Daily Themed Crossword December 23, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 23, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
December 23, 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 | Kitten's parent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Nightclub record spinners: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | 24-hour cash dispenser: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Game of Thrones network (anagram of hob): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Vowels after a and e | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Winnie-___-Pooh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Actor ___ Baldwin from Blue Jasmine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Accelerate as an engine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Fit ___ tee: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Vacation destination that often has a spa | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | ___ Pierce former NBA star who follows a holiday tradition of dressing as Santa while his daughters dress as elves | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Produce as an egg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | To and ___ (like a pendulum's movement) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ Wells New York Yankees pitcher who posed for a portrait dressed as Santa with Nike shoes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Like someone yawning during a meeting say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Make ___ double (words to a bartender): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Confess to a crime say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Last letters in Old MacDonald Had a Farm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Often dreaded weekday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Australian hopper informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ Iverson former NBA player who dressed as Santa to hand out gifts to children | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | It came ___ surprise to me: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Try a bite of | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | ___ Belichick former Patriots coach who was photoshopped wearing a Santa costume on the cover page of Sports Illustrated | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Partner of borrow and steal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | The Buckeye State | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Hubbub in a Shakespeare title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Email inbox junk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Office leader | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | What a pickup might pick up? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Hampton ___ (former name of a hotel chain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Lovers' squabble | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Many Years ___ song by Rene Marie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Pontiac ___ (classic muscle car): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Burn partially like on a grill (rhymes with scar) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Ready willing and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Foot digits | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Like unwashed clothes in the laundry bag | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | ___ DiMaggio Yankees legend who was photographed in a Santa costume holding his newborn | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Popular family automobile: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ girl! (Good job!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Holier-than-___ (self-righteous) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Lunch or dinner e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | E. ___ bacteria (anagram of coil) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Aircraft detectors: Abbr. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | ___ favor (Spanish please) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Agency in The X-Files: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Spin like wheels on an axis | Show answer | 6 | |
| #49 | ___-witted (silly) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | From ___ Z (entirely): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Moving day vehicle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Fish that are found in some sushi dishes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Balanced ___ (nutritionist's advice) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | ___ King boxing promoter who once dressed in a Santa costume for a photoshoot with Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Dairy farm call? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Direction (boy band) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | FaceTime call annoyances | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | It's ___ cause (no hope for success): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | ___ Burgers animated sitcom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | All-day breakfast chain: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Leonardo da Vinci's Mona ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | U2 lead singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ snail's pace: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Tail-chasing animal? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Peppa ___ (animated series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Tiny tunneler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Letters with 6 on a phone keypad once | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 23, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 23, 2025, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RESORT at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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 23, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 23, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 23, 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 6 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 23, 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 23, 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.