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New York Times, Wednesday, December 24, 2025

December 25, 2025

By Ella Dershowitz • 75 Clues

Across Clues

1. Whom you might say "hey" to every day → SIRI
5. Collect → AMASS
10. Indicator of an important email → STAR
14. One of many in a Swiss Army knife → TOOL
15. "Name your ___" → PRICE
16. Predator in a pod → ORCA
17. Salad topping that's actually from America and is rarely consumed in its namesake land → ITALIANDRESSING
20. Wheelchair access paths → RAMPS
21. Spanish "Listen up!" → OYE
22. "Shucks, you're too kind" → AWGEE
23. As a P.S. → ALSO
25. Sharp quality → EDGE
27. "Out of Africa" author actually named Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke → ISAKDINESEN
30. Knee parts, for short → ACLS
32. Wee winter workers → ELVES
33. It keeps the rain away → TARP
36. Shout at a Real Madrid game → GOL
37. Kosher barbecue option → BEEFRIB
39. Kenan's partner in comedy → KEL
40. Where Noah's Ark landed → ARARAT
42. Grant → GIVETO
44. Observance celebrating a decision actually made on July 2 — the date when John Adams predicted it would be celebrated → INDEPENDENCEDAY
48. "Scream" queen Campbell → NEVE
49. Jockey's handful → REINS
50. Humans : Homo :: bees : ___ → APIS
51. Frees (of) → RIDS
53. Includes online, in a way → CCS
54. Blueprint → PLAN
55. Some high-level H.S. classes → APS
56. Aids for minors buying liquor ... or a hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across → FAKEIDS
59. ___ Faire → REN
61. Shrub that sounds regretful → RUE
62. Telethon contributions → PLEDGES
63. Ironman race, familiarly → TRI
64. Kind of oil in some edibles → CBD
65. "How ___ It End?" (Taylor Swift song) → DID
66. Lunch lady's hair holder → NET
67. Fancy handbag inits. → YSL

Down Clues

1. Recipe directive → STIR
2. Speck → IOTA
3. Travel without an itinerary, say → ROAM
4. "Count me out" → ILLPASS
5. Org. for therapists → APA
6. Silly character on the "Sesame Street" segment "Elmo's World" → MRNOODLE
7. "S.N.L." alum Bryant → AIDY
8. Free copy of a film sent to awards show voters → SCREENER
9. Perceive → SEE
10. "That's very kind of you" → SOSWEET
11. Class where you learn how to get a tan? → TRIG
12. Pimples → ACNE
13. Fury → RAGE
18. Cuba, por ejemplo → ISLA
19. Looks weighed down → SAGS
24. Pesky biter, informally → SKEETER
26. Patterns → DESIGNS
27. Unwise → ILLADVISED
28. Procedure with frozen eggs, for short → IVF
29. No-clothes college gathering → NAKEDPARTY
30. "Really, we're still doing this?!" → AGAIN
31. Convenient spot for a pint → CORNERPUB
34. Orthodontists' offerings → RETAINERS
35. Tricksy schemes → PLOYS
37. Cooked rice, in Korean cuisine → BAP
38. Ballpoint brand → BIC
41. Clarinetist's need → REED
43. Wiener schnitzel meat → VEAL
45. Snogged → NECKED
46. Cut into small cubes → DICED
47. Coast Guard rank → ENSIGN
52. Cops near Alcatraz, for short → SFPD
54. "Hey! Over here!" → PSST
55. Rainbow's shape → ARC
57. ___ Stroker, Tony Award-winning actress in "Oklahoma!" → ALI
58. Low mark → DEE
60. Zilch → NIL