NYT Crossword · 14 Across
“Side's length squared, for a square” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Monday, December 15, 2025 as 14 Across. The answer has 4 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Monday, December 15, 2025 · 14 Across
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Letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Monday, December 15, 2025.
Across
- 1___ Nicholas crossword clue5 letters
- 6Judge's seat, from the French crossword clue4 letters
- 10N.Y.C. airport crossword clue3 letters
- 13"Star Wars" droid, familiarly crossword clue5 letters
- 15Thrilla in Manila boxer crossword clue3 letters
- 16Recharge one's batteries crossword clue6 letters
- 18Prepared to bathe crossword clue8 letters
- 20Cool ___ cucumber crossword clue3 letters
- 21"Balderdash!" crossword clue4 letters
- 23Filled in (for), for short crossword clue6 letters
- 24Schmoozed (with) crossword clue9 letters
- 27Good, long bath crossword clue4 letters
- 28Slight injury from tripping crossword clue10 letters
- 30Bridge support crossword clue5 letters
- 32Karl Marx's "___ Kapital" crossword clue3 letters
- 33Do one better than crossword clue3 letters
- 36President Hoover crossword clue7 letters
- 39"You take credit cards?" response crossword clue7 letters
- 42Unconventional crossword clue3 letters
- 43Alternative to the pill, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 45Dog-___ (like the pages in some books) crossword clue5 letters
- 46Foreign-language movie that you don't have to read subtitles for crossword clue10 letters
- 50Location for a goatee or soul patch crossword clue4 letters
- 52Enchanted crossword clue9 letters
- 55Big-beaked tropical bird crossword clue6 letters
- 57One-named Brazilian soccer star crossword clue4 letters
- 58"If you ask me …," to texters crossword clue3 letters
- 59Camp sleeping spots … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters crossword clue8 letters
- 61Sci-fi writer Isaac crossword clue6 letters
- 63Suitable, as a unit in a bldg.? crossword clue3 letters
- 64Tales of yore crossword clue4 letters
- 65Join in marriage crossword clue5 letters
- 66Lo-___ graphics crossword clue3 letters
- 67One-named Grammy winner from Ireland crossword clue4 letters
- 68___ Cottontail crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Wife of Abraham, in the Bible crossword clue5 letters
- 2"You ___ right!" crossword clue5 letters
- 3"Ridiculous!" crossword clue9 letters
- 4"I'm kidding!!," in "Wayne's World" crossword clue3 letters
- 5Artist Henri de ___-Lautrec crossword clue8 letters
- 6One who's rotten from the start crossword clue7 letters
- 7Singer Grande, to fans crossword clue3 letters
- 8Loch ___ monster crossword clue4 letters
- 9Opera great Enrico crossword clue6 letters
- 10Sluglike "Star Wars" crime boss crossword clue5 letters
- 11On ___ (looking great, in slang) crossword clue5 letters
- 12Colonial-era pirate captain crossword clue4 letters
- 17Mr. ___ (Dr Pepper competitor) crossword clue4 letters
- 19Orchestral woodwind crossword clue4 letters
- 22Be on the wane crossword clue3 letters
- 25Crash-investigating org. crossword clue4 letters
- 26Turning point in W.W. II crossword clue4 letters
- 29When doubled, an African fly crossword clue3 letters
- 30But, briefly crossword clue3 letters
- 31Like a ripe strawberry crossword clue3 letters
- 33Re-election restriction crossword clue9 letters
- 34Many a Wordsworth poem crossword clue3 letters
- 35Pea holder crossword clue3 letters
- 37Part of a barbecue rack crossword clue3 letters
- 38Ernest in the Country Music Hall of Fame crossword clue4 letters
- 40Suddenly stops working, as an engine crossword clue8 letters
- 41Gov. Tim ___, 2024 running mate crossword clue4 letters
- 44Beyond the continental shelf, say crossword clue7 letters
- 46Comic actor Van Dyke crossword clue4 letters
- 47Lacking the capacity crossword clue6 letters
- 48Prez before 10-Across crossword clue3 letters
- 49"Deck the Halls" syllables crossword clue4 letters
- 50Two-door auto crossword clue5 letters
- 51Outings for foxhounds crossword clue5 letters
- 53Show feelings onstage crossword clue5 letters
- 54Capital of Delaware crossword clue5 letters
- 55Lift on the slopes crossword clue4 letters
- 56Like bright signs on the Las Vegas Strip crossword clue4 letters
- 60Funny in a subtle way crossword clue3 letters
- 62Suffix with Benedict or elephant crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Side's length squared, for a square”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with A and ends with A, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Side's length squared, for a square” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Monday, December 15, 2025, at 14 Across.
What is the answer to the “Side's length squared, for a square” crossword clue?
The answer is AREA (4 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.