NYT Crossword · 25 Down
“Pigmented rings” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, December 9, 2025 as 25 Down. The answer has 7 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Tuesday, December 9, 2025 · 25 Down
Every time this clue appeared
- Dec 9, 2025 · 25 Down · 7 letters
- Feb 20, 2023 · 28 Across · 7 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
Across
- 1Goes on to say crossword clue4 letters
- 5San Diego baseballer crossword clue5 letters
- 10Livens (up) crossword clue4 letters
- 14Termites, for an aardwolf crossword clue4 letters
- 15Cup-shaped flower crossword clue5 letters
- 16Give off crossword clue4 letters
- 17"Judging from the information available to me …" crossword clue15 letters
- 20Unadulterated crossword clue4 letters
- 21San Francisco-to-Santa Cruz dir. crossword clue3 letters
- 22Propellers of a shell crossword clue4 letters
- 23"These are merely my spur-of-the-moment suggestions …" crossword clue15 letters
- 27Gobbled up crossword clue3 letters
- 28Abu Dhabi's country, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 29Notable time period crossword clue3 letters
- 30Gossip, in slang crossword clue3 letters
- 31Accurse crossword clue6 letters
- 3333-Down, across the Atlantic crossword clue3 letters
- 34"Oh, ___!" (hit Broadway farce about Mrs. Lincoln) crossword clue4 letters
- 35Verdant privacy features … or a punny description of the four longest answers in this puzzle crossword clue9 letters
- 38Singer/actress Lady ___ crossword clue4 letters
- 41Historical crossword clue3 letters
- 42Got a good reaction, as a joke crossword clue6 letters
- 46Equal: Prefix crossword clue3 letters
- 47Swim-bike-run race, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 48Sound from someone sitting down at the end of a long day crossword clue3 letters
- 49Game with Skip and Reverse cards crossword clue3 letters
- 50"Here's my two cents, which might not amount to much …" crossword clue15 letters
- 54"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a ___" (old maxim) crossword clue4 letters
- 55Pre-digital TV screen tech crossword clue3 letters
- 56Not close by crossword clue4 letters
- 57"Feel free to dismiss this idea — however …" crossword clue15 letters
- 61Survey crossword clue4 letters
- 62Temporary tattoo dye crossword clue5 letters
- 63"Frozen" character who sings "Let It Go" crossword clue4 letters
- 64Influence crossword clue4 letters
- 65Burros crossword clue5 letters
- 66Pair in a water polo pool crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Computing pioneer Lovelace crossword clue3 letters
- 2Argue crossword clue7 letters
- 3Neutralized, as an explosive situation crossword clue7 letters
- 4Launch crossword clue5 letters
- 5Org. in charge of school fund-raisers crossword clue3 letters
- 6One who might ask "Fair dinkum?" crossword clue6 letters
- 7Like some minor celebrities crossword clue5 letters
- 8Asahi Super Dry or Kirin Lager crossword clue8 letters
- 9Org. that oversees air quality initiatives crossword clue3 letters
- 10Bit in a round of "He loves me, he loves me not" crossword clue5 letters
- 11Professor ___ (title for some retirees) crossword clue7 letters
- 12Light lager crossword clue7 letters
- 13The Cards, on scoreboards crossword clue3 letters
- 18Cover letter accompaniment crossword clue6 letters
- 19Mardi Gras city, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 23Poke crossword clue3 letters
- 24Music app named for a figure in Greek myth crossword clue7 letters
- 26Part of L.G.B.T.Q.+ crossword clue3 letters
- 32"By Jove, that's it!" crossword clue3 letters
- 3333-Across, across the Atlantic crossword clue3 letters
- 34Web portal launched with Windows 95 crossword clue3 letters
- 36Malfunctions in the Matrix, in "The Matrix" crossword clue8 letters
- 37Sound of a sad trombone crossword clue6 letters
- 38Many an animated meme loop crossword clue3 letters
- 39To date crossword clue7 letters
- 40Silverback, for one crossword clue7 letters
- 43Built to last crossword clue7 letters
- 44Give for safekeeping crossword clue7 letters
- 45"How stupid of me!" crossword clue3 letters
- 47"Edie & ___: A Very Long Engagement" (2009 documentary) crossword clue4 letters
- 48Bring into harmony crossword clue6 letters
- 51With a wink, say crossword clue5 letters
- 52Smooths (out) crossword clue5 letters
- 53On a regular basis crossword clue5 letters
- 57Special ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 58"J to ___ L-O! The Remixes" (2002 Jennifer Lopez album) crossword clue3 letters
- 59One of the four fundamental states of matter crossword clue3 letters
- 60Some Ph.D. students crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Pigmented rings”?
The answer has 7 letters. It starts with A and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Pigmented rings” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 25 Down. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Pigmented rings” crossword clue?
The answer is AREOLAS (7 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.