOT9Across74 "I mean, kind of ..."NOTEXACTLY10Across77 "Don't give up!"TRY3Across80 ¬ or ~, in logicNEGATOR7Across81 Beat poet ___ CassadyNEAL4Across83 Like some milk, idiomaticallySPILT5Across84 ___ on the pastDWELL5Across87 Indication of bad serviceNOTIP5Across88 "Much obliged"IOWEYOUONE10Across90 Crossed the International Date Line from east to west, or west to east (depending on how you look at it)GAINEDADAY10Across92 Bundled upCLAD4Across97 Articles are written in thisPROSE5Across98 Brand name for naproxenALEVE5Across99 ___ MissOLE3Across100 Doll that comes in multiple body types, skin tones, eye colors and hair colorsKEN3Across101 Drink known also as "honey wine"MEAD4Across102 FrostyCOLD4Across103 Subject of Newton's first lawINERTIA7Across105 Enjoying a soakBATHING7Across108 1980 horror film starring William Hurt ... or what the shaded squares contain?ALTEREDSTATES13Across110 Fundamental rules of mathAXIOMS6Across112 Loopy writingCURSIVE7Across113 Star pitcher?AGENT5Across114 "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmakerYENTE5Across115 Letters for an unscheduled eventTBA3Across116 Prefix with natalNEO3Across117 Like a bubble bathSUDSY5Across118

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Surveyed, with "out"SCOPED6Down1 Early track star JimTHORPE6Down2 Resident of Honolulu, e.g.OAHUAN6Down3 Touchless payment techRFID4Down4 Internet ___MEME4Down5 Cheat on, in a wayTWOTIME7Down6 Surgery sites, in briefORS3Down7 Video game character with an endless appetitePACMAN6Down8 Be in a chat room but not chatLURK4Down9 Soldiers with long armsSPEARMEN8Down10 Alternative to the euro, in briefUSD3Down11 RelinquishCEDE4Down12 Director DuVernayAVA3Down13 Turns back the clock, maybe?REWINDS7Down14 Opposite of volunteerDRAFTEE7Down15 Parts of many robots in robot-sumoSENSORS7Down16 Area inside the free-throw line, in basketball slangPAINT5Down19 "Gaspard de la Nuit" composerRAVEL5Down20 Addresses angrilySNARLSAT8Down22 Variety of violetPANSY5Down23 Urban safety hazardFIRETRAP8Down26 Australia's largest carnivorous mammalDINGO5Down30 Word used 10 times in Roger Ebert's review of "North" (1994)HATED5Down32 DissimilarUNALIKE7Down33 Part of a legendary boastVENI4Down35 Skips all the ceremony?ELOPES6Down36 The brother in "Am I my brother's keeper?"ABEL4Down38 What might be made while clasping one's handsPLEA4Down40 Engineer Gray who, arguably, invented the telephone — and battled Alexander Graham Bell over it in court for yearsELISHA6Down42 Ballpark figureOUTS4Down44 Kind of teaASSAM5Down45 Sierra automakerGMC3Down46 Shylock's securityFLESH5Down47 Adele song with the lyric "I must have called a thousand times"HELLO5Down48 Non-premium option in a rideshare appUBERX5Down50 Gaming mogul GabeNEWELL6Down51 Ernst Stavro Blofeld, to James BondENEMY5Down52 Put into piles, perhapsSORT4Down53 SwearAVOW4Down54 Parking space for an Airstream, say, in briefRVLOT5Down57 Did some school reporting?TATTLED7Down61 Exceptionally hard timberIRONWOOD8Down63 Amy Winehouse, e.g.ALTO4Down65 Thumbprint alternative on iPhonesFACEID6Down66 Reluctant to ask out one's crush, maybeSHY3Down68 Particularly particularANAL4Down70 CafeteriasCANTEENS8Down72 Like many indie filmsARTY4Down75 Many characters in the 2007 comedy "Superbad"TEENS5Down76 He had a Billboard Hot 100 hit with "Rubber Duckie"ERNIE5Down78 Tortilla de patatas, por ejemploTAPA4Down79 Where high schoolers work on their numbers?GLEECLUB8Down82 Starship's medical facilitySICKBAY7Down84 Ren faire prop akin to a halberdPOLEAXE7Down85 "Sign me up!"IWANTIN7Down86 Hair-care item associated with Black cultureDURAG5Down87 Like YouTube offeringsONVIDEO7Down89 CommencesOPENS5Down91 Rough drafts?GALES5Down92 Interview guest whom Ali G calls "my man Buzz Lightyear here"ALDRIN6Down93 Like lowercase i's and j'sDOTTED6Down94 Sci-fi sequel of 1986ALIENS6Down95 Like soft rollsYEASTY6Down96 Wordless entertainmentMIME4Down102 Other, to OctavioOTRA4Down104 Brief announcements from a pilotETAS4Down106 ___ alla bolognese (slow-cooked sauce)RAGU4Down107 Like hell!HOT3Down109 Play a part, or part of a playACT3Down110 Part of N.Y.E.EVE3Down111

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, December 14, 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.