NYT Crossword December 5 2025 Answers (12/5/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for December 5 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword December 5, 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 5, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 12/5/25, 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 Home to Kotoka International Airport
6A Many a wearer of a long robe called a thawb
11A Can't-miss purchases?
14A Words of caution
16A Threshold
17A Ties up
18A Coastal waterway
19A Up
21A Subject of the Bouguereau painting "The Abduction of Psyche"
22A Colombian city of 2+ million
23A Dutch artist Jan van der ___
24A Curtail
25A Stick in an orchestra
26A Spot likely to smear
28A They aren't party people
29A Cut, as with a box cutter
30A "Fun-size"
31A Film with the tagline "Someone has taken their love for scary movies one step too far"
34A Words of retaliation
38A Word with fire or false
39A Hotel listing
40A One and the other
41A Big name in chip production
42A Bundle
43A Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush"
44A Refuge
45A Where much of "Brokeback Mountain" was filmed
47A It's perfect
48A "Might as well give it a shot ..."
51A Age at which you just learned something you should have realized before, facetiously
52A Something blocked by censors
53A 1944 Pacific battle site
1D What clones share
2D It might be on a rack
3D Ski town that shares its name with a tree
4D "High" time
5D Image that's just over a foot, informally
6D "Arrested Development," e.g.
7D Pines
8D Relatives of banjoleles
9D Nebraska senator Fischer
10D Repeat
11D Council, in Russian
12D Got misty
13D Sea shanty singer
14D Skin layer with hair follicles
15D Show stoppers, sometimes
20D Items on many a back-to-school supply list
22D "Is this possible?!?"
24D Take a little off the top
25D Dog treat
27D Silent sort
28D Fancy
30D Kind of instinct
31D Mohamed ___, Egyptian soccer star
32D Shade of red
33D Big name in fast food
34D "Honor Thy Father" writer, 1971
35D Argumentative
36D Get to
37D Minimal coverage provider?
39D Hearty steakhouse serving
42D Tricks
43D Unwitting mark
45D Thickening agent found in many vegan recipes
46D Raced
49D Dot follower in academia
50D Spicy

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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