Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle
Saturday, December 27, 2025

Cold bathhouse amenity / SAT 12-27-25 / Extreme music subgenre with heavily distorted guitars / 2021 science fiction novel by Nnedi Okorafor / Fantasy author Bardugo / City west of Knoxville / Best performances by an actor in a short film? / Halves of Hamiltons / Knights of ___, ancient cult in the "Star Wars" universe / Interloper whom no one seems to know, informally / South American monkey with a reduplicative name / John with some groundbreaking inventions

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Constructor: Katie Hoody Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: none   Word of the Day: O'SHEA Jackson Jr.  ( 49D: Actor ___ Jackson Jr....
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Friday, December 26, 2025

The world's end, in Norse mythology / FRI 12-26-25 / Casting need / Old coin with a picture of Generalissimo Franco / Origin story family in DC Comics / Cracked wheat used in tabbouleh / How a supervillain might brag / Food that can be prepared de canasta / Royal Australian Air Force insignia / Nation dubbed the "cradle of mankind"

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Constructor: Andrew Spooner Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: none   Word of the Day: MOA  ( 39A: Down Under bird that scientist...
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Thursday, December 25, 2025

Fashion designer Lange / THU 12-25-25 / Transcript ruiners / Old dagger carried by Scottish Highlanders / Right-eous path? / Footwear for a bride, perhaps / Vodka-and-pineapple juice cocktail popularized on "Sex and the City" / Letter after three consecutive rhyming letters / Ballon ___ (soccer star's award) / "___ the Limit" (posthumous hit for the Notorious B.I.G.)

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Constructor: Sam Ezersky Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: "... LAUGHING all the way!" (51A: What's seen "all t...
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Cooked rice, in Korean cuisine / WED 12-24-25 / Shrub that sounds regretful / Kosher barbecue option / Class where you learn how to get a tan? / Silly character on the "Sesame Street" segment "Elmo's World" / Keenan's partner in comedy / Free copy of a film sent to awards show voters / No-clothes college gathering / Pesky biter, informally

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Constructor: Ella Dershowitz Relative difficulty:  Easy THEME:  FAKE IDS (56A: Aids for minors buying liquor ... or a hint to 17-, 27- and...
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