Today's NYT Crossword Across Clues December 01, 2025 - Complete Left-to-Right Answers
Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 37 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 01, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Monday |
| Total Across Clues | 37 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Challenging |
All Across Clues - Complete List
Here are all 37 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.
| Number | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 Across | 1. Office announcement |
| 2 Across | 5. Jump |
| 3 Across | 9. Repairs a hole |
| 4 Across | 14. Ingredient in some smoothie bowls |
| 5 Across | 15. Plus |
| 6 Across | 16. To no ___ (without success) |
| 7 Across | 17. "Remedy" for a riled-up person |
| 8 Across | 19. Dashboard instrument |
| 9 Across | 20. CR-V or Civic |
| 10 Across | 21. George who played Sulu on "Star Trek" |
| 11 Across | 23. Headstone letters |
| 12 Across | 24. Penalty for bank fraud |
| 13 Across | 27. Read thoroughly |
| 14 Across | 29. Rowing implement |
| 15 Across | 30. "Madam, I'm ___" |
| 16 Across | 31. Emu relative |
| 17 Across | 35. Locks up |
| 18 Across | 39. Lower, as the lights |
| 19 Across | 40. Hip person, in old slang |
| 20 Across | 42. Genre for Cardi B or LL Cool J |
| 21 Across | 43. Curry of the N.B.A., informally |
| 22 Across | 45. Boat tie-up location |
| 23 Across | 46. Tortilla ingredient |
| 24 Across | 47. Enjoy a banquet |
| 25 Across | 49. Goes over by hand, as a drawing |
| 26 Across | 51. Antithesis |
| 27 Across | 57. "I've solved it!" |
| 28 Across | 58. Creator of Asteroids and Pong |
| 29 Across | 59. "You should come foraging with me, because I'm a ___" (bad pun) |
| 30 Across | 62. Assigned stars, say |
| 31 Across | 64. Cause of some wintry weather ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 32 Across | 66. Woman who bests Sherlock in "A Scandal in Bohemia" |
| 33 Across | 67. Largest joint in the body |
| 34 Across | 68. Some airport listings, for short |
| 35 Across | 69. Sends an eggplant emoji, say |
| 36 Across | 70. Feudal underling |
| 37 Across | 71. Fresh and glowing, in skin-care terminology |
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. Office announcement"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: M__O
- Similar words: memorandum, memoranda
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a written proposal or reminder
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MEMO
2 Across: "5. Jump"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'P'
- Word pattern: L__P
- Similar words: leaping, bounce
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a light
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LEAP
3 Across: "9. Repairs a hole"
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: patch, repair
- Opposite of: break
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MENDS
4 Across: "14. Ingredient in some smoothie bowls"
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 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ACAI
5 Across: "15. Plus"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: A__O
- Similar words: besides, as well
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: in addition
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALSO
6 Across: "16. To no ___ (without success)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: A___L
- Similar words: service, help
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a means of serving
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AVAIL
7 Across: "17. "Remedy" for a riled-up person"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: C_______L
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CHILLPILL
8 Across: "19. Dashboard instrument"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: G___E
- Similar words: caliber, bore
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GAUGE
9 Across: "20. CR-V or Civic"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: H___A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HONDA
10 Across: "21. George who played Sulu on "Star Trek""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: T___I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TAKEI
11 Across: "23. Headstone letters"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'P'
- Similar words: rive, blood
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a dissolute man in fashionable society
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RIP
12 Across: "24. Penalty for bank fraud"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 13 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: F___________T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FROZENACCOUNT
13 Across: "27. Read thoroughly"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: P____E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: examine or consider with attention and in detail
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PERUSE
14 Across: "29. Rowing implement"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'R'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: an implement used to propel or steer a boat
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OAR
15 Across: "30. "Madam, I'm ___""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: A__M
- Similar words: cristal, go
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ADAM
16 Across: "31. Emu relative"
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
- Similar words: nandu, Rhea americana
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RHEA
17 Across: "35. Locks up"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: C___S
- Similar words: batting cage, Cage
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CAGES
18 Across: "39. Lower, as the lights"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'M'
- Similar words: dumb, vague
- Opposite of: focus
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DIM
19 Across: "40. Hip person, in old slang"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: C_____T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
COOLCAT
20 Across: "42. Genre for Cardi B or LL Cool J"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'P'
- Similar words: rap music, blame
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RAP
21 Across: "43. Curry of the N.B.A., informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'H'
- Word pattern: S___H
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
STEPH
22 Across: "45. Boat tie-up location"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: P__R
- Similar words: dock, wharf
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PIER
23 Across: "46. Tortilla ingredient"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: M__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MASA
24 Across: "47. Enjoy a banquet"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
- Similar words: consume, wipe out
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: take in solid food
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EAT
25 Across: "49. Goes over by hand, as a drawing"
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
- Similar words: draw, shadow
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a just detectable amount
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TRACES
26 Across: "51. Antithesis"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 13 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: P___________E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
POLAROPPOSITE
27 Across: "57. "I've solved it!""
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 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AHA
28 Across: "58. Creator of Asteroids and Pong"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 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 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ATARI
29 Across: "59. "You should come foraging with me, because I'm a ___" (bad pun)"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: F___I
- Similar words: fungus kingdom, fungus
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the taxonomic kingdom including yeast
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FUNGI
30 Across: "62. Assigned stars, say"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: R___D
- Similar words: rank, place
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: assign a rank or rating to
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RATED
31 Across: "64. Cause of some wintry weather ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 9 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: C_______T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
COLDFRONT
32 Across: "66. Woman who bests Sherlock in "A Scandal in Bohemia""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: I___E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IRENE
33 Across: "67. Largest joint in the body"
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: stifle, human knee
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KNEE
34 Across: "68. Some airport listings, for short"
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: ETA, eta
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ETAS
35 Across: "69. Sends an eggplant emoji, say"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: S___S
- Similar words: sext
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SEXTS
36 Across: "70. Feudal underling"
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: helot, villein
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SERF
37 Across: "71. Fresh and glowing, in skin-care terminology"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: D__Y
- Similar words: bedewed
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: wet with dew
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DEWY
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 37 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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