After 1-Across, shelf accessories … or what can be placed “around” the halves of 18-, 36-, 45- and 62-Across to make new phrases? NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / December 16, 2025

Crossword Answer

1 ? E

2 ? N

3 ? D

4 ? S

Hint

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Hint 1

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Reveal Hint

Think about what you might find at the extremities of a bookcase.

Hint 2

meaning

Reveal Hint

???? are the outermost parts or edges of something.

Hint 3

explanation

Reveal Hint

The clue suggests that the word '????' can be placed around the two halves of certain answers in the puzzle to form new phrases. This is a common crossword theme where a word or letters are added to create new, meaningful phrases.

Hint 4

another clue

Reveal Hint

Innings : baseball :: ___ : curling, "Don't tell me how it ___!", Farthest points, They might be loose or tight, Cuts off

NYT Crossword December 16 2025 Answers

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1 ? B
2 ? O
3 ? O
4 ? K
5 ? A
6 ? P
7 ? P
8 ? S
9 ? B
10 ? E
11 ? G
12 ? I
13 ? N
14 ? A
? K
? I
? N
15 ? B
? R
? A
? H
16 ? U
? S
? O
? N
? E
17 ? N
? I
? N
? E
18 ? C
? O
? V
? E
19 ? R
? S
? T
? O
? R
? Y
20 ? D
? E
? K
? E
21 ? S
22 ? G
? E
? E
? K
? Y
23 ? G
? E
? O
24 ? L
? I
25 ? A
? R
26 ? N
? O
? B
27 ? E
? L
28 ? A
29 ? L
30 ? E
31 ? G
? R
? O
32 ? S
? S
33 ? E
? X
? E
34 ? C
35 ? S
36 ? B
? A
? G
37 ? C
? H
? E
? C
? K
38 ? W
? E
? C
? A
? R
? E
39 ? O
? T
? O
? H
40 ? A
? K
? I
41 ? R
? A
42 ? O
? B
? O
? E
43 ? R
? E
? M
? I
44 ? S
? S
45 ? F
? A
? I
46 ? R
? P
? L
? A
? Y
47 ? T
? R
? A
? C
? E
48 ? E
? F
? I
? L
? E
49 ? E
? T
? A
50 ? S
? O
? D
51 ? A
? S
52 ? S
? S
? N
53 ? S
54 ? A
55 ? U
? S
56 ? A
? S
? C
57 ? I
? I
58 ? T
? E
59 ? S
60 ? L
61 ? A
62 ? S
? M
? A
63 ? R
? T
? P
? H
? O
? N
64 ? E
65 ? I
? T
? E
? M
66 ? O
? H
? G
? E
? E
67 ? E
? W
? E
? R
68 ? Z
? A
? N
? Y
69 ? F
? I
? E
? F
? S
70 ? R
? A
? T
? S
71 ? E
? N
? D
? S

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Clue Analysis

The answer to “After 1-Across, shelf accessories … or what can be placed “around” the halves of 18-, 36-, 45- and 62-Across to make new phrases?” in the New York Times puzzle December 16 2025 is ENDS. Quite straight and simple! Complete your daily NYT Mini challenge with this solution.

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A: The most common and recent 4-letter answer for "After 1-Across, shelf accessories … or what can be placed "around" the halves of 18-, 36-, 45- and 62-Across to make new phrases?" is ENDS.

A: The clue suggests that the word 'ENDS' can be placed around the two halves of certain answers in the puzzle to form new phrases. This is a common crossword theme where a word or letters are added to create new, meaningful phrases.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on December 16, 2025.

A: Ends are the outermost parts or edges of something.

A: Innings : baseball :: ___ : curling, "Don't tell me how it ___!", Farthest points, They might be loose or tight, Cuts off

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