NYT Crossword hints and answer for December 4, 2025
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorStephan Prock and Jeff Chen
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Traditional roofing material for a Cape Cod-style house (5)
Starts with C, ends with RCEDAR→
6A
Onetime Volvo competitor (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSAAB→
10A
Letters on Ivan Drago's tracksuit in "Rocky IV" (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCCCP→
14A
Concession admission (5)
Starts with I, ends with EILOSE→
15A
Tourist hot spot in Uttar Pradesh (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAGRA→
16A
Heard, but not seen (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
17A
Also + Frozen water (10)
Starts with T, ends with ETOOKNOTICE→
19A
Actress Rooney (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMARA→
20A
Hoopsters might hang on to them (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIMS→
22A
Name of eight English kings (5)
Starts with H, ends with YHENRY→
23A
Put into practice (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUSE→
24A
Three squared + Slide (11)
Starts with N, ends with DNINETIESKID→
27A
Brand with "counting sheep" mascots (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASERTA→
29A
Stop right there! (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
30A
___ Luís, Brazilian city of 1.1+ million (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSAO→
31A
Veterinarian's interest (7)
Starts with A, ends with SANIMALS→
35A
Buzzed, in a way (4)
Starts with H, ends with HHIGH→
36A
Italian "darling" + Top-shelf (13)
Starts with C, ends with ECARAMELDELITE→
39A
Deep shade of green (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOSS→
40A
Like kilts and some drapes (7)
Starts with P, ends with DPLEATED→
41A
"___ is a revolt against fate": André Malraux (3)
Starts with A, ends with TART→
42A
Prefix with tracking (3)
Starts with G, ends with OGEO→
43A
Uncool bunch (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNERDS→
47A
Northern tribe + Toe trouble (11)
Starts with C, ends with TCREEPINGOUT→
52A
"Niiiiice!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with HOOH→
53A
Dances around? (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHORAS→
54A
Org. with a fraud hotline (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIRS→
55A
"___ upon a midnight dreary ..." (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONCE→
57A
Auto + Consumed (10)
Starts with C, ends with ECARBONDATE→
60A
Cavuto of cable news (4)
Starts with N, ends with LNEIL→
61A
Fruit so named for its wrinkly skin (4)
Starts with U, ends with IUGLI→
62A
Sharp fingernail, humorously (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTALON→
63A
Curling current (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEDDY→
64A
Get the win over (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBEST→
65A
Multiheaded monster of myth (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHYDRA→
Down
1D
Oranges, but not apples (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCITRUS→
2D
Precocious literary resident of the Plaza Hotel (6)
Starts with E, ends with EELOISE→
3D
One who expects the apocalyptic worst (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDOOMER→
4D
Aims to sell for, as a price (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASKS→
5D
Last name in "The Last Jedi" (3)
Starts with R, ends with NREN→
6D
Evil one (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSATAN→
7D
Flexible (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAGILE→
8D
Eyebrow, essentially (3)
Starts with A, ends with CARC→
9D
Sweetie (3)
Starts with B, ends with EBAE→
10D
Follows through on one's R.S.V.P., say (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCOMES→
11D
Turns the volume way up (8)
Starts with C, ends with TCRANKSIT→
12D
Posture (8)
Starts with C, ends with ECARRIAGE→
13D
Toy with a scent trademarked by Hasbro (7)
Starts with P, ends with HPLAYDOH→
18D
Cosmetics alternative to Essie (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOPI→
22D
Clutch producer (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHEN→
24D
Mama's mama (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANANA→
25D
Swinton of 2024's "The Room Next Door" (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATILDA→
26D
Hawaii, often, on a map (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINSET→
28D
Besmirches (4)
Starts with T, ends with STARS→
32D
Head of the design firm behind One Dallas Center (5)
Starts with I, ends with IIMPEI→
33D
Noggin (5)
Starts with M, ends with NMELON→
34D
Stein's contents (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
35D
Secrete (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHIDE→
36D
A little rusty, perhaps (8)
Starts with C, ends with DCORRODED→
37D
Element of a certain belt (8)
Starts with A, ends with DASTEROID→
38D
Period of abstinence, for some (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLENT→
39D
Speed equal to roughly 767 miles per hour (7)
Starts with M, ends with EMACHONE→
42D
It'll find a way, for short (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGPS→
44D
Noted name in clowns (6)
Starts with R, ends with DRONALD→
45D
Falsify, as a photo (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDOCTOR→
46D
Two-time Grammy-winning Easton (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASHEENA→
48D
Primitive (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEARLY→
49D
When tripled, a 1962 Elvis movie title (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGIRLS→
50D
Go around (5)
Starts with O, ends with TORBIT→
51D
Troupe for troops, in brief (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUSO→
55D
Jazz great Anita (4)
Starts with O, ends with YODAY→
57D
Greenhorn (3)
Starts with C, ends with BCUB→
58D
Input on an alcohol retailer's website (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAGE→
59D
Advanced degree? (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNTH→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for December 4, 2025?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Stephan Prock and Jeff Chen and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Traditional roofing material for a Cape Cod-style house (CEDAR); Onetime Volvo competitor (SAAB); Letters on Ivan Drago's tracksuit in "Rocky IV" (CCCP).
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