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New York Times Crossword December 30 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword December 30 2025 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 76 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#
ScoundrelsCADS4Across1 Pointed end of a penNIB3Across5 Parts not filled inGAPS4Across8 Cookies with their name embossed on themOREOS5Across12 Prefix with -metricISO3Across14 AttractsLURES5Across15 Something to wave with pride?LGBTQFLAG9Across17 Sardinia, e.g., to SardiniansISOLA5Across19 "Absolument!"OUIOUI6Across20 Fizzled out completelyWENTPFFT8Across21 "Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish)NET3Across23 In the style ofALA3Across24 Brand of cooler named for a mythical beastYETI4Across26 Play loudly, as from a speakerBLARE5Across27 Break away (from)SECEDE6Across29 [That looks delicious …]DROOL5Across33 Flashy cycling maneuversBMXTRICKS9Across36 Shared by usOURS4Across38 What a new hire might learn, with "the"ROPES5Across39 "That's not good!"OHNO4Across40 "Sunday Night Football" producerNBCSPORTS9Across41 Floating markersBUOYS5Across43 Wet floor?SEABED6Across44 "That's not good!"YIKES5Across45 Opera excerptARIA4Across47 Casual turndownNAH3Across49 Psychic's alleged ability, for shortESP3Across50 They're pulled to garner media attention, informallyPRSTUNTS8Across53 Music's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g.RAPDUO6Across57 Sudden shocksJOLTS5Across59 Spend money on "Wheel of Fortune" ... which won't help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across!BUYAVOWEL9Across60 Upside-down frownSMILE5Across62 ExistARE3Across63 Skip over, in speechELIDE5Across64 MimickedAPED4Across65 Perfect score in Olympic divingTEN3Across66 Many bills in tip jarsONES4Across67

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
The eyes of an emoticon, typicallyCOLON5Down1 Make a case (for)ARGUE5Down2 Opposite of creditDEBIT5Down3 "And ___ bed"SOTO4Down4 NothingNIL3Down5 Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street"ISAW4Down6 4 on a par 3, e.g.BOGEY5Down7 Hard-to-clean-up sparkly stuffGLITTER7Down8 Like good omensAUSPICIOUS10Down9 College instructor, for shortPROF4Down10 "To thine own ___ be true"SELF4Down11 Sudden, powerful gust of windSQUALL6Down13 Used a stool, saySAT3Down16 Athleisure brand originally from ItalyFILA4Down18 Homes on branchesNESTS5Down22 ___ Day (April observance)ARBOR5Down25 Climactic fight in a video gameBOSSBATTLE10Down27 0% filledEMPTY5Down28 Fun word to shout into a canyonECHO4Down30 Fashion inits. in ManhattanDKNY4Down31 Those, en españolESOS4Down32 Puts on, as a jacketDONS4Down33 YokelRUBE4Down34 Apex predator of the oceanORCA4Down35 Marks, as a ballot squareXESIN5Down37 "The Thinker" sculptorRODIN5Down39 Pored overPERUSED7Down42 Not act upBEHAVE6Down43 ___ Sea (arm of the Arctic Ocean)KARA4Down46 Making a plate appearanceATBAT5Down48 Scientist Hubble with a telescope named after himEDWIN5Down50 Fuzzy-feeling leatherSUEDE5Down51 Extremes of the earthPOLES5Down52 Nightwear, informallyPJS3Down53 Oblong tomato typeROMA4Down54 Lose tractionSLIP4Down55 "OK, go ahead"SURE4Down56 Casual collared shirtPOLO4Down58 DesireYEN3Down61

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Tuesday, December 30, 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.