WEDNESDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 33 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword December 17 2025 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the December 17, 2025 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
1A
Honey-glazed meat
HAM
3
4A
Slip-___ (easy-to-wear shoes)
ONS
3
7A
"Jersey Shore" or "Teen Mom" network: Abbr.
MTV
3
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Body parts that blink
EYES
4
12A
Mother, to a Brit (anagram of "umm")
MUM
3
13A
"Roses ___ red ..."
ARE
3
14A
Restaurant handout
MENU
4
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Filmdom's Shrek or Fiona, e.g.
OGRE
4
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King ___ (ancient Egyptian pharaoh)
TUT
3
17A
Psychic power: Abbr.
ESP
3
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Start with a clean ___ (start anew)
SLATE
5
21A
"Buffy the Vampire ___," supernatural drama series where Sarah Michelle Gellar plays the titular vampire-killing teen
SLAYER
6
24A
Letter before "emm," phonetically
ELL
3
25A
Ending to "Super" for the name of a Great Lake
IOR
3
26A
Snooze at one's desk, say
NAP
3
28A
"I'm ___ you!" ("I'm watching you!"): 2 wds.
ONTO
4
32A
Actor Hanks from "Cast Away"
TOM
3
33A
Day after Wednesday, for short
THU
3
34A
"The ___ Doctor," medical drama series where Freddie Highmore plays the titular talented young surgeon
GOOD
4
35A
E-commerce space for crafts
ETSY
4
37A
How-___ (DIY guides)
TOS
3
40A
Sci-fi hoverer: Abbr.
UFO
3
41A
Flattering lines
ODE
3
44A
"___ P.I.," crime drama series where Tom Selleck plays the titular private investigator living in Hawaii
MAGNUM
6
46A
Billy ___, "Uptown Girl" singer
JOEL
4
47A
Radio host ___ Glass of NPR
IRA
3
48A
Italian for "three"
TRE
3
50A
"The ___," procedural drama series where Simon Baker plays the titular consultant known for his ability to "read" people's minds
MENTALIST
9
55A
"Dead ___," 2008 British zombie-based miniseries starring Riz Ahmed
SET
3
56A
"Old-school" cool, slangily
OGS
3
57A
"She ___ sandwich and an apple for lunch": 2 wds.
ATEA
4
58A
Morning hours, for short
AMS
3
59A
FDR Drive site: Abbr.
NYC
3
60A
Sculler's implement
OAR
3
1D
Skirt's sewn border
HEM
3
2D
Sailor's "yes"
AYE
3
3D
"... the king's horses and all the king's ___ ..." (line from "Humpty Dumpty")
MEN
3
4D
Texter's "oh woooow!": Abbr.
OMG
3
5D
"___ Jackie," medical comedy-drama series where Edie Falco plays the titular emergency room caregiver
NURSE
5
6D
What the nose can do
SMELL
5
7D
___ Damon, "The Martian" actor
MATT
4
8D
"___ Detective," anthology crime drama series where Matthew McConaughey played the titular homicide investigator in season one
TRUE
4
9D
Puppy doctor, for short
VET
3
11D
Chop ___ (American-Chinese dish)
SUEY
4
15D
___ Winfrey, talk show host
OPRAH
5
18D
Folder often found near Drafts and Spam
SENT
4
20D
"I slept like ___ until morning" (slept very soundly): 2 wds.
ALOG
4
21D
Building construction spot
SITE
4
22D
Pirate's stolen goods
LOOT
4
23D
"A Farewell to ___" (1929 Ernest Hemingway novel)
ARMS
4
27D
Extinguish a fire, with "out"
PUT
3
29D
"Proper" or "common" thing in grammar
NOUN
4
30D
Vegan's soy block
TOFU
4
31D
Lamar ___ (former NBA player)
ODOM
4
36D
___-hoo (chocolate drink brand)
YOO
3
38D
Scratch something out
OMIT
4
39D
"Brave" singer ___ Bareilles
SARA
4
42D
Evil spirit
DEMON
5
43D
Poem of lament
ELEGY
5
45D
Many a big charity event
GALA
4
46D
"Jumbo" fliers
JETS
4
48D
Airport organization that may ask you to remove your boots: Abbr.
TSA
3
49D
"Shiny Happy People" band
REM
3
51D
Defense advisory group: Abbr.
NSC
3
52D
"How was ___ know?": 2 wds.
ITO
3
53D
Dolphin's home
SEA
3
54D
La Brea ___ Pits
TAR
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for December 17, 2025. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the December 17, 2025 puzzle
The December 17, 2025 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 34 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Wednesday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the December 17 2025 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.