Crossed the International Date Line from east to west, or west to east (depending on how you look at it) NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / December 14, 2025

Crossword Answer

1 ? G

2 ? A

3 ? I

4 ? N

5 ? E

6 ? D

7 ? A

8 ? D

9 ? A

10 ? Y

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Hint 1

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Think about what happens to your calendar when you leap across the globe's invisible boundary.

Hint 2

meaning

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To gain a day is to add an additional day to your calendar, typically by crossing the International Date Line from east to west.

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explanation

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When crossing the International Date Line from east to west, you gain a day because you move into an earlier time zone. Conversely, going from west to east, you lose a day. The clue plays on this concept by highlighting the perspective-dependent nature of crossing the line.

NYT Crossword December 14 2025 Answers

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1 ? S
2 ? T
3 ? O
4 ? R
5 ? M
6 ? T
7 ? O
8 ? P
9 ? L
10 ? S
11 ? U
12 ? C
13 ? A
14 ? R
15 ? D
16 ? S
17 ? C
? H
? A
? F
? E
18 ? W
? R
? A
19 ? P
? U
? P
? S
20 ? R
? E
? V
? E
? R
? E
21 ? O
? O
? H
? I
? M
22 ? S
? O
? S
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? A
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? D
23 ? P
? A
? D
? A
? W
? A
? N
24 ? P
? R
? U
? D
? E
? N
? T
25 ? M
? I
? K
? A
26 ? F
? A
? V
? E
27 ? I
? F
? S
28 ? E
? P
? A
29 ? A
? I
30 ? D
? A
? N
31 ? R
32 ? H
? I
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33 ? U
? N
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? O
34 ? D
? E
? N
35 ? V
36 ? E
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? M
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37 ? M
? A
? R
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? L
38 ? A
? N
? D
? E
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39 ? E
? L
? L
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40 ? P
? E
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? E
? Y
41 ? B
? A
? S
? E
? S
42 ? E
? N
? O
? S
43 ? G
44 ? O
45 ? A
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? T
46 ? G
? E
? L
47 ? F
? L
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? P
? A
48 ? H
? O
? U
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? E
49 ? D
? R
50 ? U
? M
? L
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51 ? N
52 ? E
53 ? S
54 ? A
? L
? I
55 ? E
? T
? E
56 ? T
? S
? A
57 ? R
58 ? A
? B
? C
59 ? K
? E
? N
? O
60 ? V
? E
? S
61 ? T
? S
62 ? L
63 ? I
? S
? A
64 ? V
65 ? A
? P
? E
66 ? F
? E
? W
? E
? R
67 ? O
? S
? H
? A
68 ? S
? L
? R
69 ? M
70 ? A
? L
? L
71 ? R
72 ? C
? A
73 ? E
? M
? T
74 ? W
? H
? A
? T
75 ? A
? H
? O
? O
76 ? T
77 ? N
? O
? T
78 ? E
? X
? A
? C
79 ? T
? L
? Y
80 ? T
? R
? Y
81 ? N
? E
82 ? G
? A
? T
? O
? R
83 ? N
? E
? A
? L
84 ? S
85 ? P
86 ? I
? L
? T
87 ? D
? W
? E
? L
? L
88 ? N
89 ? O
? T
? I
? P
90 ? I
? O
? W
? E
? Y
91 ? O
? U
? O
? N
? E
92 ? G
93 ? A
? I
? N
? E
? D
? A
94 ? D
95 ? A
96 ? Y
97 ? C
? L
? A
? D
98 ? P
? R
? O
? S
? E
99 ? A
? L
? E
? V
? E
100 ? O
? L
? E
101 ? K
? E
? N
102 ? M
? E
? A
? D
103 ? C
104 ? O
? L
? D
105 ? I
? N
106 ? E
107 ? R
? T
? I
? A
108 ? B
? A
? T
109 ? H
? I
? N
? G
110 ? A
? L
? T
? E
? R
111 ? E
? D
? S
? T
? A
? T
? E
? S
112 ? A
? X
? I
? O
? M
? S
113 ? C
? U
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? S
? I
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114 ? A
? G
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? N
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115 ? Y
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116 ? T
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117 ? N
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118 ? S
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? Y

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Clue Analysis

The answer to “Crossed the International Date Line from east to west, or west to east (depending on how you look at it)” in the New York Times puzzle December 14 2025 is GAINEDADAY. Quite straight and simple! Complete your daily NYT Mini challenge with this solution.

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A: The most common and recent 10-letter answer for "Crossed the International Date Line from east to west, or west to east (depending on how you look at it)" is GAINEDADAY.

A: When crossing the International Date Line from east to west, you gain a day because you move into an earlier time zone. Conversely, going from west to east, you lose a day. The clue plays on this concept by highlighting the perspective-dependent nature of crossing the line.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on December 14, 2025.

A: To gain a day is to add an additional day to your calendar, typically by crossing the International Date Line from east to west.

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