Daily Themed Crossword December 22, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 22, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
December 22, 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 | Subject involving numbers for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | DJ's shiny stack: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Every ___ and then ... (from time to time) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Group of three | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | What did you say? palindromic expression | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | You Only Love Me singer Rita ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Opposite of buys | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Month after March for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ Moines Iowa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Give permission for | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Spain's continent for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Apple's desktop offering | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Carol of the ___ song by Lindsey Stirling that is a joyful version of the classic Christmas carol | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___-minded (forgetful) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Shoe part that hits the road | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___-inspiring (extremely impressive) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Christmas ___ song by Lady Gaga that adds a fun and flirty twist to festive holiday decorations | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Jimmy Fallon's network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Mayday! letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Pigeon's perch perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Bride and groom's spot | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Stretch the truth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Sleigh ___ song by TLC where they add swag and put a stylish spin on Christmas cheer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Fairy ___ (stories) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Haughty and overbearing | Show answer | 8 | |
| #26 | Round caramel candy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | 8 ___ of Christmas song by Destiny's Child where they sing about the joy of receiving gifts throughout the Christmas season | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Blu-ray relative which was heavily rented at one point: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ Knievel famed daredevil | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Popeye's ___'Pea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Second S in MS-DOS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Art ___ (1930s building style) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Kilimanjaro and Everest for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ code (part of a phone number) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Cash drawer (rhymes with pill) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Christmas in ___ single by Run-DMC who rap about running into Santa in Queens on Christmas Eve | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | ___-ching! (cash register sound) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Fool or con | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Small decorative bush (rhymes with scrub) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Approving head bob | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Miner's load | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | It ___ a pleasure meeting you! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Cut me ___ slack! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | What Women ___ (Mel Gibson movie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Hi-___ (sharply detailed) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Computer key next to alt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ wolf (solitary figure) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Undergraduate law degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | One-sixtieth of a minute for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Military no-show: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Top-of-the-line | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Stubborn ___ mule: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Fish that looks like a snake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Fine-tune a manuscript say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ up (prepared) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | Got out of bed say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Oil-drilling machinery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Parental figures who are sometimes Little League coaches | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Resentful green emotion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Spread a Little ___ on Christmas Day song by Destiny's Child about sharing thankfulness and warmth all season long | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Tesla power source for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ flight milestone for a student pilot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Premium subscription's lack for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Not cooked properly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Marble ___ (bread) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | NFL scores usually QB's goals: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 22, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 22, 2025, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ARROGANT at 8 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 1 clue carries 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 22, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 22, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 22, 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 22, 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 22, 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.