NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Dec 17, 2025

Complete answer list for the December 17, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Gary Larson and Doug PetersonEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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The Grid

1C
2O
3I
4F
5S
6A
7R
8A
9B
10S
11T
12E
13P
14U
B
O
A
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15L
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N
A
16U
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G
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17P
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Y
18P
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19B
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G
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20S
E
S
H
21U
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22Q
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23O
24U
R
25C
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R
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26C
27H
28A
M
P
S
29A
30T
31T
H
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B
O
32U
33T
34R
A
P
35D
E
C
R
E
E
36A
L
L
Y
37A
M
O
38C
O
39T
U
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40K
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41B
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L
L
42N
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43R
A
44F
R
O
45S
P
O
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46T
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H
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47C
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A
N
48G
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K
49P
S
A
50C
51H
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52S
53L
54O
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55T
56I
57P
58S
59O
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Z
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60S
P
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61I
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62S
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63K
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D
64C
O
T
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A
65A
D
D
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66A
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67H
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T

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Across 37

  1. 1Lock combinations? ↗COIFS
  2. 6___ League ↗ARAB
  3. 10Single instruction ↗STEP
  4. 14Enemy W.W. II vessel ↗UBOAT
  5. 15Turner of old movies ↗LANA
  6. 16Powerful impulse ↗URGE
  7. 17Group of grumps sitting around kvetching? ↗POUTYPARTY
  8. 19Elmer's nemesis ↗BUGS
  9. 20Meeting, casually ↗SESH
  10. 21A smartphone has lots of these ↗USES
  11. 22Centerpiece of "The Hobbit" ↗QUEST
  12. 23Community property pronoun ↗OUR
  13. 25Like barked orders ↗CURT
  14. 26Ali vs. Frazier, e.g.? ↗CHAMPSATTHEBOUT
  15. 34Genre for GloRilla ↗RAP
  16. 35Official mandate ↗DECREE
  17. 36Fellow fighter ↗ALLY
  18. 37Brand once known as "Standard Oil Company of Indiana" ↗AMOCO
  19. 39Mardi Gras day, in brief ↗TUE
  20. 40Works on a muffler, say ↗KNITS
  21. 41Welcome figure on Wall Street, unwelcome figure in a china shop ↗BULL
  22. 42See 50-Down ↗NOSTRA
  23. 44To and ___ ↗FRO
  24. 45Welcome sight on a whale-watching cruise? ↗SPOUTINTHEOCEAN
  25. 48Poindexter ↗GEEK
  26. 49TV freebie of a sort ↗PSA
  27. 50Easter Island's country ↗CHILE
  28. 52Dark-skinned fruit ↗SLOE
  29. 55Pieces of advice ↗TIPS
  30. 59Primordial substance ↗OOZE
  31. 60Painstakingly explain something ... or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across ↗SPELLITOUT
  32. 62Takes a tour of ↗SEES
  33. 63Compassionate ↗KIND
  34. 64Terra ___ ↗COTTA
  35. 65Does the math, in a way ↗ADDS
  36. 66Pot grower? ↗ANTE
  37. 67H, on the N.Y.S.E. ↗HYATT

Down 41

  1. 1Tarot suit associated with the element of water ↗CUPS
  2. 2Yamaha product ↗OBOE
  3. 3What makes a stud become studious? ↗IOUS
  4. 4Fully get ↗FATHOM
  5. 5Hog's home ↗STY
  6. 6"That's a real shame" ↗ALAS
  7. 7Steakhouse order ↗RARE
  8. 8Marchers in sidewalk cracks ↗ANTS
  9. 9Howl at the moon ↗BAY
  10. 10Chevy S.U.V. ↗SUBURBAN
  11. 11Authentic ↗TRUETOLIFE
  12. 12Ones from platypuses have leathery shells ↗EGGS
  13. 13Fly by night ... or by day ↗PEST
  14. 18Compact holder ↗PURSE
  15. 22Neighbor of Ont. ↗QUE
  16. 24Red carpet hairstyle, perhaps ↗UPDO
  17. 25Jost's longtime "Weekend Update" co-anchor ↗CHE
  18. 26Food you might eat wearing a bib ↗CRABS
  19. 27Overplay for the audience ↗HAMUP
  20. 28Was the bigger person, say ↗APOLOGIZED
  21. 29Follow, as advice ↗ACTON
  22. 30Have faith in ↗TRUST
  23. 31Canines, e.g. ↗TEETH
  24. 32Mega- ↗ULTRA
  25. 33Big name in chicken or boxing ↗TYSON
  26. 381990s comedy inspired by "Emma" ↗CLUELESS
  27. 40"Get Smart" bad guys ↗KAOS
  28. 42Suffix with beat or neat ↗NIK
  29. 43Throw off ↗REPEL
  30. 46Stick in the ground? ↗TEE
  31. 47Just about anything on a string ↗CATTOY
  32. 50With 42-Across, the Mafia ↗COSA
  33. 51Cultivated, in a way ↗HOED
  34. 52Start a turn in Twister ↗SPIN
  35. 53Time to do without ↗LENT
  36. 54Gary's ___ Towne Tavern (rival bar on "Cheers") ↗OLDE
  37. 56Minuscule amount ↗IOTA
  38. 57Short stroke ↗PUTT
  39. 58Batting avg., e.g. ↗STAT
  40. 60Rocksteady relative ↗SKA
  41. 61"___ bin ein Berliner" ↗ICH