NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Dec 24, 2025

Complete answer list for the December 24, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Ella DershowitzEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1575 clues

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Across 38

  1. 1Whom you might say "hey" to every day ↗SIRI
  2. 5Collect ↗AMASS
  3. 10Indicator of an important email ↗STAR
  4. 14One of many in a Swiss Army knife ↗TOOL
  5. 15"Name your ___" ↗PRICE
  6. 16Predator in a pod ↗ORCA
  7. 17Salad topping that's actually from America and is rarely consumed in its namesake land ↗ITALIANDRESSING
  8. 20Wheelchair access paths ↗RAMPS
  9. 21Spanish "Listen up!" ↗OYE
  10. 22"Shucks, you're too kind" ↗AWGEE
  11. 23As a P.S. ↗ALSO
  12. 25Sharp quality ↗EDGE
  13. 27"Out of Africa" author actually named Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke ↗ISAKDINESEN
  14. 30Knee parts, for short ↗ACLS
  15. 32Wee winter workers ↗ELVES
  16. 33It keeps the rain away ↗TARP
  17. 36Shout at a Real Madrid game ↗GOL
  18. 37Kosher barbecue option ↗BEEFRIB
  19. 39Kenan's partner in comedy ↗KEL
  20. 40Where Noah's Ark landed ↗ARARAT
  21. 42Grant ↗GIVETO
  22. 44Observance celebrating a decision actually made on July 2 — the date when John Adams predicted it would be celebrated ↗INDEPENDENCEDAY
  23. 48"Scream" queen Campbell ↗NEVE
  24. 49Jockey's handful ↗REINS
  25. 50Humans : Homo :: bees : ___ ↗APIS
  26. 51Frees (of) ↗RIDS
  27. 53Includes online, in a way ↗CCS
  28. 54Blueprint ↗PLAN
  29. 55Some high-level H.S. classes ↗APS
  30. 56Aids for minors buying liquor ... or a hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across ↗FAKEIDS
  31. 59___ Faire ↗REN
  32. 61Shrub that sounds regretful ↗RUE
  33. 62Telethon contributions ↗PLEDGES
  34. 63Ironman race, familiarly ↗TRI
  35. 64Kind of oil in some edibles ↗CBD
  36. 65"How ___ It End?" (Taylor Swift song) ↗DID
  37. 66Lunch lady's hair holder ↗NET
  38. 67Fancy handbag inits. ↗YSL

Down 37

  1. 1Recipe directive ↗STIR
  2. 2Speck ↗IOTA
  3. 3Travel without an itinerary, say ↗ROAM
  4. 4"Count me out" ↗ILLPASS
  5. 5Org. for therapists ↗APA
  6. 6Silly character on the "Sesame Street" segment "Elmo's World" ↗MRNOODLE
  7. 7"S.N.L." alum Bryant ↗AIDY
  8. 8Free copy of a film sent to awards show voters ↗SCREENER
  9. 9Perceive ↗SEE
  10. 10"That's very kind of you" ↗SOSWEET
  11. 11Class where you learn how to get a tan? ↗TRIG
  12. 12Pimples ↗ACNE
  13. 13Fury ↗RAGE
  14. 18Cuba, por ejemplo ↗ISLA
  15. 19Looks weighed down ↗SAGS
  16. 24Pesky biter, informally ↗SKEETER
  17. 26Patterns ↗DESIGNS
  18. 27Unwise ↗ILLADVISED
  19. 28Procedure with frozen eggs, for short ↗IVF
  20. 29No-clothes college gathering ↗NAKEDPARTY
  21. 30"Really, we're still doing this?!" ↗AGAIN
  22. 31Convenient spot for a pint ↗CORNERPUB
  23. 34Orthodontists' offerings ↗RETAINERS
  24. 35Tricksy schemes ↗PLOYS
  25. 37Cooked rice, in Korean cuisine ↗BAP
  26. 38Ballpoint brand ↗BIC
  27. 41Clarinetist's need ↗REED
  28. 43Wiener schnitzel meat ↗VEAL
  29. 45Snogged ↗NECKED
  30. 46Cut into small cubes ↗DICED
  31. 47Coast Guard rank ↗ENSIGN
  32. 52Cops near Alcatraz, for short ↗SFPD
  33. 54"Hey! Over here!" ↗PSST
  34. 55Rainbow's shape ↗ARC
  35. 57___ Stroker, Tony Award-winning actress in "Oklahoma!" ↗ALI
  36. 58Low mark ↗DEE
  37. 60Zilch ↗NIL