NYT Across Today December 02, 2025: Complete Horizontal Clues Walkthrough
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 40 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!
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About Today's Across Clues
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Date | December 02, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Tuesday |
| Total Across Clues | 40 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Medium |
All Across Clues - Complete List
Here are all 40 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | 1. Posts on a battleship, say |
| 2 Across | 6. Comic Idle of Monty Python |
| 3 Across | 10. Sport with striking and grappling, for short |
| 4 Across | 13. "Grrr!" |
| 5 Across | 14. Pro ___ (fairly divided) |
| 6 Across | 15. Ray of light |
| 7 Across | 16. Cozy corners |
| 8 Across | 17. Carpe ___ (seize the day: Lat.) |
| 9 Across | 18. Breakfast brand originally known as Froffles |
| 10 Across | 19. One of 14 in New York's Liberty Island |
| 11 Across | 20. "Please help!" |
| 12 Across | 21. Decadent dessert |
| 13 Across | 23. Oscar-winning "GoodFellas" actor |
| 14 Across | 25. British "facilities" |
| 15 Across | 26. Number of U.S. states with a single-syllable name |
| 16 Across | 27. The Hawks and the Pelicans, for two |
| 17 Across | 32. Longtime home of Stephen Colbert |
| 18 Across | 35. A million years, so to speak |
| 19 Across | 36. Go on for-ev-er |
| 20 Across | 37. Many a TikToker's music rendition |
| 21 Across | 39. Deep down |
| 22 Across | 41. "That being said ...," to a texter |
| 23 Across | 42. Like most audiobooks before the rise of streaming |
| 24 Across | 44. "We have the meats" sloganeer |
| 25 Across | 45. Herbal remedy in a cleanse |
| 26 Across | 47. Blue Moon, for one |
| 27 Across | 48. "If it be now, ___ not to come": Hamlet |
| 28 Across | 49. Family-friendly film fare |
| 29 Across | 54. The "O" of A.O.C. |
| 30 Across | 57. Little devil |
| 31 Across | 58. Scandinavian city that's home to a bunch of Munch |
| 32 Across | 59. Fizzy drink |
| 33 Across | 60. Weak, submissive person, in modern slang |
| 34 Across | 62. Wing it onstage |
| 35 Across | 63. Blast |
| 36 Across | 64. "Superfruit" whose name has two diacritics |
| 37 Across | 65. Carhop's article of footwear |
| 38 Across | 66. Go (for) |
| 39 Across | 67. Sweet person |
| 40 Across | 68. Not nearly as cool |
Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues
Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Across clue. Also check these helpful guides:
- December 11 2021 NYT Clues Solutions
- August 24 2019 NYT Clues Solutions
- November 30 2019 NYT Clues Solutions
- December 14 2020 NYT Clues Solutions
Complete Across Solutions:
1 Across: "1. Posts on a battleship, say"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: M___S
- Similar words: mast
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a vertical spar for supporting sails
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MASTS
2 Across: "6. Comic Idle of Monty Python"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'C'
- Word pattern: E__C
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ERIC
3 Across: "10. Sport with striking and grappling, for short"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MMA
4 Across: "13. "Grrr!""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: I___D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IMMAD
5 Across: "14. Pro ___ (fairly divided)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: R__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RATA
6 Across: "15. Ray of light"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: B__M
- Similar words: ray of light, transmit
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BEAM
7 Across: "16. Cozy corners"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: N___S
- Similar words: nook, corner
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a sheltered and secluded place
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NOOKS
8 Across: "17. Carpe ___ (seize the day: Lat.)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: D__M
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DIEM
9 Across: "18. Breakfast brand originally known as Froffles"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: E__O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EGGO
10 Across: "19. One of 14 in New York's Liberty Island"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: A__E
- Similar words: Akko, Accho
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ACRE
11 Across: "20. "Please help!""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Similar words: soh, so
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SOS
12 Across: "21. Decadent dessert"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: E____R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: oblong cream puff
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ECLAIR
13 Across: "23. Oscar-winning "GoodFellas" actor"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'J' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: J______I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
JOEPESCI
14 Across: "25. British "facilities""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'V'
- Similar words: bathroom, privy
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LAV
15 Across: "26. Number of U.S. states with a single-syllable name"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
- Similar words: single, peerless
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ONE
16 Across: "27. The Hawks and the Pelicans, for two"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: N______S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NBATEAMS
17 Across: "32. Longtime home of Stephen Colbert"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'V'
- Word pattern: C___V
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CBSTV
