NYT Crossword December 28 2025 Answers (12/28/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for December 28 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword December 28, 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 28, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 12/28/25, 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 Poet with a 1982 posthumous Pulitzer
6A S.L.R. insert since the early 2000s
12A Baths in Bath
16A Comedian Notaro
19A Host Tyler of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
20A One sporting an article of apparel
21A Sign in a theater
22A Droll
23A Rock of Ages
25A How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
27A Prop for a proposal
28A College credit hours
29A Far from fore
31A Starting section
32A Fab Four drummer
34A "I can handle that for you"
36A Swallow something hook, line and sinker
38A Subject of some modern maps
41A Boots out
43A Ending with Butler or Bard
44A A Class Act
47A A Strange Loop
50A Played a part
51A Baldwin of "30 Rock"
53A Ran in the rain, perhaps
54A Brig pair
55A New Mexico skiing locale
56A Full legislative assembly
58A Personification of darkness, in Greek myth
60A Shapiro of public radio
61A Buds
62A Chips go-with
64A Straight up
67A A Little Night Music
69A Rent
70A A Chorus Line
72A Creatures formed from the fingers of the sea goddess Sedna, in Inuit myth
73A Personal histories
74A Automatons, informally
75A Cell letters
76A "___ down the hatches!"
78A Nursery rhyme couple
80A Cribbage markers
81A Sine's reciprocal, in trig
84A Bit of power
86A Japanese noodle
87A Wave to, say
88A The Producers
91A Into the Woods
93A ___ Lingus
94A Intertwine
95A Halloween haul
96A In tears
99A Eschew the high road, say
101A ___ Dame
104A Repeatedly hit hard
105A Dollop
106A Pop group
109A Sitar great Shankar
111A The Wiz
113A Mean Girls
116A Chess pieces
117A Bombeck who wrote "At Wit's End"
118A File often installed with computer programs
119A Do penance
120A Apply
121A Hurdle for a J.D.-to-be
122A Became aware of
123A "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker
1D Playground area, often
2D Fearsome felines
3D Plus
4D "One of These Nights" band
5D Makeshift tip collector
6D Epitome of graceful beauty
7D Arnaz of "I Love Lucy"
8D Certain stock holder
9D Came about
10D Kylo ___ of "Star Wars"
11D Gig of a lifetime
12D Advanced
13D Guitar, slangily
14D Front-of-the-line credential
15D Cousin of a mink
16D Cheep trills?
17D Dodger's comeuppance
18D Indoor recess locale
24D Super-excited, in slang
26D One "T" of TNT
30D Least hale
33D Foxx of 1970s TV
35D Judge pro ___
36D Piano pupil's practice piece
37D Short boxers, e.g.
39D How some medicines are taken
40D Apt name for a distance runner?
42D Oldsmobile Cutlass model
44D Like 45-Down's flaw
45D Mythical figure undone by hubris
46D Prima ballerina
48D Uses an alternate account to play against easier opponents, in gamer-speak
49D Police weapon
52D Transition points
56D Blue Ribbon brand
57D Ice cream parlor offerings
59D Borscht base
61D Classic theater name
63D Struggles with sibilant sounds
65D Law, but not order
66D Hints
68D Word with record or union
69D World capital near the Andean foothills
70D Give a twist
71D Downright mean
73D Bit of wisdom
74D Founder of the Mughal Empire
77D String-plucking sound
79D Sources in etymology
80D Prone
81D Some summers, in brief
82D Black-and-white desserts
83D Université with a Pierre and Marie Curie campus
85D Shell filling stations
87D Basic programming command
89D Chicken pieces
90D Part of AT&T: Abbr.
92D Ballet or bourrée, in Bourgogne
97D Do a diner job
98D Gathering of moles
100D Setting for Cole Porter's "Anything Goes"
102D Continued interminably
103D Discus throw at the Olympics, e.g.
105D Buzzing nuisance
107D Glitzy fabric
108D Like some cheese
110D "Gotcha"
111D Blue-necked bird
112D "___ Believer"
114D Flock formation
115D Blue-winged bird

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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