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New York Times, Monday, December 1, 2025

December 01, 2025

By Hannah Binney β€’ 78 Clues

Across Clues

1. Office announcement β†’ MEMO
5. Jump β†’ LEAP
9. Repairs a hole β†’ MENDS
14. Ingredient in some smoothie bowls β†’ ACAI
15. Plus β†’ ALSO
16. To no ___ (without success) β†’ AVAIL
17. "Remedy" for a riled-up person β†’ CHILLPILL
19. Dashboard instrument β†’ GAUGE
20. CR-V or Civic β†’ HONDA
21. George who played Sulu on "Star Trek" β†’ TAKEI
23. Headstone letters β†’ RIP
24. Penalty for bank fraud β†’ FROZENACCOUNT
27. Read thoroughly β†’ PERUSE
29. Rowing implement β†’ OAR
30. "Madam, I'm ___" β†’ ADAM
31. Emu relative β†’ RHEA
35. Locks up β†’ CAGES
39. Lower, as the lights β†’ DIM
40. Hip person, in old slang β†’ COOLCAT
42. Genre for Cardi B or LL Cool J β†’ RAP
43. Curry of the N.B.A., informally β†’ STEPH
45. Boat tie-up location β†’ PIER
46. Tortilla ingredient β†’ MASA
47. Enjoy a banquet β†’ EAT
49. Goes over by hand, as a drawing β†’ TRACES
51. Antithesis β†’ POLAROPPOSITE
57. "I've solved it!" β†’ AHA
58. Creator of Asteroids and Pong β†’ ATARI
59. "You should come foraging with me, because I'm a ___" (bad pun) β†’ FUNGI
62. Assigned stars, say β†’ RATED
64. Cause of some wintry weather ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across β†’ COLDFRONT
66. Woman who bests Sherlock in "A Scandal in Bohemia" β†’ IRENE
67. Largest joint in the body β†’ KNEE
68. Some airport listings, for short β†’ ETAS
69. Sends an eggplant emoji, say β†’ SEXTS
70. Feudal underling β†’ SERF
71. Fresh and glowing, in skin-care terminology β†’ DEWY

Down Clues

1. ___ 1 (speed of sound) β†’ MACH
2. Result of yelling into a cave β†’ ECHO
3. Supercomputer precursor β†’ MAINFRAME
4. Container on a ship from the Mideast β†’ OILDRUM
5. Napkin's spot β†’ LAP
6. Best of the best β†’ ELITE
7. Narnian talking lion β†’ ASLAN
8. Classic music style beloved by Weird Al Yankovic β†’ POLKA
9. Performance in which a lady might be sawed in half β†’ MAGICACT
10. Actress Noblezada of "Hadestown" β†’ EVA
11. Third-smallest country in the world (eight square miles) β†’ NAURU
12. "Dinner is served!" β†’ DIGIN
13. Caught some Z's β†’ SLEPT
18. Country where sticky rice is a staple β†’ LAOS
22. Prefix with friendly β†’ ECO
25. Zilch β†’ ZERO
26. British singer Rita β†’ ORA
27. Adds unnecessary words to β†’ PADS
28. Computer menu heading next to "File" β†’ EDIT
32. Preceder of skip and jump β†’ HOP
33. Ex-QB Manning β†’ ELI
34. Absolutely nail β†’ ACE
36. Bit of musical flair β†’ GRACENOTE
37. Effortlessness β†’ EASE
38. Establishments offering facials β†’ SPAS
40. Game in which sound effects are banned β†’ CHARADES
41. Counterpart to sciences β†’ ARTS
44. Split-___ soup β†’ PEA
46. Grew up β†’ MATURED
48. Young 'un β†’ TOT
50. Bit of musical flair β†’ RIFF
51. "Les MisΓ©rables" setting β†’ PARIS
52. Midway Airport alternative β†’ OHARE
53. Hospital glove material β†’ LATEX
54. Wolf groups β†’ PACKS
55. Disposed (to) β†’ PRONE
56. Edmonton hockey player β†’ OILER
60. Chew, like a dog on a bone β†’ GNAW
61. Teensy β†’ ITSY
63. Tolkien tree creature β†’ ENT
65. "For sure" β†’ DEF