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New York Times Crossword December 24 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 75 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword December 24 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 75 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#
Whom you might say "hey" to every daySIRI4Across1 CollectAMASS5Across5 Indicator of an important emailSTAR4Across10 One of many in a Swiss Army knifeTOOL4Across14 "Name your ___"PRICE5Across15 Predator in a podORCA4Across16 Salad topping that's actually from America and is rarely consumed in its namesake landITALIANDRESSING15Across17 Wheelchair access pathsRAMPS5Across20 Spanish "Listen up!"OYE3Across21 "Shucks, you're too kind"AWGEE5Across22 As a P.S.ALSO4Across23 Sharp qualityEDGE4Across25 "Out of Africa" author actually named Karen Christentze von Blixen-FineckeISAKDINESEN11Across27 Knee parts, for shortACLS4Across30 Wee winter workersELVES5Across32 It keeps the rain awayTARP4Across33 Shout at a Real Madrid gameGOL3Across36 Kosher barbecue optionBEEFRIB7Across37 Kenan's partner in comedyKEL3Across39 Where Noah's Ark landedARARAT6Across40 GrantGIVETO6Across42 Observance celebrating a decision actually made on July 2 — the date when John Adams predicted it would be celebratedINDEPENDENCEDAY15Across44 "Scream" queen CampbellNEVE4Across48 Jockey's handfulREINS5Across49 Humans : Homo :: bees : ___APIS4Across50 Frees (of)RIDS4Across51 Includes online, in a wayCCS3Across53 BlueprintPLAN4Across54 Some high-level H.S. classesAPS3Across55 Aids for minors buying liquor ... or a hint to 17-, 27- and 44-AcrossFAKEIDS7Across56 ___ FaireREN3Across59 Shrub that sounds regretfulRUE3Across61 Telethon contributionsPLEDGES7Across62 Ironman race, familiarlyTRI3Across63 Kind of oil in some ediblesCBD3Across64 "How ___ It End?" (Taylor Swift song)DID3Across65 Lunch lady's hair holderNET3Across66 Fancy handbag inits.YSL3Across67

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Recipe directiveSTIR4Down1 SpeckIOTA4Down2 Travel without an itinerary, sayROAM4Down3 "Count me out"ILLPASS7Down4 Org. for therapistsAPA3Down5 Silly character on the "Sesame Street" segment "Elmo's World"MRNOODLE8Down6 "S.N.L." alum BryantAIDY4Down7 Free copy of a film sent to awards show votersSCREENER8Down8 PerceiveSEE3Down9 "That's very kind of you"SOSWEET7Down10 Class where you learn how to get a tan?TRIG4Down11 PimplesACNE4Down12 FuryRAGE4Down13 Cuba, por ejemploISLA4Down18 Looks weighed downSAGS4Down19 Pesky biter, informallySKEETER7Down24 PatternsDESIGNS7Down26 UnwiseILLADVISED10Down27 Procedure with frozen eggs, for shortIVF3Down28 No-clothes college gatheringNAKEDPARTY10Down29 "Really, we're still doing this?!"AGAIN5Down30 Convenient spot for a pintCORNERPUB9Down31 Orthodontists' offeringsRETAINERS9Down34 Tricksy schemesPLOYS5Down35 Cooked rice, in Korean cuisineBAP3Down37 Ballpoint brandBIC3Down38 Clarinetist's needREED4Down41 Wiener schnitzel meatVEAL4Down43 SnoggedNECKED6Down45 Cut into small cubesDICED5Down46 Coast Guard rankENSIGN6Down47 Cops near Alcatraz, for shortSFPD4Down52 "Hey! Over here!"PSST4Down54 Rainbow's shapeARC3Down55 ___ Stroker, Tony Award-winning actress in "Oklahoma!"ALI3Down57 Low markDEE3Down58 ZilchNIL3Down60

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, December 24, 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.