Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Wednesday, December 24, 2025 features 74 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "ITALIANDRESSING".
Total Clues
74
Longest
ITALIANDRESSING
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
OYE
Featured Clue
"Salad topping that's actually from America and is rarely consumed in its namesake land"
15 Letters
ITALIANDRESSING
ALLComplete Solution List
Spanish "listen up!"
3OYE
Where Noah's Ark landed
6ARARAT
Knee parts, for short
4ACLS
One of many in a Swiss Army knife
4TOOL
Frees (of)
4RIDS
___ faire
3REN
Collect
5AMASS
S.N.L. alum Bryant
4AIDY
Org. for therapists
3APA
Jockey's handful
5REINS
Predator in a pod
4ORCA
Sharp quality
4EDGE
Ironman race, familiarly
3TRI
Recipe directive
4STIR
Perceive
3SEE
Speck
4IOTA
"Name your ___"
5PRICE
Wee winter workers
5ELVES
Telethon contributions
7PLEDGES
Whom you might say "hey" to every day
4SIRI
Kosher barbecue option
7BEEFRIB
Shrub that sounds regretful
3RUE
Travel without an itinerary, say
4ROAM
Includes online, in a way
3CCS
Aids for minors buying liquor ... or a hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across
7FAKEIDS
Shucks, you're too kind!
5AWGEE
Salad topping that's actually from America and is rarely consumed in its namesake land
15ITALIANDRESSING
"How ___ It End?" (Taylor Swift song)
3DID
Indicator of an important email
4STAR
Shout at a Real Madrid game
3GOL
Lunch lady's hair holder
3NET
"Out of Africa" author actually named Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke
11ISAKDINESEN
Silly character on the "Sesame Street" segment "Elmo's World"
8MRNOODLE
Kind of oil in some edibles
3CBD
Kenan's partner in comedy
3KEL
Count me out
7ILLPASS
As a P.S.
4ALSO
Free copy of a film sent to awards show voters
8SCREENER
Class where you learn how to get a tan?
4TRIG
Humans : Homo :: bees : ___
4APIS
Fancy handbag inits.
3YSL
Pimples
4ACNE
Grant
6GIVETO
"That's very kind of you"
7SOSWEET
It keeps the rain away
4TARP
Blueprint
4PLAN
Some high-level H.S. classes
3APS
"Scream" queen Campbell
4NEVE
Wheelchair access paths
5RAMPS
Coast Guard rank
6ENSIGN
Unwise
10ILLADVISED
Clarinetist's need
4REED
Ballpoint brand
3BIC
Cuba, por ejemplo
4ISLA
Cut into small cubes
5DICED
Rainbow's shape
3ARC
Patterns
7DESIGNS
Fury
4RAGE
Wiener schnitzel meat
4VEAL
Hey, over here!
4PSST
"Really, we're still doing this?!"
5AGAIN
Looks weighed down
4SAGS
No-clothes college gathering
10NAKEDPARTY
Convenient spot for a pint
9CORNERPUB
Snogged
6NECKED
Cops near Alcatraz, for short
4SFPD
Orthodontists' offerings
9RETAINERS
Tricksy schemes
5PLOYS
Zilch
3NIL
Pesky biter, informally
7SKEETER
Procedure with frozen eggs, for short
3IVF
___ Stroker, Tony Award-winning actress in "Oklahoma!"
3ALI
Low mark
3DEE
Cooked rice, in Korean cuisine
3BAP