NYT Crossword Solver - Answers & Clues - Dec 5, 2025

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NYT CROSSWORDFriday, December 5, 2025

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Click cells to see clues. Black squares are blocked cells.

1. Home to Kotoka International Airport

6. Many a wearer of a long robe called a thawb

11. Can't-miss purchases?

14. Words of caution

18. Coastal waterway

21. Subject of the Bouguereau painting "The Abduction of Psyche"

22. Colombian city of 2+ million

23. Dutch artist Jan van der ___

25. Stick in an orchestra

26. Spot likely to smear

28. They aren't party people

29. Cut, as with a box cutter

31. Film with the tagline "Someone has taken their love for scary movies one step too far"

34. Words of retaliation

38. Word with fire or false

39. Hotel listing

40. One and the other

41. Big name in chip production

43. Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush"

45. Where much of "Brokeback Mountain" was filmed

47. It's perfect

48. "Might as well give it a shot ..."

51. Age at which you just learned something you should have realized before, facetiously

52. Something blocked by censors

53. 1944 Pacific battle site

1. Home to Kotoka International Airport

6. Many a wearer of a long robe called a thawb

11. Can't-miss purchases?

14. Words of caution

18. Coastal waterway

21. Subject of the Bouguereau painting "The Abduction of Psyche"

22. Colombian city of 2+ million

23. Dutch artist Jan van der ___

25. Stick in an orchestra

26. Spot likely to smear

28. They aren't party people

29. Cut, as with a box cutter

31. Film with the tagline "Someone has taken their love for scary movies one step too far"

34. Words of retaliation

38. Word with fire or false

39. Hotel listing

40. One and the other

41. Big name in chip production

43. Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush"

45. Where much of "Brokeback Mountain" was filmed

47. It's perfect

48. "Might as well give it a shot ..."

51. Age at which you just learned something you should have realized before, facetiously

52. Something blocked by censors

53. 1944 Pacific battle site

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About NYT Crossword

NYT Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that challenges players to fill in words both across and down. Each puzzle features clues that range from straightforward definitions to clever wordplay, making it an engaging mental workout perfect for puzzle enthusiasts of all skill levels.

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Fill in the grid with answers to the clues

Answers go ACROSS (left to right) and DOWN (top to bottom)

Each numbered clue corresponds to a starting square in the grid

Letters in intersecting words must match

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