NYT Crossword · 59 Across
“Sudden shocks” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, December 30, 2025 as 59 Across. The answer has 5 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 · Tuesday, December 30, 2025 · 59 Across
Every time this clue appeared
- Dec 30, 2025 · 59 Across · 5 letters
- Jun 26, 2019 · 52 Down · 5 letters
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More clues from this puzzle
The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
Across
- 1Scoundrels crossword clue4 letters
- 5Pointed end of a pen crossword clue3 letters
- 8Parts not filled in crossword clue4 letters
- 12Cookies with their name embossed on them crossword clue5 letters
- 14Prefix with -metric crossword clue3 letters
- 15Attracts crossword clue5 letters
- 17Something to wave with pride? crossword clue9 letters
- 19Sardinia, e.g., to Sardinians crossword clue5 letters
- 20"Absolument!" crossword clue6 letters
- 21Fizzled out completely crossword clue8 letters
- 23"Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish) crossword clue3 letters
- 24In the style of crossword clue3 letters
- 26Brand of cooler named for a mythical beast crossword clue4 letters
- 27Play loudly, as from a speaker crossword clue5 letters
- 29Break away (from) crossword clue6 letters
- 33[That looks delicious …] crossword clue5 letters
- 36Flashy cycling maneuvers crossword clue9 letters
- 38Shared by us crossword clue4 letters
- 39What a new hire might learn, with "the" crossword clue5 letters
- 40"That's not good!" crossword clue4 letters
- 41"Sunday Night Football" producer crossword clue9 letters
- 43Floating markers crossword clue5 letters
- 44Wet floor? crossword clue6 letters
- 45"That's not good!" crossword clue5 letters
- 47Opera excerpt crossword clue4 letters
- 49Casual turndown crossword clue3 letters
- 50Psychic's alleged ability, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 53They're pulled to garner media attention, informally crossword clue8 letters
- 57Music's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g. crossword clue6 letters
- 60Spend money on "Wheel of Fortune" ... which won't help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across! crossword clue9 letters
- 62Upside-down frown crossword clue5 letters
- 63Exist crossword clue3 letters
- 64Skip over, in speech crossword clue5 letters
- 65Mimicked crossword clue4 letters
- 66Perfect score in Olympic diving crossword clue3 letters
- 67Many bills in tip jars crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1The eyes of an emoticon, typically crossword clue5 letters
- 2Make a case (for) crossword clue5 letters
- 3Opposite of credit crossword clue5 letters
- 4"And ___ bed" crossword clue4 letters
- 5Nothing crossword clue3 letters
- 6Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street" crossword clue4 letters
- 74 on a par 3, e.g. crossword clue5 letters
- 8Hard-to-clean-up sparkly stuff crossword clue7 letters
- 9Like good omens crossword clue10 letters
- 10College instructor, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 11"To thine own ___ be true" crossword clue4 letters
- 13Sudden, powerful gust of wind crossword clue6 letters
- 16Used a stool, say crossword clue3 letters
- 18Athleisure brand originally from Italy crossword clue4 letters
- 22Homes on branches crossword clue5 letters
- 25___ Day (April observance) crossword clue5 letters
- 27Climactic fight in a video game crossword clue10 letters
- 280% filled crossword clue5 letters
- 30Fun word to shout into a canyon crossword clue4 letters
- 31Fashion inits. in Manhattan crossword clue4 letters
- 32Those, en español crossword clue4 letters
- 33Puts on, as a jacket crossword clue4 letters
- 34Yokel crossword clue4 letters
- 35Apex predator of the ocean crossword clue4 letters
- 37Marks, as a ballot square crossword clue5 letters
- 39"The Thinker" sculptor crossword clue5 letters
- 42Pored over crossword clue7 letters
- 43Not act up crossword clue6 letters
- 46___ Sea (arm of the Arctic Ocean) crossword clue4 letters
- 48Making a plate appearance crossword clue5 letters
- 50Scientist Hubble with a telescope named after him crossword clue5 letters
- 51Fuzzy-feeling leather crossword clue5 letters
- 52Extremes of the earth crossword clue5 letters
- 53Nightwear, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 54Oblong tomato type crossword clue4 letters
- 55Lose traction crossword clue4 letters
- 56"OK, go ahead" crossword clue4 letters
- 58Casual collared shirt crossword clue4 letters
- 61Desire crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Sudden shocks”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with J and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Sudden shocks” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 59 Across. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Sudden shocks” crossword clue?
The answer is JOLTS (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.