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NYT Crossword — December 4, 2025

Thursday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 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
1Traditional roofing material for a Cape Cod-style house
6Onetime Volvo competitor
10Letters on Ivan Drago's tracksuit in "Rocky IV"
14Concession admission
15Tourist hot spot in Uttar Pradesh
16Heard, but not seen
17Also + Frozen water
19Actress Rooney
20Hoopsters might hang on to them
21Mate
22Name of eight English kings
23Put into practice
24Three squared + Slide
27Brand with "counting sheep" mascots
29Stop right there!
30___ Luís, Brazilian city of 1.1+ million
31Veterinarian's interest
35Buzzed, in a way
36Italian "darling" + Top-shelf
39Deep shade of green
40Like kilts and some drapes
41"___ is a revolt against fate": André Malraux
42Prefix with tracking
43Uncool bunch
47Northern tribe + Toe trouble
52"Niiiiice!"
53Dances around?
54Org. with a fraud hotline
55"___ upon a midnight dreary ..."
56Stink
57Auto + Consumed
60Cavuto of cable news
61Fruit so named for its wrinkly skin
62Sharp fingernail, humorously
63Curling current
64Get the win over
65Multiheaded monster of myth

Down

39 clues
1Oranges, but not apples
2Precocious literary resident of the Plaza Hotel
3One who expects the apocalyptic worst
4Aims to sell for, as a price
5Last name in "The Last Jedi"
6Evil one
7Flexible
8Eyebrow, essentially
9Sweetie
10Follows through on one's R.S.V.P., say
11Turns the volume way up
12Posture
13Toy with a scent trademarked by Hasbro
18Cosmetics alternative to Essie
22Clutch producer
24Mama's mama
25Swinton of 2024's "The Room Next Door"
26Hawaii, often, on a map
28Besmirches
32Head of the design firm behind One Dallas Center
33Noggin
34Stein's contents
35Secrete
36A little rusty, perhaps
37Element of a certain belt
38Period of abstinence, for some
39Speed equal to roughly 767 miles per hour
42It'll find a way, for short
44Noted name in clowns
45Falsify, as a photo
46Two-time Grammy-winning Easton
48Primitive
49When tripled, a 1962 Elvis movie title
50Go around
51Troupe for troops, in brief
55Jazz great Anita
57Greenhorn
58Input on an alcohol retailer's website
59Advanced degree?

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Stats & info

Thursday, Dec 4, 2025
15×15
Grid size
76
Total entries
36/189
Black / letter cells
5.0
Avg entry length
13 ltrs
Longest entry
Tricky
Thursday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedDec 4, 2025
DayThursday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorStephan Prock and Jeff Chen
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split37 across · 39 down
Longest entries
36AItalian "darling" + Top-shelf13 ltrs24AThree squared + Slide11 ltrs47ANorthern tribe + Toe trouble11 ltrs17AAlso + Frozen water10 ltrs57AAuto + Consumed10 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 36 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.