The Crossword Answers NYT - December 26, 2025

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• Dawdler Crossword Clue

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  SLOWPOKE

• Cuts short Crossword Clue

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  ABORTS

• Typical sight in a bank robbery cartoon Crossword Clue

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  MONEYBAG

• Kitsch Crossword Clue

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  LOWART

• Doing some theater work Crossword Clue

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  USHERING

• Cracked wheat used in tabbouleh Crossword Clue

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  BULGUR

• One whose beauty is on the inside Crossword Clue

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  GEODE

• Whole kit and caboodle Crossword Clue

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  GAMUT

• ___-Latin (like some modern coinages) Crossword Clue

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  NEO

• Plant that's toxic to cats Crossword Clue

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  LILY

• Some babysitters Crossword Clue

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  NANAS

• A cold one is unexpected (and usually unappreciated) Crossword Clue

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  CALL

• Since Jan. 1, on a pay stub Crossword Clue

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  YTD

• Tuesday, in French Crossword Clue

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  MARDI

• Song commonly performed outdoors Crossword Clue

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  CAROL

• Food that can be prepared de canasta Crossword Clue

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  TACOS

• ___ Tuesday (end of the pre-Lenten season) Crossword Clue

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  SHROVE

• One toeing the line? Crossword Clue

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  TIGHTROPEWALKER

• Individually Crossword Clue

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  APIECE

• Editorialize Crossword Clue

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  OPINE

• Overly self-assertive Crossword Clue

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  BRASH

• Like a good sponge cake Crossword Clue

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  MOIST

• Down Under bird that scientists are working to "de-extinct" Crossword Clue

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  MOA

• Singular, with or without its first letter Crossword Clue

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  LONE

• Origin story family in DC Comics Crossword Clue

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  KENTS

• Facility Crossword Clue

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  GIFT

• Certain care provider, for short Crossword Clue

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  EMT

• Re-fresh? Crossword Clue

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  RETRO

• It might be marked with an X Crossword Clue

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  PORNO

• Linked (with) Crossword Clue

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  TIEDIN

• Drive Crossword Clue

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  AMBITION

• Harden and become resistant to change Crossword Clue

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  OSSIFY

• Life partner, perhaps? Crossword Clue

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  CELLMATE

• Old coin with a picture of Generalissimo Franco Crossword Clue

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  PESETA

• Treated with respect Crossword Clue

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  ESTEEMED