Our NYT Crossword Hints for December 7, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword 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 paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, December 7, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 12/7/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Fancy dos
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6A. Count me out
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11A. Cantankerous captain of fiction
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15A. Lab provisions?
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19A. Bit of letter-shaped hardware
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20A. Attended
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21A. New York university based in Manhattan
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22A. A "bear of very little brain"
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23A. Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison?
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25A. John James Audubon?
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27A. Victorian-era prescription for melancholy
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28A. They'll make it up to you
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30A. Stumble or lurch
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31A. Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir.
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32A. Dictionary tag: Abbr.
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34A. Summer camper's conveyance
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36A. Emmy-winning actor Ray
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38A. Samuel Morse?
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43A. Sir Edmund Hillary?
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46A. Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island
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47A. Bit of cacao
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49A. Come out on top
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50A. Suffix with hypn-
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51A. Trees commonly confused with birches
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54A. Deposit that might gather interest?
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55A. Cheeky
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59A. Sir Isaac Newton?
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62A. Cattle calls?
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63A. "Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit)
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64A. TV tavern visited by Mayor Quimby
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65A. Shoe covering
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67A. It's often rapped but never spoken
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68A. Like beds on lazy Saturdays
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70A. Cuts back
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71A. Outfit that may have a hood
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73A. Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations
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74A. Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses
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76A. Rain on your wedding day, perhaps
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77A. . . .
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79A. Oui : non :: ja : ___
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80A. Gregor Mendel?
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83A. Hint
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85A. Gives a thumbs-up
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86A. Basic tenet of improv
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87A. Sister to Lex Luthor
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88A. With love, musically
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91A. A urinal, according to Duchamp
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92A. Remedies
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93A. Henry Ford?
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98A. Orville and Wilbur Wright?
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100A. Give a darn, again?
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101A. Food and water, e.g.
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103A. College located in Cedar Rapids
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104A. "That sounds awful!"
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105A. Noble title
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108A. Bit of letter-shaped hardware
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110A. Unexpected endings
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115A. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung?
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118A. Galileo Galilei?
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120A. Genesis
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121A. Roof overhang
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122A. Weirdly spooky
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123A. Church staple
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124A. "Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase)
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125A. Part of a wooden bench
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126A. "In other words," in other words
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127A. Trips around the sun
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1D. Solos at a party, say
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2D. The duck in "Peter and the Wolf"
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3D. Future birthplace of Captain Kirk
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4D. Pest whose name is a homophone for what you might do when you see it
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5D. Gone to great lengths
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6D. ___ Jima
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7D. One of the Fab Four
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8D. Jelly you wouldn't pair with peanut butter
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9D. Arabic greeting and farewell
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10D. Canned fuel used in making fondue
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11D. Broadcast to squad cars, in brief
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12D. Slim margin of victory
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13D. One chain x one furlong
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14D. Amelia ___, maid of children's literature
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15D. Its showers bring flowers: Abbr.
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16D. Grant a mortgage, say
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17D. Where one's trip begins
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18D. "Golly, that's cool!"
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24D. Rock climber's handhold
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26D. Russian crepes
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29D. Starter, perhaps
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33D. Is felt strongly
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35D. Firmly establishes
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37D. Crazy Horse and fellow tribespeople
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38D. Bite down hard
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39D. Musical tool popularized by T-Pain
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40D. Personification of England, Scotland and Wales
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41D. Sets of points, in math
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42D. "Jeepers creepers!"
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44D. Pied-à-___
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45D. Michigan, in Chicago: Abbr.
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48D. Word after you or wanna
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51D. "And giving ___, up the chimney he rose"
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52D. Nullify
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53D. ___ cat
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56D. Like many Russian housing blocks
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57D. Made more enticing
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58D. French fashion inits.
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60D. Oldest independent state in the Arab world
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61D. Alter, as a T-shirt for a Phish concert, say
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66D. Idealist
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67D. Actress Rowlands
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69D. She-shed's counterpart
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70D. Like some nails found in a drugstore
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72D. Geek (out)
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73D. Drone or queen
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75D. Want from
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76D. Catherine of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind"
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78D. Uncouth
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81D. Farm-share program, for short
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82D. Hint
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84D. Self-proclaimed "Rap God"
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85D. __ chart
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89D. Like many couples at theaters
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90D. McFlurry flavor
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92D. Something for canines to sink their canines into
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93D. Toil
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94D. Wish one could take back
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95D. Arrival announcement
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96D. ___ Lannister, "Game of Thrones" queen
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97D. Like professional publications
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99D. Indian flatbread
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102D. Trap
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106D. Not just theoretical
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107D. It runs hot
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109D. Drab color for una casa
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111D. Concerning
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112D. Sonic the Hedgehog company
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113D. Feodor I, for one
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114D. Taxpayer IDs
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116D. Morning times, in brief
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117D. Encountered
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119D. Kind of nurse or suit
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.
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