NYT Crossword hints and answer for December 6, 2025
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Clues72
Across35
Down37
ConstructorMarshal Herrmann
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
It goes around in circles (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIRE→
5A
Winter quaffs (10)
Starts with S, ends with SSPICEDALES→
16A
Source of rhythm in electronic music (10)
Starts with T, ends with TTECHNOBEAT→
17A
With 23-Down, bandolier, e.g. (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAMMO→
18A
Court order (10)
Starts with P, ends with EPLEASERISE→
19A
Chinese surname transliterating "Zuo" (3)
Starts with T, ends with OTSO→
20A
Assessor (5)
Starts with R, ends with RRATER→
22A
Treats whose name is derived from the Arabic for "to drink" (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSORBETS→
24A
Thread organizer (4)
Starts with L, ends with MLOOM→
27A
Home to the Temple of Hephaestus (6)
Starts with A, ends with SATHENS→
28A
Cutters for kitchen installations (8)
Starts with T, ends with STILESAWS→
32A
High-stakes gambler, in Vegas lingo (5)
Starts with W, ends with EWHALE→
33A
Like some car exteriors and hairy legs (5)
Starts with W, ends with DWAXED→
34A
Director Jon M. ___ (3)
Starts with C, ends with UCHU→
35A
Sit, say (4)
Starts with R, ends with TREST→
36A
Many a character on "Breaking Bad" (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONARCO→
37A
Toiletry kit item (4)
Starts with Q, ends with PQTIP→
38A
Portrayer of Glinda in 2024's "Wicked," to fans (3)
Starts with A, ends with IARI→
39A
Cleanse (5)
Starts with D, ends with XDETOX→
40A
"Indubitably!" (5)
Starts with Q, ends with EQUITE→
41A
Honey and sugar, for two (8)
Starts with P, ends with SPETNAMES→
43A
Holder of arrows (6)
Starts with Q, ends with RQUIVER→
44A
That stinks! (4)
Starts with O, ends with RODOR→
45A
Penn athletes (7)
Starts with Q, ends with SQUAKERS→
46A
Website that competes with PCMag (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCNET→
49A
Having a good aura, in slang (5)
Starts with V, ends with YVIBEY→
51A
"___ dat?" (3)
Starts with W, ends with OWHO→
52A
"That's crazy!" (10)
Starts with H, ends with SHOLYSMOKES→
55A
Hippie happening (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBEIN→
56A
Warning preceding some "madness" during March Madness (10)
Starts with U, ends with TUPSETALERT→
57A
"Please, Mom?" (4)
Starts with C, ends with ICANI→
58A
Side effect after a BBQ meal, informally (10)
Starts with M, ends with SMEATSWEATS→
59A
Aussie predator (4)
Starts with C, ends with CCROC→
Down
1D
Closing statement? (10)
Starts with T, ends with PTHATSAWRAP→
2D
"Count me in!" (10)
Starts with I, ends with EIAMSOTHERE→
3D
Lead-in to some juicy gossip (10)
Starts with R, ends with TRUMORHASIT→
4D
___ rating (chess stat) (3)
Starts with E, ends with OELO→
5D
Big Apple cathedral (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTPATS→
6D
Fur trade exports (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPELTS→
7D
Frozen treat (4)
Starts with I, ends with EICEE→
8D
Singer with the top 10 albums "Crash" and "Brat" (9)
Starts with C, ends with XCHARLIXCX→
9D
Tennis duo? (3)
Starts with E, ends with SENS→
10D
It might go for a buck (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDOE→
11D
American battle tank named for a general (6)
Starts with A, ends with SABRAMS→
12D
First name in Norse exploration (4)
Starts with L, ends with FLEIF→
13D
No trouble (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
14D
Dish commonly made in a Dutch oven (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTEW→
20D
Former French president ___ Coty (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERENE→
23D
See 17-Across (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBELT→
25D
Bread spread (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOLEO→
26D
Its first and second editions were published more than 60 yrs. apart (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOED→
28D
Sacred Polynesian plants (5)
Starts with T, ends with STAROS→
29D
Yoga pants and such (10)
Starts with A, ends with RACTIVEWEAR→
30D
Endangered African grazer (10)
Starts with W, ends with OWHITERHINO→
31D
Very fast, in a way (10)
Starts with S, ends with CSUPERSONIC→
33D
Ratty is one in "The Wind in the Willows" (9)
Starts with W, ends with EWATERVOLE→
36D
Title film character with a "lucky fin" (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONEMO→
37D
Longtime Nestlé product (4)
Starts with Q, ends with KQUIK→
40D
Spot to dock (4)
Starts with Q, ends with YQUAY→
42D
"Wait a sec" (6)
Starts with N, ends with TNOTYET→
43D
Pursuits (6)
Starts with Q, ends with SQUESTS→
45D
Classic arcade game with a pyramid (5)
Starts with Q, ends with TQBERT→
46D
Shark bait (4)
Starts with C, ends with MCHUM→
47D
"Negative" (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOPE→
48D
Who's asked the musical question "Do you want to build a snowman?" (4)
Starts with E, ends with AELSA→
50D
Longtime catalog purveyor (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIKEA→
53D
Washington and Adams in Chicago: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSTS→
54D
Wide mouth (3)
Starts with M, ends with WMAW→
55D
Email abbr. (3)
Starts with B, ends with CBCC→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for December 6, 2025?+
72 clues: 35 Across and 37 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Marshal Herrmann and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: It goes around in circles (TIRE); Winter quaffs (SPICEDALES); Booty (HAUL).
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