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NYT Crossword — December 27, 2025

Saturday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 70 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues

1Org. that organizes rec leagues

5___ Seton, author of "Foxfire" and "Katherine"

9Interloper whom no one seems to know, informally

14Audio sensors

15Ring on a coaster?

17It offers a narrow point of view

18"At this point, that's no surprise"

19Price-ending digits, often

21Gets into a tight spot

22City west of Knoxville

24Knights of ___, ancient cult in the "Star Wars" universe

25Group that protects the QB

26Cruising, say

28Bussing on the street, e.g., in brief

31Halves of Hamiltons

32Superman's mother

34Some stream settings

40"I ___ bored!"

41Word that may precede itself?

43Many a popular TikTok

45Fantasy author Bardugo

47Amazon wrapper

48Thermostat display, informally

51Gets dragged along on a beach trip?

55What many wine corks do

56March Madness group

59Put on a finishing touch

60Man's name that describes a radio that's lost half its frequencies?

61Pitch one might try to perfect

63Certain wings

Down

35 clues

1Unambiguous question type

2One of Time magazine's "Most Influential Teens" during the 2010s

3Style of French fries

4They may go in for cursing

5Winner of the 1974 rematch "Super Fight II"

6Phrase on some seasoning labels

7"That's what I said!"

9Wilma Flintstone and Jane Jetson, for two

10___ Brown, host on the Food Network

112021 science fiction novel by Nnedi Okorafor

12"Whatcha ___?"

13Makes a choice

16John with some ground-breaking inventions

23Spot for a sub

27"Do the Right Thing" pizzeria

28Cold bathhouse amenity

29Extreme music subgenre with heavily distorted guitars

31"The soul should always stand ___": Emily Dickinson

35Historical region of southwestern France

37Best performances by an actor in a short film?

38"No day but today!"

46First responder, for short

47Hollywood icon Davis

49Actor ___ Jackson Jr.

50British baby buggies

51Officially joins

53South American monkey with a reduplicative name

57What may appear after dusk and before dawn

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Stats & info

Saturday, Dec 27, 2025

15×15

Grid size

70

Total entries

28/197

Black / letter cells

5.6

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Hardest

Saturday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedDec 27, 2025

DaySaturday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorKatie Hoody

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 35 down

Longest entries

36AZip15 ltrs 7D"That's what I said!"15 ltrs 15ARing on a coaster?10 ltrs 18A"At this point, that's no surprise"10 ltrs 56AMarch Madness group10 ltrs

Saturday is the hardest grid of the week, themeless and clued as obliquely as the editor allows. This grid has 28 black squares and averages 5.6 letters per entry.