Finger or toe … or, when read as two words, what you can do to the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 10- and 34-Down NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / December 8, 2025

Crossword Answer

1 ? D

2 ? I

3 ? G

4 ? I

5 ? T

Hint

Interactive Solver for Finger or toe … or, when read as two words, what you can do to the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 10- and 34-Down Crossword Clue

Drag letters from the pool into “Your Answer”, then reorder them to match the solution.

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Hint 1

hint

Reveal Hint

Think of something on your hands and feet that also suggests uncovering or understanding.

Hint 2

meaning

Reveal Hint

A ????? is a finger or toe.

Hint 3

explanation

Reveal Hint

The clue refers to '?????' as a term for a finger or toe. The phrase 'when read as two words' suggests splitting '?????,' indicating that you can metaphorically 'dig' or understand the ends of the specified answers in the puzzle.

Hint 4

another clue

Reveal Hint

Sudoku entry, GIDIT, One of five on hand, GIDTI, Any of nine in a Social Security number

NYT Crossword December 8 2025 Answers

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

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Clue Analysis

The answer to “Finger or toe … or, when read as two words, what you can do to the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 10- and 34-Down” in the New York Times puzzle December 8 2025 is DIGIT. Quite straight and simple! Complete your daily NYT Mini challenge with this solution.

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A: The most common and recent 5-letter answer for "Finger or toe … or, when read as two words, what you can do to the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 10- and 34-Down" is DIGIT.

A: The clue refers to 'digit' as a term for a finger or toe. The phrase 'when read as two words' suggests splitting 'DIG IT,' indicating that you can metaphorically 'dig' or understand the ends of the specified answers in the puzzle.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on December 08, 2025.

A: A digit is a finger or toe.

A: Sudoku entry, GIDIT, One of five on hand, GIDTI, Any of nine in a Social Security number

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