Our NYT Easy Mode Crossword December 12, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Easy Mode Crossword is a newer format where paid subscribers can get access to Friday’s puzzle on Wednesday but with easier clues. If you’ve trying your hand at this new format but still need help, we have you covered.
NYT Easy Mode Crossword December 12, 2025 Answers
If you need help solving the NYT Easy Mode Crossword on 12/12/25, 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 |
Anti-smoking messages, e.g., for short |
| 5A |
___ and effect |
| 10A |
Set of five in any Shakespeare play |
| 14A |
"Crazy, isn't it?!" |
| 16A |
Professional's attire |
| 17A |
Makeshift headgear for somebody paranoid about mind control |
| 18A |
"Not guilty," e.g. |
| 19A |
Groups of workers or athletes |
| 20A |
One might be used to make a bass instrument in a jug band |
| 22A |
Top scores |
| 25A |
Fasteners through which locks are hooked |
| 26A |
City southwest of Barcelona on the Mediterranean |
| 29A |
Lose one's feathers |
| 30A |
Apple tablet |
| 31A |
Film that hasn't been edited |
| 35A |
Cry heartily |
| 36A |
Alternative to frosting often used for elaborate cake decorations |
| 37A |
___ the line |
| 38A |
See 5-Down |
| 40A |
Twofold |
| 41A |
Assists |
| 42A |
Professionals who may help people find their personal fashion sense |
| 44A |
Starting move in tennis |
| 46A |
Measure of light passing through a camera lens |
| 47A |
Large-scale event for galleries |
| 50A |
Rainer Maria ___ (Austrian poet) |
| 53A |
Pointy sewing kit items |
| 54A |
Store sign by some products from infomercials |
| 58A |
Slushy beverage |
| 59A |
"But wait, that's not all!" |
| 60A |
Kind of stain on a gardener's knee |
| 61A |
Dangles |
| 62A |
Assist with a crime |
| 1D |
Word after mosh or peach |
| 2D |
Short comedy piece |
| 3D |
Diarist Frank |
| 4D |
Pull-out couch |
| 5D |
With 38-Across, rhyming way for preschoolers to sit |
| 6D |
Feel poorly |
| 7D |
Cry of disgust |
| 8D |
George Bernard ___, Irish playwright |
| 9D |
Singer James or Jones |
| 10D |
Road-surfacing stuff |
| 11D |
What a movie with a small but devoted following might be said to have |
| 12D |
Bind with rope, say |
| 13D |
Wild guesses |
| 15D |
"The ___," 2024 Kristin Hannah novel about nurses in the Vietnam War |
| 21D |
"Shucks!" |
| 23D |
"The Princess and the Frog" princess |
| 24D |
Debris after some woodworking |
| 26D |
Big name in credit cards |
| 27D |
Each, informally |
| 28D |
Certain fellow student in a chem class |
| 29D |
Houseplants meant to bring good luck |
| 32D |
Things that have been proven to be true |
| 33D |
Farm animal whose name has become synonymous with being the best ever |
| 34D |
Slithery sea creatures |
| 36D |
U.P.S. competitor |
| 39D |
What a band plays at a concert |
| 40D |
Certificate of completion from a school |
| 43D |
Body parts that are "girded" |
| 44D |
Pleasant-tasting |
| 45D |
First of six in a line of Danish kings |
| 48D |
The ___ of least resistance |
| 49D |
Org. concerned with protecting workers |
| 51D |
Turnable part of a door |
| 52D |
To be, in French |
| 55D |
One of 100 in D.C. |
| 56D |
Small unit of work |
| 57D |
Doc for a dachshund |
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.
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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