NYT Crossword hints and answer for December 11, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorKevin Curry
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Against (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANTI→
5A
Greek goddess swallowed by her father and rescued by her future husband (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHERA→
9A
Suisse peak (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALPE→
13A
Spoils (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLOOT→
14A
Work of Bellini or Bizet (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOPERA→
17A
SEAL … SWAT … B … (10)
Starts with D, ends with SDREAMTEAMS→
19A
Some ways off (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAFAR→
20A
Plane divider (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAISLE→
21A
English town known for its salt (5)
Starts with E, ends with MEPSOM→
23A
Sustainable start? (3)
Starts with E, ends with OECO→
24A
Contraction that's a homophone of 20-Across (3)
Starts with I, ends with LILL→
26A
Author Zora ___ Hurston (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENEALE→
28A
Utopia … 10 … ideal … (14)
Starts with P, ends with TPICTUREPERFECT→
34A
Warms up for a race, say (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJOGS→
35A
Columbus's smallest ship (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANINA→
36A
"No harm, no foul" (5)
Starts with I, ends with KITSOK→
37A
Bus. page news (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIPO→
38A
Landing area in a long jump (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSANDPIT→
40A
Sign for cheap admission (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSRO→
41A
Word with heavy or scrap (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMETAL→
43A
Slip (out), in a way (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSEEP→
44A
Cry over spilt milk? (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOOPS→
45A
Puff … Komodo … Smaug … (14)
Starts with I, ends with SIMAGINEDRAGONS→
48A
Take inspiration from (5)
Starts with O, ends with OOWETO→
49A
Quote from Homer (3)
Starts with D, ends with HDOH→
50A
Cable staple since 1972 (3)
Starts with H, ends with OHBO→
51A
A replay might be seen in this (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSLOMO→
55A
Echo starter (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALEXA→
59A
Prepares to throw (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAIMS→
61A
Fish … scuba … Army … (10)
Starts with T, ends with STHINKTANKS→
63A
Reunion group (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCLAN→
64A
Subject of an Oscars announcement (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEMCEE→
65A
What a dog might do to its owner (4)
Starts with L, ends with KLICK→
66A
Lottery-style gambling game (4)
Starts with K, ends with OKENO→
67A
Dreamcast developer (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASEGA→
68A
Puts two and two together, say (4)
Starts with A, ends with SADDS→
Down
1D
Alan of PBS's "Scientific American Frontiers" (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALDA→
2D
Wrapper at a Japanese restaurant (4)
Starts with N, ends with INORI→
3D
Steps up to, as the line (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOES→
4D
Right-leaning type (7)
Starts with I, ends with SITALICS→
5D
Super-trendy (3)
Starts with H, ends with THOT→
6D
Electrified Olympic weapon (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
7D
Collect, as rewards (4)
Starts with R, ends with PREAP→
8D
Huggers (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARMS→
9D
In the style of (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
10D
Something learned the hard way, often (10)
Starts with L, ends with NLIFELESSON→
11D
Organization promoting international goodwill (10)
Starts with P, ends with SPEACECORPS→
12D
Coin with 12 stars on it (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEURO→
15D
Acting collectively (5)
Starts with A, ends with EASONE→
18D
Un-solid-ify (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMELT→
22D
Be worthy of (5)
Starts with M, ends with TMERIT→
25D
Sol's sister (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALUNA→
27D
Toward the back of the boat (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAFT→
28D
Big wheels in the Vatican? (10)
Starts with P, ends with EPOPEMOBILE→
29D
Ray Charles's first #1 R&B single (1954) (10)
Starts with I, ends with NIGOTAWOMAN→
30D
Hand sanitizer eliminates the need to do this (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERINSE→
32D
Art class staple (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPAPER→
33D
Abrupt endings, of a sort (4)
Starts with T, ends with STKOS→
34D
2022 book paying tribute to a 1960s rock legend (4)
Starts with J, ends with IJIMI→
38D
Narrow openings (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSLITS→
39D
Big Apple debut in 2010 (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIPAD→
42D
This clue's number, for the youngest U.S. president (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAGE→
44D
"Lux-ur-ious!" (7)
Starts with O, ends with AOOHLALA→
46D
Nick of "Cape Fear" (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOLTE→
47D
Pan in the butt? (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGOAT→
50D
Cybersecurity concern (4)
Starts with H, ends with KHACK→
52D
Electrical units (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOHMS→
53D
Maze runners, sometimes (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMICE→
54D
Universal donor's type, informally (4)
Starts with O, ends with GONEG→
56D
Children's author Blyton (4)
Starts with E, ends with DENID→
57D
Popular stick-figure webcomic (4)
Starts with X, ends with DXKCD→
58D
Quizzes (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASKS→
60D
___-cone (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSNO→
62D
New Zealand parrot whose name sounds like a Korean automaker (3)
Starts with K, ends with AKEA→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for December 11, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Kevin Curry and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Against (ANTI); Greek goddess swallowed by her father and rescued by her future husband (HERA); Suisse peak (ALPE).
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