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New York Times Crossword December 19 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword December 19 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 72 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#
Fashion designer SchiaparelliELSA4Across1 Boomer playing in a bandBASSDRUM8Across5 Things that may be connectedDOTS4Across13 2023 musical with a Tony for Best ChoreographyILLINOISE9Across14 Some arthritisGOUT4Across15 Climbed without ropesFREESOLOED10Across16 Fire in one's bellyAMBITION8Across17 Old money, for short?IRA3Across19 Jewish honorificREB3Across20 They work around the clockHANDS5Across21 Big Apple athleteKNICK5Across23 Home ___DEPOT5Across27 Summer Olympics eventEPEE4Across29 Gram alternativeNAN3Across31 Trusted one, typicallyELDER5Across32 Mr. Right, e.g.IDEALMATE9Across33 Silver of the Silver BulletinNATE4Across35 DeduceINFER5Across36 L.G.B.T.Q.+ rights activist WindsorEDIE4Across37 Suddenly kicks the bucketDROPSDEAD9Across38 Go viralTREND5Across40 "Opportunity," per Henry Wadsworth LongfellowAGE3Across41 Introductory dissection subjectWORM4Across42 Plane on a diamondFACET5Across43 ___ Hadley, "Clever Girl" novelistTESSA5Across44 Certain put-back shotTIPIN5Across46 Golden ratio symbolPHI3Across48 Rx dosagesMGS3Across50 ExtendLENGTHEN8Across52 Their talent may not be as important as their last namesNEPOBABIES10Across54 Awed reactionsOOHS4Across58 One who enjoys the high C's?OPERAGOER9Across59 Slow ___ (response from the unamused)CLAP4Across60 Disparities studied by economistsWAGEGAPS8Across61 High-fat diet, informallyKETO4Across62

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Annual mystery awardEDGAR5Down1 Had an outsize presenceLOOMEDLARGE11Down2 They may recently have been in a jamSTUBBEDTOES11Down3 Prosecco relativeASTI4Down4 Results of some remarriagesBLENDEDFAMILIES15Down5 Yard sale?ALE3Down6 Afirmativa enfáticaSISI4Down7 Swim with the fishes?SNORKEL7Down8 Larry ___, longtime owner of the Cleveland GuardiansDOLAN5Down9 Grande opening?RIO3Down10 Fair ___ (concept in copyright law)USE3Down11 Kind of schoolMED3Down12 Wrinkle removerIRON4Down14 DiktatFIAT4Down16 Repeated role for Chris HemsworthTHOR4Down18 Word with dating or skatingSPEED5Down22 Bad place to be while gamblingINADEEPHOLE11Down24 Fictional companion of Thing One and Thing TwoCATINTHEHAT11Down25 Hit below the belt, in a wayKNEED5Down26 Easter basket treatPEEP4Down28 Pitch catcher?EAR3Down30 Wrap up byENDAT5Down32 Like He and XeINERT5Down33 Windy City exchange, in briefMERC4Down34 Altar-ed statement?IDO3Down36 Expo take-homeSWAGBAG7Down39 Zesty flavorTANG4Down40 Parts of submarines also known as fairwatersFINS4Down43 D.I.Y. dessert itemSMORE5Down45 Pressure sourcePEER4Down47 Source of motivation, informallyINSPO5Down49 It's a long storySAGA4Down51 Half time?TOCK4Down53 When you're reading thisNOW3Down54 Grp. with geologists and biologistsEPA3Down55 Piece in the game BattleshipPEG3Down56 Genre for Miles Davis or Dizzy GillespieBOP3Down57

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, December 19, 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.