New York Times Crossword December 5 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword December 5 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 68 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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Home to Kotoka International AirportGHANA5Across1 Many a wearer of a long robe called a thawbSAUDI5Across6 Can't-miss purchases?SEASONTICKETS13Across11 Words of cautionDONTPOKETHEBEAR15Across14 ThresholdEVE3Across16 Ties upENLACES7Across17 Coastal waterwayRIA3Across18 UpRISEN5Across19 Subject of the Bouguereau painting "The Abduction of Psyche"EROS4Across21 Colombian city of 2+ millionCALI4Across22 Dutch artist Jan van der ___MEER4Across23 CurtailSTEM4Across24 Stick in an orchestraBATON5Across25 Spot likely to smearATTACKAD8Across26 They aren't party peopleLONERS6Across28 Cut, as with a box cutterSLIT4Across29 "Fun-size"MINI4Across30 Film with the tagline "Someone has taken their love for scary movies one step too far"SCREAM6Across31 Words of retaliationTAKETHAT8Across34 Word with fire or falseALARM5Across38 Hotel listingRATE4Across39 One and the otherBOTH4Across40 Big name in chip productionLAYS4Across41 BundlePILE4Across42 Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush"PESTO5Across43 RefugeARK3Across44 Where much of "Brokeback Mountain" was filmedALBERTA7Across45 It's perfectTEN3Across47 "Might as well give it a shot ..."HEREGOESNOTHING15Across48 Age at which you just learned something you should have realized before, facetiouslyTODAYYEARSOLD13Across51 Something blocked by censorsCURSE5Across52 1944 Pacific battle siteLEYTE5Across53

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What clones shareGENESET7Down1 It might be on a rackHAT3Down2 Ski town that shares its name with a treeASPEN5Down3 "High" timeNOON4Down4 Image that's just over a foot, informallyANKLETAT8Down5 "Arrested Development," e.g.SITCOM6Down6 PinesACHES5Down7 Relatives of banjolelesUKES4Down8 Nebraska senator FischerDEB3Down9 RepeatITERATE7Down10 Council, in RussianSOVIET6Down11 Got mistyTEARED6Down12 Sea shanty singerSAILOR6Down13 Skin layer with hair folliclesDERMA5Down14 Show stoppers, sometimesRAINS5Down15 Items on many a back-to-school supply listERASERS7Down20 "Is this possible?!?"CANITBE7Down22 Take a little off the topSKIM4Down24 Dog treatBONE4Down25 Silent sortCLAM4Down27 FancyLIKE4Down28 Kind of instinctMATERNAL8Down30 Mohamed ___, Egyptian soccer starSALAH5Down31 Shade of redCLARET6Down32 Big name in fast foodRAYKROC7Down33 "Honor Thy Father" writer, 1971TALESE6Down34 ArgumentativeHOSTILE7Down35 Get toATTEND6Down36 Minimal coverage provider?THONG5Down37 Hearty steakhouse servingRIBEYE6Down39 TricksPLOYS5Down42 Unwitting markPATSY5Down43 Thickening agent found in many vegan recipesAGAR4Down45 RacedTORE4Down46 Dot follower in academiaEDU3Down49 SpicyHOT3Down50

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, December 5, 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.