NYT Across Crossword December 11, 2025 - Master All 37 Left-to-Right Clues
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 11, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Thursday |
| Total Across Clues | 37 clues |
| Direction | Horizontal (Left to Right) |
| Difficulty | Easy |
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. Against |
| 2 Across | 5. Greek goddess swallowed by her father and rescued by her future husband |
| 3 Across | 9. Suisse peak |
| 4 Across | 13. Spoils |
| 5 Across | 14. Work of Bellini or Bizet |
| 6 Across | 16. Stead |
| 7 Across | 17. SEAL ... SWAT... B ... |
| 8 Across | 19. Some ways off |
| 9 Across | 20. Plane divider |
| 10 Across | 21. English town known for its salt |
| 11 Across | 23. Sustainable start? |
| 12 Across | 24. Contraction that's a homophone of 20-Across |
| 13 Across | 26. Author Zora ___ Hurston |
| 14 Across | 28. Utopia ... 10 ... ideal ... |
| 15 Across | 34. Warms up for a race, say |
| 16 Across | 35. Columbus's smallest ship |
| 17 Across | 36. "No harm, no foul" |
| 18 Across | 37. Bus. page news |
| 19 Across | 38. Landing area in a long jump |
| 20 Across | 40. Sign for cheap admission |
| 21 Across | 41. Word with heavy or scrap |
| 22 Across | 43. Slip (out), in a way |
| 23 Across | 44. Cry over spilt milk? |
| 24 Across | 45. Puff ... Komodo ... Smaug ... |
| 25 Across | 48. Take inspiration from |
| 26 Across | 49. Quote from Homer |
| 27 Across | 50. Cable staple since 1972 |
| 28 Across | 51. A replay might be seen in this |
| 29 Across | 55. Echo starter |
| 30 Across | 59. Prepares to throw |
| 31 Across | 61. Fish ... scuba ... Army ... |
| 32 Across | 63. Reunion group |
| 33 Across | 64. Subject of an Oscars announcement |
| 34 Across | 65. What a dog might do to its owner |
| 35 Across | 66. Lottery-style gambling game |
| 36 Across | 67. Dreamcast developer |
| 37 Across | 68. Puts two and two together, say |
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. Against"
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
- Opposite of: pro
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ANTI
2 Across: "5. Greek goddess swallowed by her father and rescued by her future husband"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: H__A
- Similar words: Here
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HERA
3 Across: "9. Suisse peak"
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
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALPE
4 Across: "13. Spoils"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: L__T
- Similar words: pelf, simoleons
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: goods or money obtained illegally
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LOOT
5 Across: "14. Work of Bellini or Bizet"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: O___A
- Similar words: opera house
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OPERA
6 Across: "16. Stead"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'U'
- Word pattern: L__U
- Similar words: place, position
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LIEU
7 Across: "17. SEAL ... SWAT... B ..."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: D________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DREAMTEAMS
8 Across: "19. Some ways off"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
- Word pattern: A__R
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AFAR
9 Across: "20. Plane divider"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: A___E
- Similar words: gangway
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AISLE
10 Across: "21. English town known for its salt"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'M'
- Word pattern: E___M
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EPSOM
11 Across: "23. Sustainable start?"
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 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ECO
12 Across: "24. Contraction that's a homophone of 20-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'L'
- Similar words: sick, poorly
- Opposite of: well
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ILL
13 Across: "26. Author Zora ___ Hurston"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: N___E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NEALE
14 Across: "28. Utopia ... 10 ... ideal ..."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 14 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: P____________T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PICTUREPERFECT
15 Across: "34. Warms up for a race, say"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'J' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: J__S
- Similar words: ramble, jog
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a sharp change in direction
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
JOGS
16 Across: "35. Columbus's smallest ship"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'N' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: N__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NINA
17 Across: "36. "No harm, no foul""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'K'
- Word pattern: I___K
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ITSOK
18 Across: "37. Bus. page news"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IPO
19 Across: "38. Landing area in a long jump"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 7 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: S_____T
- Similar words: sandbox, sandpile
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SANDPIT
20 Across: "40. Sign for cheap admission"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SRO
21 Across: "41. Word with heavy or scrap"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: M___L
- Similar words: alloy, metallic
- Opposite of: nonmetallic
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
METAL
22 Across: "43. Slip (out), in a way"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
- Word pattern: S__P
- Similar words: ooze
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SEEP
23 Across: "44. Cry over spilt milk?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: O__S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OOPS
24 Across: "45. Puff ... Komodo ... Smaug ..."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 14 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: I____________S
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IMAGINEDRAGONS
25 Across: "48. Take inspiration from"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 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 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OWETO
26 Across: "49. Quote from Homer"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'D' and ends with 'H'
- Similar words: do, ut
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
DOH
27 Across: "50. Cable staple since 1972"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 27
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HBO
28 Across: "51. A replay might be seen in this"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: S___O
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SLOMO
29 Across: "55. Echo starter"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: A___A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALEXA
30 Across: "59. Prepares to throw"
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: get, heading
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AIMS
31 Across: "61. Fish ... scuba ... Army ..."
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 10 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 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
THINKTANKS
32 Across: "63. Reunion group"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: C__N
- Similar words: kindred, tribe
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: group of people related by blood or marriage
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CLAN
33 Across: "64. Subject of an Oscars announcement"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: E___E
- Similar words: host, compere
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EMCEE
34 Across: "65. What a dog might do to its owner"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'K'
- Word pattern: L__K
- Similar words: clobber, work
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LICK
35 Across: "66. Lottery-style gambling game"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'K' and ends with 'O'
- Word pattern: K__O
- Similar words: bingo, beano
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
KENO
36 Across: "67. Dreamcast developer"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: S__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SEGA
37 Across: "68. Puts two and two together, say"
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: tot up, impart
- Opposite of: subtract
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ADDS
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.
