Tuesday · December 9, 2025 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword December 9, 2025 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the December 9, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
6Abbreviations
Answers

December 9, 2025 — All 68 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Bed ___ & Beyond Show answer 4
#2 Navigator's aid Show answer 3
#3 Every now ___ then (occasionally) Show answer 3
#4 Cookie often dunked in milk Show answer 4
#5 One sheet of a notebook Show answer 4
#6 Pigeon's sound Show answer 3
#7 Distribute as playing cards Show answer 4
#8 Clickable image on a desktop Show answer 4
#9 For ___ a Jolly Good Fellow Show answer 3
#10 Captain Jean-___ Picard (Patrick Stewart's role) Show answer 3
#11 ___ Reese WNBA player who shares a name with a heavenly being with a halo suited to the holiday spirit Show answer 5
#12 Religious song Show answer 4
#13 Airport security group: Abbr. Show answer 3
#14 Cold skating surface Show answer 3
#15 Code essential to transact at an ATM: Abbr. Show answer 3
#16 ___ Lotulelei NFL player who shares a name with a twinkling celestial body shining bright with holiday spirit Show answer 4
#17 Nickelodeon cartoon character who explores with her pal Boots Show answer 4
#18 BMW product Show answer 3
#19 Hi in Spanish Show answer 4
#20 Eric ___ NBA player who shares a name with a white winter blanket fitting for festive times Show answer 4
#21 The B in FBI for short Show answer 3
#22 10-year anniversary material Show answer 3
#23 Concealed Show answer 3
#24 Prescription measure Show answer 4
#25 Replay speed: Hyph. Show answer 5
#26 Beethoven's ___ to Joy Show answer 3
#27 Narcos agency: Abbr. Show answer 3
#28 Le'Veon ___ boxer and former NFL player who shares a name with a sleigh jingler ideal for spreading cheer Show answer 4
#29 Did amazing on a test Show answer 4
#30 Aries symbol Show answer 3
#31 Get me the files ___! (immediately): Abbr. Show answer 4
#32 Cuisine with tom kha gai Show answer 4
#33 Telepathic ability: Abbr. Show answer 3
#34 Dot's partner in Morse code Show answer 4
#35 Address for a king Show answer 4
#36 Gym member's physique slangily Show answer 3
#37 We ___ the Champions (Queen song) Show answer 3
#38 Drink served with scones in England Show answer 3
#39 ___ Holm world-champion boxer who shares a name with decor mentioned in Deck the Halls that may be on every door this holiday season HOLLY 5
#40 Big ___ (McDonald's signature burger) Show answer 3
#41 Have ___ it! (Try it!): 3 wds. Show answer 5
#42 Actors Sean and Badgley Show answer 5
#43 Continuous dull pain Show answer 4
#44 Nerlens ___ NBA player whose name is another word for a Christmas carol in tune with holiday vibes Show answer 4
#45 ___ and don'ts Show answer 3
#46 Meal eaten on a blanket at the park say Show answer 6
#47 One who officiates a baseball game for short Show answer 3
#48 Deep cut Show answer 4
#49 One who saves the day Show answer 4
#50 Cards checked by bouncers: Abbr. Show answer 3
#51 Don't trust him he's a ___ artist (scammer) Show answer 3
#52 Apprehend Show answer 3
#53 ___ bag (large bag seen at a farmer's market) Show answer 4
#54 Muhammad ___ (The Greatest boxer) Show answer 3
#55 Competed in a track event Show answer 3
#56 Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears ___!: 2 wds. Show answer 4
#57 Wilma ___ Olympic track champion who shares a name with Santa's red-nosed reindeer lighting up the festive season Show answer 7
#58 Fishing stick Show answer 3
#59 Sorry ___ at remembering names! (apology for forgetting someone's name): 2 wds. Show answer 5
#60 I hope she ___ good job tomorrow: 2 wds. Show answer 5
#61 Chairs at a stadium Show answer 5
#62 Sail the seven ___ Show answer 4
#63 Light source on a desk Show answer 4
#64 NFL linebacker Greenlaw Show answer 3
#65 ___ Vegas Raiders (NFL team) Show answer 3
#66 Chinese martial art Tai ___ Show answer 3
#67 Play it by ___ (improvise) Show answer 3
#68 A Good Day to ___ Hard 2013 action movie Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the December 9, 2025 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 9, 2025, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RUDOLPH at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 9, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

December 9, 2025 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 9, 2025?
The December 9, 2025 grid has 68 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 68 clues. The longest answer is RUDOLPH at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 6 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for December 9, 2025 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including December 8, 2025 and December 10, 2025.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the December 9, 2025 Crossword

01

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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for December 9, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 9, 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

68clues on this board
7longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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