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NYT Crossword — December 1, 2025

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

37 clues

1Office announcement

9Repairs a hole

14Ingredient in some smoothie bowls

16To no ___ (without success)

17"Remedy" for a riled-up person

19Dashboard instrument

20CR-V or Civic

21George who played Sulu on "Star Trek"

23Headstone letters

24Penalty for bank fraud

27Read thoroughly

29Rowing implement

30"Madam, I'm ___"

39Lower, as the lights

40Hip person, in old slang

42Genre for Cardi B or LL Cool J

43Curry of the N.B.A., informally

45Boat tie-up location

46Tortilla ingredient

47Enjoy a banquet

49Goes over by hand, as a drawing

57"I've solved it!"

58Creator of Asteroids and Pong

59"You should come foraging with me, because I'm a ___" (bad pun)

62Assigned stars, say

64Cause of some wintry weather ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across

66Woman who bests Sherlock in "A Scandal in Bohemia"

67Largest joint in the body

68Some airport listings, for short

69Sends an eggplant emoji, say

70Feudal underling

71Fresh and glowing, in skin-care terminology

Down

41 clues

1___ 1 (speed of sound)

2Result of yelling into a cave

3Supercomputer precursor

4Container on a ship from the Mideast

6Best of the best

7Narnian talking lion

8Classic music style beloved by Weird Al Yankovic

9Performance in which a lady might be sawed in half

10Actress Noblezada of "Hadestown"

11Third-smallest country in the world (eight square miles)

12"Dinner is served!"

13Caught some Z's

18Country where sticky rice is a staple

22Prefix with friendly

26British singer Rita

27Adds unnecessary words to

28Computer menu heading next to "File"

32Preceder of skip and jump

33Ex-QB Manning

34Absolutely nail

36Bit of musical flair

37Effortlessness

38Establishments offering facials

40Game in which sound effects are banned

41Counterpart to sciences

44Split-___ soup

50Bit of musical flair

51"Les Misérables" setting

52Midway Airport alternative

53Hospital glove material

55Disposed (to)

56Edmonton hockey player

60Chew, like a dog on a bone

63Tolkien tree creature

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Stats & info

Monday, Dec 1, 2025

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

36/189

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

13 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedDec 1, 2025

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorHannah Binney

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 41 down

Longest entries

24APenalty for bank fraud13 ltrs 51AAntithesis13 ltrs 17A"Remedy" for a riled-up person9 ltrs 64ACause of some wintry weather ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across9 ltrs 3DSupercomputer precursor9 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.