NYT Easy Mode Crossword December 26 2025 Answers (12/26/25)

Our NYT Easy Mode Crossword December 26, 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 26, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Easy Mode Crossword on 12/26/25, 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	Sort who may frequently be told to hurry up
9A	Ends abruptly, as a space mission
15A	Sack embellished with a dollar sign, in cartoons
16A	Mass-produced decor, e.g.
17A	Escorting
18A	Grain in some pilaf
19A	Rock that's broken open to reveal crystals
20A	Run the ___ (span the complete range)
22A	Prefix that means "new"
23A	Actress James or Tomlin
24A	Grannies
25A	Use a phone to contact
26A	Initialism on a pay stub
27A	___ Gras (one name for the final day of Carnival)
28A	Christmas song
29A	They might be ordered à la carte from a Mexican food truck
30A	___ Tuesday, (one name for the final day of Carnival)
31A	Circus performer on a wire
35A	Each
36A	State one's beliefs
37A	Brazen
38A	Like a disposable towelette
39A	Extinct bird from New Zealand
42A	___ wolf (possibly antisocial sort)
43A	Superman's family
44A	It might be wrapped in wrapping paper
45A	First responder, in brief
46A	Prefix with active or grade
47A	X-rated flick
48A	Connected (with)
50A	Strong desire to succeed
52A	Turn to bone
53A	Prison roomie
54A	Spanish coin that was replaced by the Euro
55A	Highly valued and respected
1D	With an air of self-satisfaction
2D	Go totally nuts
3D	Waiting to talk to a receptionist, perhaps
4D	Like a neglected garden
5D	Burning funerary heap
6D	Japanese sash worn with a kimono
7D	Largest mammal to primarily get around by hopping on two legs
8D	Field day activity that involves balance with speed
9D	Headmaster Dumbledore
10D	Short spell
11D	Bird that can rotate its head 270 degrees
12D	"Thor: ___" (2017 sequel)
13D	What's typically sought in the plot of a romance novel
14D	Wheel-y important purchase for a new parent?
21D	___ tai (rhyming cocktail name)
24D	Mother-of-pearl
25D	Children's author and illustrator Eric
27D	Something to light that's kept in a book or a box
28D	Repeated cry from a group of protesters
29D	The ones right here
30D	Kind of cheese or army knife
31D	Like many board games and card games
32D	"Pinky swear!"
33D	Large lady in a fairy tale
34D	Incarnations
38D	Got together
39D	Biblical woman whose name sounds like a big name in dictionaries
40D	Worth mentioning
41D	Made amends, as for one's sins
43D	Nairobi's country
44D	"Aw, I fell for it!"
46D	Break in relations
47D	Heap
49D	Run out of juice, as a phone
51D	Crunchy sandwich that often comes with a toothpick

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.