Across Clues NYT December 03, 2025 - Today's Complete Horizontal Solutions
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 03, 2025 |
| Day of Week | Wednesday |
| 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. Young fellows |
| 2 Across | 5. Tied up, as hay |
| 3 Across | 10. Surrounded by |
| 4 Across | 14. Plant-based spread |
| 5 Across | 15. Echo speaker |
| 6 Across | 16. Largest company headquartered in Oregon |
| 7 Across | 17. 1967 hit by the Who, per 68-Across |
| 8 Across | 20. Words after "happily ever after" |
| 9 Across | 21. Bit of ink |
| 10 Across | 22. Lack of connectivity |
| 11 Across | 23. Long-haired bovine |
| 12 Across | 24. Anabolic steroids, e.g., informally |
| 13 Across | 27. College football rival of Michigan, for short |
| 14 Across | 29. 1978 song by Gloria Gaynor, per 68-Across |
| 15 Across | 34. Lead-in to pop or lit |
| 16 Across | 36. Award with a "Best New American Theater Work" category |
| 17 Across | 37. Midmonth time |
| 18 Across | 38. Linseed oil source |
| 19 Across | 39. Shampoo often in a green bottle |
| 20 Across | 40. Remain unresolved |
| 21 Across | 41. Cause for a miner celebration? |
| 22 Across | 42. Animal in more than 70 Bugs Bunny titles |
| 23 Across | 43. Hospital count |
| 24 Across | 44. 2008 hit by Katy Perry, per 68-Across |
| 25 Across | 47. One of a trio encountered by Ricitos de Oro |
| 26 Across | 48. Egyptian sun deity |
| 27 Across | 49. Solid-rock connector |
| 28 Across | 52. Forehead marker at the start of Lent |
| 29 Across | 54. Long-running procedural franchise |
| 30 Across | 57. Removes forcibly |
| 31 Across | 59. 1973 Bob Marley song covered by Eric Clapton, per 68-Across |
| 32 Across | 63. Currency of Yemen |
| 33 Across | 64. Language in which "maunga roa" means "long mountain" |
| 34 Across | 65. Unimpressive rating |
| 35 Across | 66. TV's Griffith, Kaufman or Samberg |
| 36 Across | 67. "Take this job and shove it!" |
| 37 Across | 68. Wise counselor of sci-fi who might not be great at karaoke? |
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. Young fellows"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: L__S
- Similar words: sonny, fella
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a boy or man
- This is Across clue number 1
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LADS
2 Across: "5. Tied up, as hay"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: B___D
- Similar words: bale
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: make into a bale
- This is Across clue number 2
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BALED
3 Across: "10. Surrounded by"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: A__D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 3
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AMID
4 Across: "14. Plant-based spread"
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: margarin, margarine
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 4
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OLEO
5 Across: "15. Echo speaker"
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 5
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ALEXA
6 Across: "16. Largest company headquartered in Oregon"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 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 6
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
NIKE
7 Across: "17. 1967 hit by the Who, per 68-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 15 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: F_____________E
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 7
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FORMILESICANSEE
8 Across: "20. Words after "happily ever after""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: T____D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 8
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
THEEND
9 Across: "21. Bit of ink"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'T'
- Similar words: sleaze, tackiness
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
- This is Across clue number 9
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
TAT
10 Across: "22. Lack of connectivity"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'G' and ends with 'P'
- Similar words: spread, crack
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 10
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
GAP
11 Across: "23. Long-haired bovine"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'K'
- Similar words: yakety-yak, yack
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: noisy talk
- This is Across clue number 11
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
YAK
12 Across: "24. Anabolic steroids, e.g., informally"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 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 12
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PEDS
13 Across: "27. College football rival of Michigan, for short"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'U'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 13
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OSU
14 Across: "29. 1978 song by Gloria Gaynor, per 68-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 12 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'S' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: S__________L
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 14
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
SURVIVEIWILL
15 Across: "34. Lead-in to pop or lit"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: B__T
- Similar words: britt, Britisher
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
- This is Across clue number 15
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BRIT
16 Across: "36. Award with a "Best New American Theater Work" category"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 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 16
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OBIE
17 Across: "37. Midmonth time"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 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 17
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IDES
18 Across: "38. Linseed oil source"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'F' and ends with 'X'
- Word pattern: F__X
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 18
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
FLAX
19 Across: "39. Shampoo often in a green bottle"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: P___L
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 19
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PRELL
20 Across: "40. Remain unresolved"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'P' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: P__D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 20
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
PEND
21 Across: "41. Cause for a miner celebration?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: L__E
- Similar words: load
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 21
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
LODE
22 Across: "42. Animal in more than 70 Bugs Bunny titles"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'H' and ends with 'E'
- Word pattern: H__E
- Similar words: rabbit
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 22
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
HARE
23 Across: "43. Hospital count"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: B__S
- Similar words: have sex, hit the sack
- Opposite of: turn out
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
- This is Across clue number 23
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
BEDS
24 Across: "44. 2008 hit by Katy Perry, per 68-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 12 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
- Word pattern: A__________D
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 24
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
AGIRLIKISSED
25 Across: "47. One of a trio encountered by Ricitos de Oro"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 25
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
OSO
26 Across: "48. Egyptian sun deity"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
- Word pattern: A__N
- Similar words: Aton
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 26
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ATEN
27 Across: "49. Solid-rock connector"
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
ASA
28 Across: "52. Forehead marker at the start of Lent"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'H'
- Similar words: ash tree
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the residue that remains when something is burned
- This is Across clue number 28
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ASH
29 Across: "54. Long-running procedural franchise"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 3 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'C' and ends with 'I'
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 29
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
CSI
30 Across: "57. Removes forcibly"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 6 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
- Word pattern: E____S
- Similar words: release, exclude
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: put out or expel from a place
- This is Across clue number 30
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
EJECTS
31 Across: "59. 1973 Bob Marley song covered by Eric Clapton, per 68-Across"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 15 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'T' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: T_____________T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 31
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
THESHERIFFISHOT
32 Across: "63. Currency of Yemen"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'R' and ends with 'L'
- Word pattern: R__L
- Similar words: riyal-omani, Omani rial
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- Definition: the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils
- This is Across clue number 32
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
RIAL
33 Across: "64. Language in which "maunga roa" means "long mountain""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'M' and ends with 'I'
- Word pattern: M___I
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 33
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
MAORI
34 Across: "65. Unimpressive rating"
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: wretched, short
- Opposite of: rich people
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 34
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
POOR
35 Across: "66. TV's Griffith, Kaufman or Samberg"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'A' and ends with 'Y'
- Word pattern: A__Y
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 35
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
ANDY
36 Across: "67. "Take this job and shove it!""
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 5 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'I' and ends with 'T'
- Word pattern: I___T
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 36
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
IQUIT
37 Across: "68. Wise counselor of sci-fi who might not be great at karaoke?"
Helpful hints for this Across clue:
- This word has 4 letters going left to right
- It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'A'
- Word pattern: Y__A
- This is an abbreviation or acronym
- This is Across clue number 37
Answer: Click to reveal the Across answer
YODA
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.
