This page covers the Sunday, December 7, 2025 New York Times Daily Crossword. The date repeats every year, so use the year to confirm you have the right puzzle. Spoilers follow.
December 7, 2025 NYT crossword answers
Spoiler warning: The entries below reveal answers from the puzzle. The clues and answers are listed together for easier checking. The dated answer index is from WordDB; puzzle details are reported by Crossword Chef, so these are secondary references rather than an official NYT answer key.
| Entry | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Across | Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison? | POWER COUPLE |
| 25-Across | John James Audubon? | BIRDBRAIN |
| 38-Across | Samuel Morse? | CABLEGUY |
| 43-Across | Sir Edmund Hillary? | MOUNTAIN GOAT |
| 59-Across | Sir Isaac Newton? | MOTIONDETECTOR |
| 74-Across | Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses | PARTED |
| 80-Across | Gregor Mendel? | SEEDYCHARACTER |
| 93-Across | Henry Ford? | DRIVING FORCE |
| 115-Across | Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung? | DREAMTEAM |
| 118-Across | Galileo Galilei? | STARWITNESS |
See the WordDB dated answer index for its full list of entries. Crossword Chef’s December 7 puzzle page lists the clues and puzzle metadata.
About the Sunday puzzle
Crossword Chef identifies Kate Jensen as the constructor and reports a 21×21 grid with 138 clues: 66 Across and 72 Down. Its site rates the puzzle 5.5/10 for difficulty; that is Crossword Chef’s rating, not an NYT rating.
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Other standout clues listed on the puzzle page include 4-Down, “Pest whose name is a homophone for what you might do when you see it,” and 61-Down, “Alter, as a T-shirt for a Phish concert, say.”
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- Open the New York Times Crossword Archive help page for archive instructions.
- Choose the Daily puzzle archive, then navigate to December and select the year and date you want.
- For help with solving features or printing, consult the NYT Crossword help page. The Help Center says archived puzzles can be printed from the web and print options may include a solution; availability can vary by puzzle.
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