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NYT Crossword — December 13, 2025

Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 62 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

0 of 62 revealed

1B

2A

3D

4B

5R

6E

7A

8T

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10C

U

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R

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D

C

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A

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12F

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D

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13S

14G

A

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Y

15N

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16E

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17S

18E

S

P

19H

O

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P

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20K

21R

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25N

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D

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G

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31S

32O

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K

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34P

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35M

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37G

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C

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40O

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D

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41L

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44P

H

45O

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46A

47W

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48O

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50Y

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51S

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52M

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53D

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54S

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Across

32 clues

1Possible turnoff on a first date

10Spicy shellfish dish

12Yellow 5 and Red 40, for two

14City SE of Chicago

15"Cool beans!"

18"Knowing" without really knowing, for short

19Shade of the gay pride triangle

21Cry in many a horror film

22Actress Birch of "Hocus Pocus"

24Robert Byrd was one for 51 years: Abbr.

29Connect to the internet via mobile hotspot, as a device

32Home heating component

34Board of creatives?

36Ready to dive in, say

39Ticker tape?: Abbr.

40First, second or third

45They travel through tubes

48Gluttonous request … or what this puzzle has vis-à-vis the possible answer lengths?

52Morning prayer

53Doorbell sounds

54Weapon that killed Medusa, in myth

Down

30 clues

3Alternative to a snake

4Fancy hotel amenities

5Orangutan, by another name

6Include later, as video footage

9Order at a restaurant

10Creator of some bubbles

11"Remember …"

12Audrey Hepburn and Princess Diana, for two

13Some of them may be forgiven

17School viewing?

19Lost all patience

20Mourning peal

23___ Cajun (Creole sauce with a rhyming name)

26Cousin of a wolverine

29Article of regalia worn by both Elizabeth II and Pope Paul VI

31Birds also known as "little auks"

32Sign of good reception?

40"Well, whoop-de-doo!"

41Rapper with the 2022 hit "Big Energy"

47Sound from fans

49A little work

50Pitch, roll and ___ (rotations along the three-dimensional axes)

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Stats & info

Saturday, Dec 13, 2025

15×15

Grid size

62

Total entries

37/188

Black / letter cells

6.1

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedDec 13, 2025

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorGene Louise De Vera

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split32 across · 30 down

Longest entries

48AGluttonous request … or what this puzzle has vis-à-vis the possible answer lengths?15 ltrs 10DCreator of some bubbles14 ltrs 11D"Remember …"14 ltrs 12AYellow 5 and Red 40, for two13 ltrs 12DAudrey Hepburn and Princess Diana, for two12 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 37 black squares and averages 6.1 letters per entry.