Daily Themed Crossword December 20, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 20, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
December 20, 2025 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Another term for a movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Cul-de-___ (street's dead end) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Where there's a will there's a ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Swedish DIY home-furnishing chain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Game where one may draw four | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Agitate or provoke (rhymes with pile) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Actor DiCaprio of The Great Gatsby | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | Britain's ___ of Man | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | 1-1 as a score | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Misery actress ___ Bates | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | ___ of honor (bride's right hand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Figure skater's surface | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Time-___ (photography technique) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Letter that follows bee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | (1/6) Turning on a holiday movie you smile as you fondly remember childhood Christmas nights the whole family cuddled up in matching ___ | PJS | 3 | |
| #16 | Seething rage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Flat-screen products: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ de cologne | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Number of years in a decade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | What L stands for in LA | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Bathroom fixture for washing hands | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | ___ the tail on the donkey (fun party game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | (2/6) Queueing up a holiday playlist you hum along heartened by memories of singing ___ door to door with neighbors under wintry stars | CAROLS | 6 | |
| #24 | ___ Arabia (Middle Eastern country) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Alternative to Inc.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Spiral shape like a spring | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | (3/6) Opening a festive e-card you smile recalling how handwritten ___ cards once filled your mailbox with holiday cheer every December | GREETING | 8 | |
| #28 | Yours and mine say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Isn't ___ bit like you and me? (Beatles lyric): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Brainchild | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | (4/6) Hauling home a store-bought pine you fondly recall the joyful family trips and excited hunts for the perfect Xmas ___ at the local farm | TREE | 4 | |
| #32 | 1-year-old e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Enclosure for poultry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Chick-___-A (restaurant chain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ & Tina Turner (musical duo) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Zodiac lion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Praying ___ insect with a triangular head | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Are you ___? (Are you certain?) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | What & represents | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | (5/6) Picking up treats at the store the sweet aroma takes you back to the mornings spent baking and icing ___ in grandma's cozy kitchen | COOKIES | 7 | |
| #41 | (6/6) Adding gifts to your online cart you fondly recall the joy of flipping through the thick Sears ___ Book and picking your favorite toys | WISH | 4 | |
| #42 | Friend in battle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___-haw (cowboy's shout) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ of passage (ceremonial observance) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | White House assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Pass with flying colors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Lady in a stable | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Can I borrow ___? (request heard in a classroom perhaps): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Illuminated like a candle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Pharmacy chain letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Mexican currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Detention spot in Monopoly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Phoenix ___ NBA team that greats like Steve Nash and Kevin Durant have played for | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Can You Feel the Love ___ (The Lion King song) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #55 | Saucepan's cover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Actor Christian who portrayed Batman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ Monkeys Do I Wanna Know? band | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | Vital sign of life often measured at the wrist | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Soccer shoe spike | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Like the grapes in The Fox and the Grapes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Suffix with billion or million | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Bed that can be folded | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Vintage car brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Anticipated response to Who wants to go to the amusement park?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Prefix meaning new | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Brand name on some jeans | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 20, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 20, 2025, a Saturday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LEONARDO at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 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 20, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 20, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 20, 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 20, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 20, 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.