All NYT Across Clues December 25, 2025 - 35 Horizontal Answers with Hints
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 35 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 25, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Thursday |
| Total Across Clues | 35 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Easy |
All Across Clues - Complete List
Here are all 35 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | 1. Response to discovering the theme of a crossword |
| 2 Across | 4. Dashing through the ___ ... |
| 3 Across | 8. Foam on a seashore |
| 4 Across | 12. One who runs, informally |
| 5 Across | 13. Possible base for a Caesar salad |
| 6 Across | 14. Of help |
| 7 Across | 16. Dawdle |
| 8 Across | 18. Some anxious behavior on one's feet |
| 9 Across | 20. Stew (over) |
| 10 Across | 21. In a ___ open sleigh ... |
| 11 Across | 23. Where Bart Simpson directs his prank calls |
| 12 Across | 24. Buffet stand vessel |
| 13 Across | 25. Rare day for an N.F.L. game: Abbr. |
| 14 Across | 26. One way to take a bull |
| 15 Across | 31. Old dagger carried by Scottish Highlanders |
| 16 Across | 32. Michael of "Barbie" |
| 17 Across | 33. Hits from the side, informally |
| 18 Across | 35. First portrayer of Albus Dumbledore, the final live-action role in his long film career |
| 19 Across | 39. Stretch |
| 20 Across | 40. Letter after three consecutive rhyming letters |
| 21 Across | 41. Right-eous path? |
| 22 Across | 42. Footwear for a bride, perhaps |
| 23 Across | 48. JFK or EWR alternative |
| 24 Across | 49. Cable lead-in to TV |
| 25 Across | 50. Jump in skates |
| 26 Across | 51. What's seen "all the way" through this puzzle? |
| 27 Across | 54. Ryan with swimming gold medals in four straight Olympics |
| 28 Across | 56. "All that being said ..." |
| 29 Across | 57. Ado |
| 30 Across | 59. "Yes ___!" |
| 31 Across | 60. Something typed in this field: YYYY |
| 32 Across | 61. Fashion designer Lange |
| 33 Across | 62. Many a vacation package |
| 34 Across | 63. Transcript ruiners |
| 35 Across | 64. ___ pop (hybrid music genre) |
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:
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Complete Across Solutions:
1 Across: "1. Response to discovering the theme of a crossword"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AHA
2 Across: "4. Dashing through the ___ ..."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'W'
- Word pattern: S__W
- Similar words: play false, C
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SNOW
3 Across: "8. Foam on a seashore"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'F'
- Word pattern: S__F
- Similar words: channel-surf, surfboard
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: waves breaking on the shore
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SURF
4 Across: "12. One who runs, informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'L'
- Similar words: politico, politician
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a person active in party politics
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
POL
5 Across: "13. Possible base for a Caesar salad"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: K__E
- Similar words: scratch, dinero
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: informal terms for money
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KALE
6 Across: "14. Of help"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: U___E
- Similar words: useful
- Opposite of: useless
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: being of use or service
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
UTILE
7 Across: "16. Dawdle"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'G'
- Word pattern: L______G
- Similar words: loiter, mess about
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: be about
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LOLLYGAG
8 Across: "18. Some anxious behavior on one's feet"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'G'
- Word pattern: P____G
- Similar words: tempo, step
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PACING
9 Across: "20. Stew (over)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: O____S
- Similar words: ghost, haunt
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: haunt like a ghost; pursue
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OBSESS
10 Across: "21. In a ___ open sleigh ..."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: O______E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ONEHORSE
11 Across: "23. Where Bart Simpson directs his prank calls"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: M__S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MOES
12 Across: "24. Buffet stand vessel"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'U' and ends with 'N'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
URN
13 Across: "25. Rare day for an N.F.L. game: Abbr."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TUE
14 Across: "26. One way to take a bull"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: B________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BYTHEHORNS
15 Across: "31. Old dagger carried by Scottish Highlanders"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'K'
- Word pattern: D__K
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DIRK
16 Across: "32. Michael of "Barbie""
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CERA
17 Across: "33. Hits from the side, informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: T____S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TBONES
18 Across: "35. First portrayer of Albus Dumbledore, the final live-action role in his long film career"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 13 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: R___________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RICHARDHARRIS
19 Across: "39. Stretch"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: P____D
- Similar words: period of time, point
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an amount of time
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PERIOD
20 Across: "40. Letter after three consecutive rhyming letters"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: I__A
- Similar words: scintilla, smidgeon
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IOTA
21 Across: "41. Right-eous path?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: E__T
- Similar words: E, due east
- Opposite of: west
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EAST
22 Across: "42. Footwear for a bride, perhaps"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'W' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: W________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
WHITEHEELS
23 Across: "48. JFK or EWR alternative"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'A'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LGA
24 Across: "49. Cable lead-in to TV"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'U'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TRU
25 Across: "50. Jump in skates"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: A__L
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AXEL
26 Across: "51. What's seen "all the way" through this puzzle?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'G'
- Word pattern: L______G
- Similar words: express joy, laugh
- Opposite of: cry
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: produce laughter
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LAUGHING
27 Across: "54. Ryan with swimming gold medals in four straight Olympics"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: L____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LOCHTE
28 Across: "56. "All that being said ...""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 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 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ANDYET
29 Across: "57. Ado"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 8 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: B______A
- Similar words: hubbub, katzenjammer
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: loud confused noise from many sources
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BROUHAHA
30 Across: "59. "Yes ___!""
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 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SIREE
31 Across: "60. Something typed in this field: YYYY"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: Y__R
- Similar words: class, twelvemonth
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
YEAR
32 Across: "61. Fashion designer Lange"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'Z'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LIZ
33 Across: "62. Many a vacation package"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: T__R
- Similar words: tour of duty, hitch
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TOUR
34 Across: "63. Transcript ruiners"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: E__S
- Similar words: know, sleep with
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: have sexual intercourse with
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EFFS
35 Across: "64. ___ pop (hybrid music genre)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EMO
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 35 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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