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NYT Crossword — December 2, 2025

Tuesday’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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1M
2A
3S
4T
5S
6E
7R
8I
9C
10M
11M
12A
13I
M
M
A
D
14R
A
T
A
15B
E
A
M
16N
O
O
K
S
17D
I
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M
18E
G
G
O
19A
C
R
E
20S
O
S
21E
22C
L
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23J
O
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P
24E
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25L
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26O
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27N
28B
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29A
30M
31S
32C
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35A
G
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36D
R
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37L
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38N
C
39A
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40H
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41O
T
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H
42O
N
43C
D
44A
R
B
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S
45D
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46X
T
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A
47A
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48T
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49P
50G
M
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51I
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54O
55C
56A
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58O
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59C
O
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60B
61E
T
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62A
D
L
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63H
O
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64A
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65S
K
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66O
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67D
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68L
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Across

40 clues
1Posts on a battleship, say
6Comic Idle of Monty Python
10Sport with striking and grappling, for short
13"Grrr!"
14Pro ___ (fairly divided)
15Ray of light
16Cozy corners
17Carpe ___ (seize the day: Lat.)
18Breakfast brand originally known as Froffles
19One of 14 in New York's Liberty Island
20"Please help!"
21Decadent dessert
23Oscar-winning "GoodFellas" actor
25British "facilities"
26Number of U.S. states with a single-syllable name
27The Hawks and the Pelicans, for two
32Longtime home of Stephen Colbert
35A million years, so to speak
36Go on for-ev-er
37Many a TikToker's music rendition
39Deep down
41"That being said …," to a texter
42Like most audiobooks before the rise of streaming
44"We have the meats" sloganeer
45Herbal remedy in a cleanse
47Blue Moon, for one
48"If it be now, ___ not to come": Hamlet
49Family-friendly film fare
54The "O" of A.O.C.
57Little devil
58Scandinavian city that's home to a bunch of Munch
59Fizzy drink
60Weak, submissive person, in modern slang
62Wing it onstage
63Blast
64"Superfruit" whose name has two diacritics
65Carhop's article of footwear
66Go (for)
67Sweet person
68Not nearly as cool

Down

38 clues
1Nicki ___, "Starships" rapper
2Gas brand owned by BP
3Dessert item usually eaten moments after it's made
4Criticize unfairly
51960s antiwar grp.
6Hospital staffer, for short
7With 43-Down, seeking funding from investors … or what you're doing in 4-, 9-, 15- and 38-Down?
8Suffix with Manhattan or Brooklyn
9Brought up the rear
10Prefix that's bigger than kilo-
11Bible figures invoked by O. Henry
12Love of Spanish?
15Grey Goose competitor
20Chicago-to-Indianapolis dir.
22Hairball hacker
24Subject of the Tenth Commandment
28Bit in a friendship bracelet
29Many a Mideast native
301970s sitcom title character who "can turn the world on with her smile"
31Superiors to cpls.
32Oaf
33What spicy food has
34Lay eyes on
35Clearasil target
38"Huh, better than I expected"
40Ring of light
43See 7-Down
46Top of the hour?
47Electric guitarist's accessory
50Communication system for almost two billion people
51Belief system for almost two billion people
52Top-tier
53Not drunk
54Dos cubed
55Business that's owned and managed by its members
56Frequently
61Prefix with conscious
62Communication syst. in which the letter Z is drawn with one's index finger

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025
15×15
Grid size
78
Total entries
39/186
Black / letter cells
4.8
Avg entry length
14 ltrs
Longest entry
Easy
Tuesday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedDec 2, 2025
DayTuesday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorJonathan Baude
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split40 across · 38 down
Longest entries
4DCriticize unfairly14 ltrs15DGrey Goose competitor14 ltrs23AOscar-winning "GoodFellas" actor8 ltrs27AThe Hawks and the Pelicans, for two8 ltrs45AHerbal remedy in a cleanse8 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 39 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.