"The ___ on the Shelf" (rhyming Christmas book title) — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 2 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ELF
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
October 2 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword October 2 2025
ELF
House-___ (Dobby from "Harry Potter," e.g.)
ELF
3
Fantasy creature with pointy ears
ELF
3
___ on the shelf (Christmas tradition)
ELF
3
Helper at the North Pole
ELF
3
Santa's helper
ELF
3
Tolkien's Galadriel, e.g.
ELF
3
The ___ on the Shelf (Christmas tradition)
ELF
3
Small mythical creature with pointy ears
ELF
3
Santa's workshop member
ELF
3
North Pole helper with pointy ears
ELF
3
North Pole worker
ELF
3
Santa's pointy-eared helper
ELF
3
Jumbo ___ (large aircraft)
JET
3
Audi competitor: Abbr.
BMW
3
Limb with a bicep
ARM
3
"Yes," to Captain Hook
AYE
3
"Now you ___, now you don't!" (magician's "disappearing" phrase): 2 wds.
SEEME
5
"The Adventures of ___-Tin-Tin"
RIN
3
___ Flanders, Homer Simpson's neighbor
NED
3
Ryan Reynolds or Brad Pitt, for one
ACTOR
5
"The sun ___ in the west" (goes down)
SETS
4
"___ & Big" (MTV reality series)
ROB
3
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