NYT Crossword December 14 2025 Answers (12/14/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for December 14 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword December 14, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword December 14, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 12/14/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Marvel superhero who can manipulate weather patterns
6A Something fun to take out for a spin
9A Shaquille O'Neal's alma mater, for short
12A Parts of a hand
17A Irritate
18A Recaps
20A Paul whose house is one of the 16 historic sites of Boston's Freedom Trail
21A False alarm announcement?
23A Jedi-in-training
24A Sensible
25A TV host Brzezinski
26A #1 choice, in slang
27A "No ___, ands or buts!"
28A Pollution-fighting org.
29A "Game of Thrones" actor Gillen
31A River that borders the Black Forest
33A "Render ___ Caesar …"
34A Major coin producer
37A Viking I or II
39A Astronaut Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space
40A Nickname for Mark's unsevered best friend in "Severance"
41A They turn red litmus paper blue
42A First chimpanzee to orbit Earth
43A Football blocker?
46A Hair-raising stuff
47A Remodel and resell some real estate
49A Marching band tempo setters
54A Who said "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am"
55A Season to enjoy une glace
56A Ruler before 1917
58A "Black-ish" airer
59A It's a numbers game
60A Clothing for SWAT teams
62A "The Simpsons" character who becomes obsessed with crossword puzzles
64A Puff piece?
66A Like the number of Oscars vis-à-vis the number of Emmys
67A Plant watcher, for short
68A Camera type, in brief
69A Site of some Santa sightings
71A Longtime record label of Elvis Presley
73A 911 responder
74A "Hilarious!"
77A "I mean, kind of ..."
80A "Don't give up!"
81A ¬ or ~, in logic
83A Beat poet ___ Cassady
84A Like some milk, idiomatically
87A ___ on the past
88A Indication of bad service
90A "Much obliged"
92A Crossed the International Date Line from east to west, or west to east (depending on how you look at it)
97A Bundled up
98A Articles are written in this
99A Brand name for naproxen
100A ___ Miss
101A Doll that comes in multiple body types, skin tones, eye colors and hair colors
102A Drink known also as "honey wine"
103A Frosty
105A Subject of Newton's first law
108A Enjoying a soak
110A 1980 horror film starring William Hurt ... or what the shaded squares contain?
112A Fundamental rules of math
113A Loopy writing
114A Star pitcher?
115A "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker
116A Letters for an unscheduled event
117A Prefix with natal
118A Like a bubble bath
1D Surveyed, with "out"
2D Early track star Jim
3D Resident of Honolulu, e.g.
4D Touchless payment tech
5D Internet ___
6D Cheat on, in a way
7D Surgery sites, in brief
8D Video game character with an endless appetite
9D Be in a chat room but not chat
10D Soldiers with long arms
11D Alternative to the euro, in brief
12D Relinquish
13D Director DuVernay
14D Turns back the clock, maybe?
15D Opposite of volunteer
16D Parts of many robots in robot-sumo
19D Area inside the free-throw line, in basketball slang
20D "Gaspard de la Nuit" composer
22D Addresses angrily
23D Variety of violet
26D Urban safety hazard
30D Australia's largest carnivorous mammal
32D Word used 10 times in Roger Ebert's review of "North" (1994)
33D Dissimilar
35D Part of a legendary boast
36D Skips all the ceremony?
38D The brother in "Am I my brother's keeper?"
40D What might be made while clasping one's hands
42D Engineer Gray who, arguably, invented the telephone - and battled Alexander Graham Bell over it in court for years
44D Ballpark figure
45D Kind of tea
46D Sierra automaker
47D Shylock's security
48D Adele song with the lyric "I must have called a thousand times"
50D Non-premium option in a rideshare app
51D Gaming mogul Gabe
52D Ernst Stavro Blofeld, to James Bond
53D Put into piles, perhaps
54D Swear
57D Parking space for an Airstream, say, in brief
61D Did some school reporting?
63D Exceptionally hard timber
65D Amy Winehouse, e.g.
66D Thumbprint alternative on iPhones
68D Reluctant to ask out one's crush, maybe
70D Particularly particular
72D Cafeterias
75D Like many indie films
76D Many characters in the 2007 comedy "Superbad"
78D He had a Billboard Hot 100 hit with "Rubber Duckie"
79D Tortilla de patatas, por ejemplo
82D Where high schoolers work on their numbers?
84D Starship's medical facility
85D Ren faire prop akin to a halberd
86D "Sign me up!"
87D Hair-care item associated with Black culture
89D Like YouTube offerings
91D Commences
92D Rough drafts?
93D Interview guest whom Ali G calls "my man Buzz Lightyear here"
94D Like lowercase i's and j's
95D Sci-fi sequel of 1986
96D Like soft rolls
102D Wordless entertainment
104D Other, to Octavio
106D Brief announcements from a pilot
107D ___ alla bolognese (slow-cooked sauce)
109D Like hell!
110D Play a part, or part of a play
111D Part of N.Y.E.

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

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Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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