The Crossword Answers NYT - December 09, 2025

across

• Goes on to say Crossword Clue

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  ADDS

• San Diego baseballer Crossword Clue

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  PADRE

• Livens (up) Crossword Clue

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  PEPS

• Termites, for an aardwolf Crossword Clue

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  DIET

• Cup-shaped flower Crossword Clue

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  TULIP

• Give off Crossword Clue

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  EMIT

• "Judging from the information available to me …" Crossword Clue

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  ASFARASICANTELL

• Unadulterated Crossword Clue

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  PURE

• San Francisco-to-Santa Cruz dir Crossword Clue

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  SSE

• Propellers of a shell Crossword Clue

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  OARS

• "These are merely my spur-of-the-moment suggestions …" Crossword Clue

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  JUSTSPITBALLING

• Gobbled up Crossword Clue

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  ATE

• Abu Dhabi's country, for short Crossword Clue

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  UAE

• Notable time period Crossword Clue

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  ERA

• Gossip, in slang Crossword Clue

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  TEA

• Accurse Crossword Clue

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  BEDAMN

• 33-Down, across the Atlantic Crossword Clue

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  ZEE

• "Oh, ___!" (hit Broadway farce about Mrs. Lincoln) Crossword Clue

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  MARY

• Verdant privacy features … or a punny description of the four longest answers in this puzzle Crossword Clue

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  HEDGEROWS

• Singer/actress Lady ___ Crossword Clue

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  GAGA

• Historical Crossword Clue

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  OLD

• Got a good reaction, as a joke Crossword Clue

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  LANDED

• Equal: Prefix Crossword Clue

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  ISO

• Swim-bike-run race, for short Crossword Clue

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  TRI

• Sound from someone sitting down at the end of a long day Crossword Clue

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  AAH

• Game with Skip and Reverse cards Crossword Clue

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  UNO

• "Here's my two cents, which might not amount to much …" Crossword Clue

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  FORWHATITSWORTH

• "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a ___" (old maxim) Crossword Clue

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  FIRE

• Pre-digital TV screen tech Crossword Clue

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  CRT

• Not close by Crossword Clue

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  AFAR

• "Feel free to dismiss this idea — however …" Crossword Clue

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  ONLYATHOUGHTBUT

• Survey Crossword Clue

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  POLL

• Temporary tattoo dye Crossword Clue

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  HENNA

• "Frozen" character who sings "Let It Go" Crossword Clue

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  ELSA

• Influence Crossword Clue

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  SWAY

• Burros Crossword Clue

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  ASSES

• Pair in a water polo pool Crossword Clue

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  NETS