Daily Themed Crossword December 29, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 29, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
December 29, 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 | Animal's warm coat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Stanley Cup organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Santa visitor's seat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___-friendly (easy to operate) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Winning tic-tac-toe row that is not XXX | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Platform for some Apple devices | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | One who uses a compass or GPS | Show answer | 9 | |
| #8 | Clever like a fox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | My country ___ of thee ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Locust or termite e.g. (rhymes with best) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Word said while raising a glass | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Day before Sunday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Haha so funny! in a text: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Took command of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Blow Me (One ___ Kiss) song by Pink that sounds like you're asking your ex for a final kiss on New Year's Eve | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Had bills to pay | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Washington's Sea-___ Airport | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Students' transcript figures: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ Me a Kiss song by Crash Adams that sounds like a last-minute wish at the midnight countdown on a New Year's Eve | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Flash ___ (surprise gathering) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Noah's watercraft | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Emma Stone's La La Land role | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Like a patch that's perfect for grazing | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Kiss Me ___ song by Elvis Presley that sounds like a request from someone looking for a kiss at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve | QUICK | 5 | |
| #25 | Title for Lewis Hamilton or Arthur Conan Doyle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Common updo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Suffix with floor or roof | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Shopper's carryall bags | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | ___-life crisis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Profit after deductions | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Sealed ___ a Kiss song covered by Jason Donovan that sounds like a New Year's Eve's promise to keep the midnight kiss a secret | WITH | 4 | |
| #32 | What am ___ do?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Golly ___ whiz! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Old school no | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | We had ___ while it lasted (It was enjoyable) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Hollywood's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Accelerate as an engine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Believe it or ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Basketball slangily | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | ___ Paris Because You're Worth It company | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Kiss on My ___ Hall & Oates song that sounds like a flirty answer when your crush asks about your midnight plans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | You've got mail! company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Gangnam Style rapper (anagram of spy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ of passage (ceremonial observance) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | I Kissed a ___ Katy Perry's single that sounds like an announcement from someone who just had their first ever New Year's Eve kiss | GIRL | 4 | |
| #46 | Not a liability say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | ___ night (bachelor party) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Drain blockage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ Met Your Mother 2005 sitcom: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Distance above sea level for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Water impoundment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Places that offer facials and hot stone massages | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Paves the road say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Ghost actress ___ Moore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Toothy wheels | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Coldplay's A ___ Full of Stars | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Londoner informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Glaze on a cake | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Take ___ (show respect by kneeling): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ... and pretty maids all in ___: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Halt as a bad habit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Reverse an error | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Weight-to-height calculation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Telecom company that became part of Verizon: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Can-making metal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Airport information: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Reserved | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 29, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 29, 2025, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NAVIGATOR at 9 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 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 29, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 29, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 29, 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 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 29, 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 29, 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.