Daily Themed Crossword December 17, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 17, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
December 17, 2025 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Honey-glazed meat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Slip-___ (easy-to-wear shoes) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Jersey Shore or Teen Mom network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Body parts that blink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Mother to a Brit (anagram of umm) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Roses ___ red ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Restaurant handout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Filmdom's Shrek or Fiona e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | King ___ (ancient Egyptian pharaoh) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Psychic power: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Start with a clean ___ (start anew) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Buffy the Vampire ___ supernatural drama series where Sarah Michelle Gellar plays the titular vampire-killing teen | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Letter before emm phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Ending to Super for the name of a Great Lake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Snooze at one's desk say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | I'm ___ you! (I'm watching you!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Actor Hanks from Cast Away | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Day after Wednesday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | The ___ Doctor medical drama series where Freddie Highmore plays the titular talented young surgeon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | E-commerce space for crafts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | How-___ (DIY guides) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Sci-fi hoverer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Poetic tribute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ P.I. crime drama series where Tom Selleck plays the titular private investigator living in Hawaii | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Billy ___ Uptown Girl singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Radio host ___ Glass of NPR | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Italian for three | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | The ___ procedural drama series where Simon Baker plays the titular consultant known for his ability to read people's minds | Show answer | 9 | |
| #29 | Sink as the sun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Old-school cool slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | She ___ sandwich and an apple for lunch: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Morning hours for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Empire State Building city: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Sculler's implement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Skirt's sewn border | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Sailor's yes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ... the king's horses and all the king's ___ ... (line from Humpty Dumpty) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Texter's oh woooow!: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ Jackie medical comedy-drama series where Edie Falco plays the titular emergency room caregiver | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | What the nose can do | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | ___ Damon The Martian actor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ Detective anthology crime drama series where Matthew McConaughey played the titular homicide investigator in season one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Puppy doctor for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Chop ___ (American-Chinese dish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ Winfrey talk show host | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Folder often found near Drafts and Spam | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | I slept like ___ until morning (slept very soundly): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Building construction spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Pirate's stolen goods | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | A Farewell to ___ (1929 Ernest Hemingway novel) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Extinguish a fire with out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Proper or common thing in grammar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Vegan's soy block | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Lamar ___ (former NBA player) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___-hoo (chocolate drink brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Scratch something out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Brave singer ___ Bareilles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Evil spirit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Poem of lament | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Many a big charity event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Jumbo fliers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Airport organization that may ask you to remove your boots: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Dream state acronym | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Defense advisory group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | How was ___ know?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Dolphin's home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Pitch source | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 17, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 17, 2025, a Wednesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MENTALIST at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 17, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 17, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 17, 2025 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 67 clues with answers from 3 to 9 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for December 17, 2025 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 17, 2025 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.