18 Across: "35. A million years, so to speak"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A__S
- Similar words: senesce, maturate
- Opposite of: rejuvenate
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: how long something has existed
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AGES
19 Across: "36. Go on for-ev-er"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'G'
- Word pattern: D__G
- Similar words: puff, sweep
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DRAG
20 Across: "37. Many a TikToker's music rendition"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'C'
- Word pattern: L_____C
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LIPSYNC
21 Across: "39. Deep down"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: A_____T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ATHEART
22 Across: "41. "That being said ...," to a texter"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: O__H
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OTOH
23 Across: "42. Like most audiobooks before the rise of streaming"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: O__D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ONCD
24 Across: "44. "We have the meats" sloganeer"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: A___S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ARBYS
25 Across: "45. Herbal remedy in a cleanse"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: D______A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DETOXTEA
26 Across: "47. Blue Moon, for one"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALE
27 Across: "48. "If it be now, ___ not to come": Hamlet"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
- Similar words: ti, Ti
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TIS
28 Across: "49. Family-friendly film fare"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: P______S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PGMOVIES
29 Across: "54. The "O" of A.O.C."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: O____O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OCASIO
30 Across: "57. Little devil"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'P'
- Similar words: hob, elf
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IMP
31 Across: "58. Scandinavian city that's home to a bunch of Munch"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: O__O
- Similar words: Christiania
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OSLO
32 Across: "59. Fizzy drink"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: C__A
- Similar words: dope, colon
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
COLA
33 Across: "60. Weak, submissive person, in modern slang"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: B__A
- Similar words: genus Beta
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BETA
34 Across: "62. Wing it onstage"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'B'
- Word pattern: A___B
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ADLIB
35 Across: "63. Blast"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: H__T
- Similar words: razzing, tinker's dam
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HOOT
36 Across: "64. "Superfruit" whose name has two diacritics"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: A__I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ACAI
37 Across: "65. Carhop's article of footwear"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: S___E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SKATE
38 Across: "66. Go (for)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'T'
- Similar words: choose, prefer
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: select as an alternative over another
- This is Across clue number 38
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OPT
39 Across: "67. Sweet person"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: D__L
- Similar words: skirt, bird
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a small replica of a person; used as a toy
- This is Across clue number 39
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DOLL
40 Across: "68. Not nearly as cool"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: L___R
- Similar words: game, crippled
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
- This is Across clue number 40
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LAMER
Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues
Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:
Why Start with Across Clues?
- Across clues often provide more letter intersections
- Reading left to right feels more natural
- Many common phrases run horizontally
- Across answers often help solve Down clues
Across Clue Patterns to Recognize
- Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Across entries
- Common phrases: Many idioms run horizontally
- Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
- Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Across
- Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear horizontally
Time-Saving Across Techniques
| Technique | How It Helps |
|---|---|
| Scan all Across first | Get a mental map of the horizontal flow |
| Fill short Across words | 3-4 letter words are often articles or prepositions |
| Use crossing letters | Down letters help confirm Across answers |
| Look for themes | Related Across answers often share a theme |
Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues
What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?
Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.
Should I solve Across or Down clues first?
Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.
How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?
Today's NYT crossword has 40 Across clues.
Are Across clues easier than Down clues?
Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.
How do Across clues interact with Down clues?
Across and Down clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.
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