The Crossword Answers NYT - December 23, 2025

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• Sgt. or cpl Crossword Clue

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  NCO

• Go off a ski jump, say Crossword Clue

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  CATCHAIR

• "Oh, really?" Crossword Clue

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  ISTHATSO

• Tried to identify, in a way, as a wrapped gift Crossword Clue

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  SHOOK

• Playground retort Crossword Clue

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  AMSO

• 1990s internet option Crossword Clue

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  DIALUP

• With all judges present Crossword Clue

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  ENBANC

• ___ de Rossi, "Arrested Development" actress Crossword Clue

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  PORTIA

• Aspen or pine Crossword Clue

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  TREE

• Reporter's big get Crossword Clue

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  SCOOP

• Just for grins Crossword Clue

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  ALLINFUN

• Short version of an impactful story Crossword Clue

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  VIGNETTE

• Org. regulating water safety Crossword Clue

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  EPA

• Insect that emerges en masse every 13 or 17 years Crossword Clue

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  CICADA

• Kind of salad whose dressing contains anchovies Crossword Clue

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  CAESAR

• Former N.B.A. star Shawn with the nickname "Reign Man" Crossword Clue

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  KEMP

• Nailed, as a test Crossword Clue

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  ACED

• "Once ___ a time …" Crossword Clue

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  UPON

• Character played by Bruce Lee on "The Green Hornet" Crossword Clue

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  KATO

• ___ Finn Crossword Clue

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  HUCK

• One of three on the pitchfork in "American Gothic" Crossword Clue

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  TINE

• Big Apple org. that's going to blazes? Crossword Clue

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  FDNY

• Flat-bottomed boat Crossword Clue

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  SCOW

• "That's correct!" Crossword Clue

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  YES

• Resident of Pisa or Lucca Crossword Clue

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  TUSCAN

• Condition that may require an inhaler Crossword Clue

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  ASTHMA

• Get more than a little mad Crossword Clue

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  SEERED

• Like many a dress shirt, with "in" Crossword Clue

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  TUCKED

• Top execs, colloquially … or what 20-, 28-, 39- and 59-Across are, phonetically? Crossword Clue

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  CSUITE

• Make negative remarks about Crossword Clue

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  HATEON

• Not on the up and up, slangily Crossword Clue

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  SUS

• In a fitting way Crossword Clue

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  APTLY

• Breaks (into), as a computer system Crossword Clue

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  HACKS

• Middle name for Lennon starting in 1969 Crossword Clue

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  ONO

• "Escape (The ___ Colada Song)" Crossword Clue

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  PINA

• Sign of peace Crossword Clue

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  DOVE

• Sallie or Fannie follower Crossword Clue

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  MAE

• Hand-y communication method, for short? Crossword Clue

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  ASL

• Drink slowly Crossword Clue

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  SIP