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New York Times Crossword December 26 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 70 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword December 26 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 70 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#
DawdlerSLOWPOKE8Across1 Cuts shortABORTS6Across9 Typical sight in a bank robbery cartoonMONEYBAG8Across15 KitschLOWART6Across16 Doing some theater workUSHERING8Across17 Cracked wheat used in tabboulehBULGUR6Across18 One whose beauty is on the insideGEODE5Across19 Whole kit and caboodleGAMUT5Across20 ___-Latin (like some modern coinages)NEO3Across22 Plant that's toxic to catsLILY4Across23 Some babysittersNANAS5Across24 A cold one is unexpected (and usually unappreciated)CALL4Across25 Since Jan. 1, on a pay stubYTD3Across26 Tuesday, in FrenchMARDI5Across27 Song commonly performed outdoorsCAROL5Across28 Food that can be prepared de canastaTACOS5Across29 ___ Tuesday (end of the pre-Lenten season)SHROVE6Across30 One toeing the line?TIGHTROPEWALKER15Across31 IndividuallyAPIECE6Across35 EditorializeOPINE5Across36 Overly self-assertiveBRASH5Across37 Like a good sponge cakeMOIST5Across38 Down Under bird that scientists are working to "de-extinct"MOA3Across39 Singular, with or without its first letterLONE4Across42 Origin story family in DC ComicsKENTS5Across43 FacilityGIFT4Across44 Certain care provider, for shortEMT3Across45 Re-fresh?RETRO5Across46 It might be marked with an XPORNO5Across47 Linked (with)TIEDIN6Across48 DriveAMBITION8Across50 Harden and become resistant to changeOSSIFY6Across52 Life partner, perhaps?CELLMATE8Across53 Old coin with a picture of Generalissimo FrancoPESETA6Across54 Treated with respectESTEEMED8Across55

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
How a supervillain might bragSMUGLY6Down1 FlipLOSEIT6Down2 Waiting for support, maybeONHOLD6Down3 Like untended plotsWEEDY5Down4 Funeral ___PYRE4Down5 Broad band?OBI3Down6 Royal Australian Air Force insigniaKANGAROO8Down7 Competition that combines speed with balanceEGGANDSPOONRACE15Down8 Professor DumbledoreALBUS5Down9 ContestBOUT4Down10 Bevy : quail :: parliament : ___OWL3Down11 The world's end, in Norse mythologyRAGNAROK8Down12 Mr. or Ms. RightTRUELOVE8Down13 Baby sitter?STROLLER8Down14 Half of a classic rum cocktail's nameMAI3Down21 Component of a nautilus shellNACRE5Down24 Eric who wrote and illustrated "Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me"CARLE5Down25 Stick by a fireplaceMATCH5Down27 MantraCHANT5Down28 Nearby thingsTHESE5Down29 Like the pope's guardsSWISS5Down30 Area on which to eat or play cardsTABLETOP8Down31 "You can absolutely count on me"IPROMISE8Down32 Figure in sci-fi's "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman," e.g.GIANTESS8Down33 Great illustrationsEPITOMES8Down34 ConnectedMET3Down38 Sister of MosesMIRIAM6Down39 Worth consideringOFNOTE6Down40 Made upATONED6Down41 Nation dubbed the "cradle of mankind"KENYA5Down43 "Understood?"GOTME5Down44 Big breakRIFT4Down46 Stack (up)PILE4Down47 Casting needDIE3Down49 Short diner orderBLT3Down51

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, December 26, 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.