NYT Crossword — December 20, 2025
Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 64 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.
0 of 64 revealed
1A
2G
3A
4S
5S
6I
7E
8M
9B
10A
11R
12K
13V
E
N
T
E
D
14C
R
O
O
N
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R
15O
N
T
I
L
T
16F
O
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T
N
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17W
E
L
L
L
A
18D
I
D
A
H
19M
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W
20E
V
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L
21G
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V
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N
22F
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M
24A
25N
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S
27O
R
28C
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S
29B
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30S
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L
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R
31C
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32S
K
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33S
A
Y
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T
34C
H
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35R
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P
36T
H
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39K
40R
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G
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R
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K
C
45S
A
D
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46M
B
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E
47F
E
A
48T
U
R
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S
49R
E
U
B
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N
50T
O
R
O
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O
51I
N
R
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M
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52S
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Y
53S
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N
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Stats & info
Saturday, Dec 20, 202515×15
Grid size
64
Total entries
35/190
Black / letter cells
5.9
Avg entry length
11 ltrs
Longest entry
Hardest
Saturday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedDec 20, 2025
DaySaturday
ThemeThemeless
ConstructorRobert S. Gard
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split32 across · 32 down
Longest entries
17A"Aren't we all hoity-toity?!"11 ltrs45A[womp, womp]11 ltrs4DExtremely rare, facetiously11 ltrs22DExercise almost to a point of pain11 ltrs25AEvents at which to release one's inner geek9 ltrs
Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 35 black squares and averages 5.9 letters per entry.