NYT Crossword hints and answer for December 30, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorGeoffrey Schorkopf and Will Eisenberg
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Scoundrels (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCADS→
5A
Pointed end of a pen (3)
Starts with N, ends with BNIB→
8A
Parts not filled in (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGAPS→
12A
Cookies with their name embossed on them (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOREOS→
14A
Prefix with -metric (3)
Starts with I, ends with OISO→
15A
Attracts (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLURES→
17A
Something to wave with pride? (9)
Starts with L, ends with GLGBTQFLAG→
19A
Sardinia, e.g., to Sardinians (5)
Starts with I, ends with AISOLA→
20A
"Absolument!" (6)
Starts with O, ends with IOUIOUI→
21A
Fizzled out completely (8)
Starts with W, ends with TWENTPFFT→
23A
"Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish) (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNET→
24A
In the style of (3)
Starts with A, ends with AALA→
26A
Brand of cooler named for a mythical beast (4)
Starts with Y, ends with IYETI→
27A
Play loudly, as from a speaker (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBLARE→
29A
Break away (from) (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESECEDE→
33A
[That looks delicious …] (5)
Starts with D, ends with LDROOL→
36A
Flashy cycling maneuvers (9)
Starts with B, ends with SBMXTRICKS→
38A
Shared by us (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOURS→
39A
What a new hire might learn, with "the" (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROPES→
40A
"That's not good!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHNO→
41A
"Sunday Night Football" producer (9)
Starts with N, ends with SNBCSPORTS→
43A
Floating markers (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBUOYS→
44A
Wet floor? (6)
Starts with S, ends with DSEABED→
45A
"That's not good!" (5)
Starts with Y, ends with SYIKES→
47A
Opera excerpt (4)
Starts with A, ends with AARIA→
49A
Casual turndown (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNAH→
50A
Psychic's alleged ability, for short (3)
Starts with E, ends with PESP→
53A
They're pulled to garner media attention, informally (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPRSTUNTS→
57A
Music's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g. (6)
Starts with R, ends with ORAPDUO→
59A
Sudden shocks (5)
Starts with J, ends with SJOLTS→
60A
62A
Upside-down frown (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESMILE→
64A
Skip over, in speech (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELIDE→
65A
Mimicked (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAPED→
66A
Perfect score in Olympic diving (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTEN→
67A
Many bills in tip jars (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
Down
1D
The eyes of an emoticon, typically (5)
Starts with C, ends with NCOLON→
2D
Make a case (for) (5)
Starts with A, ends with EARGUE→
3D
Opposite of credit (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDEBIT→
4D
"And ___ bed" (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSOTO→
5D
Nothing (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNIL→
6D
Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street" (4)
Starts with I, ends with WISAW→
7D
4 on a par 3, e.g. (5)
Starts with B, ends with YBOGEY→
8D
Hard-to-clean-up sparkly stuff (7)
Starts with G, ends with RGLITTER→
9D
Like good omens (10)
Starts with A, ends with SAUSPICIOUS→
10D
College instructor, for short (4)
Starts with P, ends with FPROF→
11D
"To thine own ___ be true" (4)
Starts with S, ends with FSELF→
13D
Sudden, powerful gust of wind (6)
Starts with S, ends with LSQUALL→
16D
Used a stool, say (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSAT→
18D
Athleisure brand originally from Italy (4)
Starts with F, ends with AFILA→
22D
Homes on branches (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNESTS→
25D
___ Day (April observance) (5)
Starts with A, ends with RARBOR→
27D
Climactic fight in a video game (10)
Starts with B, ends with EBOSSBATTLE→
28D
0% filled (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEMPTY→
30D
Fun word to shout into a canyon (4)
Starts with E, ends with OECHO→
31D
Fashion inits. in Manhattan (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDKNY→
32D
Those, en español (4)
Starts with E, ends with SESOS→
33D
Puts on, as a jacket (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDONS→
35D
Apex predator of the ocean (4)
Starts with O, ends with AORCA→
37D
Marks, as a ballot square (5)
Starts with X, ends with NXESIN→
39D
"The Thinker" sculptor (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRODIN→
42D
Pored over (7)
Starts with P, ends with DPERUSED→
43D
Not act up (6)
Starts with B, ends with EBEHAVE→
46D
___ Sea (arm of the Arctic Ocean) (4)
Starts with K, ends with AKARA→
48D
Making a plate appearance (5)
Starts with A, ends with TATBAT→
50D
Scientist Hubble with a telescope named after him (5)
Starts with E, ends with NEDWIN→
51D
Fuzzy-feeling leather (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESUEDE→
52D
Extremes of the earth (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPOLES→
53D
Nightwear, informally (3)
Starts with P, ends with SPJS→
54D
Oblong tomato type (4)
Starts with R, ends with AROMA→
55D
Lose traction (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSLIP→
56D
"OK, go ahead" (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESURE→
58D
Casual collared shirt (4)
Starts with P, ends with OPOLO→
61D
Desire (3)
Starts with Y, ends with NYEN→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for December 30, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Geoffrey Schorkopf and Will Eisenberg and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Scoundrels (CADS); Pointed end of a pen (NIB); Parts not filled in (GAPS).
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