Daily Themed Crossword December 28, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 28, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
December 28, 2025 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Female deer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Diamond or ruby e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Company known as Big Blue: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Omelet essential | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Popular card game with four colors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Jar topper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Cook in oil say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | American ___ singing reality show | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ Angeles California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Disney World's ___ theme park (Florida landmark) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Game rollers spotted with dots where landing a six may feel as thrilling as flipping 2025's five to a six for 2026 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ melt sandwich | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Ancient Roman garments | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Farm buildings (rhymes with yarns) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Six-___ set of abs you work for at the gym which may feel as hard-won as swapping 2025's five to a six for 2026 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Running behind schedule | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Month that follows July for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Hawaiian garland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Kohl-lined organ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Arrested suspect informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Sixth ___ mysterious ability that feels as unexpected as changing 2025's five to a six for 2026 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | At the peak of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | In the style of on a menu: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Actor ___ Rudd of Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Wintry ice crystal whose six arms line up as satisfyingly as swapping 2025's five to a six for 2026 | Show answer | 9 | |
| #26 | Tim ___ (Australian biscuit brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Boy am ___ trouble!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | John Tucker Must ___ (2006 rom-com film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Yadda yadda yadda: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Bonus square in Scrabble: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Singer Winehouse known for her track Valerie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Ad ___ (relevant) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Rock band ___ Leppard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Fairy tale beast | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Land of pyramids | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | Classic musical instrument with six strings which can be finely tuned just like tuning 2025's five up to a six for 2026 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Dead-___ (road that leads to nowhere) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ swings (emotional ups and downs) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Against the law | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Personal story briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Degrees for surgeons (anagram of dms): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Ignited | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Solid shape with six equal faces whose symmetry feels as right as moving from the five of 2025 to the six of 2026 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ lighter note ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Police officer informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ Ventura: Pet Detective (comedy film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Take to the slopes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Siesta e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Get revenge in court | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___ Miserables Victor Hugo's novel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Affirmation on the high seas | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | First double-digit number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Wine maker's fruit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Mom-dad school group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Chain ___ (carpenter's tool) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Santa's little helper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ space (common science fiction locale) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Item carried around during a buffet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Actor Alan ___ who played Hawkeye Pierce | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | On your haunches! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Zero on the pitch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Clip-___ (necktie options) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | We ___ to please | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Francis Scott ___ writer of The Star-Spangled Banner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Century-ending year in Roman numerals | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 28, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 28, 2025, a Sunday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SNOWFLAKE at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 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 28, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 28, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 28, 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 65 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 28, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 28, 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.