NYT Crossword Crossword Answers – Tuesday, 16 December 2025
Today’s NYT Crossword crossword answers for Tuesday, 16 December 2025. Below you’ll find all clues and solutions, updated daily.
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- 17What shares a key with "(" on a keyboardAcross · 4 lettersLooking for a 4-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 22Like someone who knows everything about a niche subject, maybeAcross · 5 lettersLooking for a 5-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 40Groundbreaking 1988 Japanese animated action filmAcross · 5 lettersLooking for a 5-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 62The IBM Simon Personal Communicator is considered the world's first oneAcross · 10 lettersLooking for a 10-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 71After 1-Across, shelf accessories … or what can be placed "around" the halves of 18-, 36-, 45- and 62-Across to make new phrases?Across · 4 lettersLooking for a 4-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 2Many a character in "The Grapes of Wrath"Down · 4 lettersLooking for a 4-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 13Grammy-winning R&B artist whose stage name is said to have been inspired by "The Matrix"Down · 4 lettersLooking for a 4-letter word? Quick answers →
- 19Golden Age studio known for many Astaire/Rogers filmsDown · 3 lettersLooking for a 3-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 30What someone seeking validation might needDown · 10 lettersLooking for a 10-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 48Artist known for his "impossible staircases"Down · 6 lettersLooking for a 6-letter word? Quick answers →
- 51Symbol of divine authority in hieroglyphicsDown · 3 lettersLooking for a 3-letter word? Quick answers →
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