New York Times AnswersFriday, 5th December 2025 There are 33 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 5th December 2025. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Home to Kotoka International AirportGHANAAAcross 6: Many a wearer of a long robe called a thawbSAUDIAAcross 11: Can't-miss purchases?SEASONTICKETSAAcross 14: Words of cautionDONTPOKETHEBEARAAcross 16: ThresholdEVEAAcross 17: Ties upENLACESAAcross 18: Coastal waterwayRIAAAcross 19: UpRISENAAcross 21: Subject of the Bouguereau painting "The Abduction of Psyche"EROSAAcross 22: Colombian city of 2+ millionCALIAAcross 23: Dutch artist Jan van der ___MEERAAcross 24: CurtailSTEMAAcross 25: Stick in an orchestraBATONAAcross 26: Spot likely to smearATTACKADAAcross 28: They aren't party peopleLONERSAAcross 29: Cut, as with a box cutterSLITAAcross 30: "Fun-size"MINIAAcross 31: Film with the tagline "Someone has taken their love for scary movies one step too far"SCREAMAAcross 34: Words of retaliationTAKETHATAAcross 38: Word with fire or falseALARMAAcross 39: Hotel listingRATEAAcross 40: One and the otherBOTHAAcross 41: Big name in chip productionLAYSAAcross 42: BundlePILEAAcross 43: Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush"PESTOAAcross 44: RefugeARKAAcross 44: RefugeARK.AAcross 45: Where much of "Brokeback Mountain" was filmedALBERTAAAcross 47: It's perfectTENAAcross 48: "Might as well give it a shot ..."HEREGOESNOTHINGAAcross 51: Age at which you just learned something you should have realized before, facetiouslyTODAYYEARSOLDAAcross 52: Something blocked by censorsCURSEAAcross 53: 1944 Pacific battle siteLEYTEDDown 1: What clones shareGENESETDDown 2: It might be on a rackHATDDown 3: Ski town that shares its name with a treeASPENDDown 4: "High" timeNOONDDown 5: Image that's just over a foot, informallyANKLETATDDown 6: "Arrested Development," e.g.SITCOMDDown 7: PinesACHESDDown 8: Relatives of banjolelesUKESDDown 9: Nebraska senator FischerDEBDDown 10: RepeatITERATEDDown 11: Council, in RussianSOVIETDDown 12: Got mistyTEAREDDDown 13: Sea shanty singerSAILORDDown 14: Skin layer with hair folliclesDERMADDown 15: Show stoppers, sometimesRAINSDDown 20: Items on many a back-to-school supply listERASERSDDown 22: "Is this possible?!?"CANITBEDDown 24: Take a little off the topSKIMDDown 25: Dog treatBONEDDown 27: Silent sortCLAMDDown 28: FancyLIKEDDown 30: Kind of instinctMATERNALDDown 31: Mohamed ___, Egyptian soccer starSALAHDDown 32: Shade of redCLARETDDown 33: Big name in fast foodRAYKROCDDown 34: "Honor Thy Father" writer, 1971TALESEDDown 35: ArgumentativeHOSTILEDDown 36: Get toATTENDDDown 37: Minimal coverage provider?THONGDDown 39: Hearty steakhouse servingRIBEYEDDown 42: TricksPLOYSDDown 43: Unwitting markPATSYDDown 45: Thickening agent found in many vegan recipesAGARDDown 46: RacedTOREDDown 49: Dot follower in academia EDUDDown 50: SpicyHOT