SUNDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword December 21 2025 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the December 21, 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
Funerary ash holders
URNS
4
5A
Morning droplets on a leaf
DEW
3
8A
Spherical celestial object
ORB
3
11A
Swimming site
POOL
4
12A
"Now ___ seen it all!"
IVE
3
13A
Ask for divine guidance
PRAY
4
14A
___-out (under a lot of pressure)
STRESSED
8
16A
From ___ to right
LEFT
4
17A
Roadside retreat
INN
3
18A
Memorable line, usually seen within marks like "..."
QUOTE
5
19A
Gawk creepily
OGLE
4
20A
(1/5) Santa waits with gifts at the fantasy stop. Could the Magic School ___ be his ride? Nope, that's Ms. Frizzle's transport. Let's try again at 36a
BUS
3
21A
Great Salt Lake state
UTAH
4
23A
Village People's dance hit involving spelling: Abbr.
YMCA
4
25A
"It's c-c-cold!"
BRR
3
28A
"It's ___ my cup of tea"
NOT
3
29A
Put together
ADD
3
30A
2017 Pixar short film
LOU
3
31A
Mobile platform with Memojis
IOS
3
32A
What you expect after asking a question, for short
ANS
3
34A
Feels unwell
AILS
4
35A
"Bel ___" (2012 movie)
AMI
3
36A
(2/5) Here comes Aladdin's Magic ___. Could this be Santa's ride? Nope, it's Jasmine flying right past him. Let's try again at 42a
CARPET
6
38A
1983 comedy film starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr: 2 wds.
MRMOM
5
40A
"You are on your ___" ("I'm not helping")
OWN
3
41A
"See you!" in Italy
CIAO
4
42A
(3/5) Santa spots a giant bunch of these colorful floaters holding up a house. But that's Carl from "Up" lifting off. Maybe the ride is at 50a
BALLOONS
8
47A
"Do you want the chocolates packed separately ___ a single package?": 2 wds.
ORIN
4
48A
GI entertainment group: Abbr.
USO
3
49A
___ Lane, Clark Kent's partner
LOIS
4
50A
(4/5) Honk honk! Santa looks up to find the classic car, Chitty Chitty ___ (repeated twice). Still not his ride. Let's hope it's at 4d
BANG
4
51A
Confession topic
SIN
3
52A
Shower with love
DOTE
4
1D
"Life is full of ___ and downs"
UPS
3
2D
Decay, as old fruit
ROT
3
3D
"Neither here ___ there"
NOR
3
4D
(5/5) Finally, Santa hears the jingling bells! It's Santa's ___ pulled by magical reindeer! He hops on and sets off for the holiday delivery!
SLEIGH
6
5D
Walt ___, co-creator of Mickey Mouse
DISNEY
6
6D
Night before Christmas
EVE
3
7D
Day after Tuesday, for short
WED
3
8D
Twistable cookie treat
OREO
4
9D
Whitewater vessel
RAFT
4
10D
The "B" in GB
BYTE
4
13D
"+" sign
PLUS
4
15D
NBC's weekly sketch comedy show: Abbr.
SNL
3
18D
Thigh muscle targeted by a squat, slangily
QUAD
4
19D
Acai bowl grains
OATS
4
20D
Letters following "A"
BCD
3
21D
Prefix with "cycle" for a vehicle with one wheel
UNI
3
22D
"This ___ shall pass!"
TOO
3
24D
"Live ___" (Taco Bell slogan)
MAS
3
25D
Spot on a radar screen
BLIP
4
26D
Part in a play
ROLE
4
27D
Reddish-brown patch on a sheet of steel
RUST
4
32D
"Te ___" (Spanish "I love you")
AMO
3
33D
___ 2000, Harry Potter's superfast broomstick
NIMBUS
6
34D
___ Schwarzenegger, star of the "Terminator" movies
ARNOLD
6
35D
"Let's not fight ___ ourselves" (between)
AMONG
5
36D
Punctuation mark written as ":"
COLON
5
37D
Shoemaker's need to punch holes
AWL
3
38D
___ Sorvino, actress who portrayed Marilyn Monroe in the film "Norma Jean & Marilyn"
MIRA
4
39D
Guns N' Roses song "November ___"
RAIN
4
41D
Kernel holder
COB
3
43D
"Do ___ say": 2 wds.
ASI
3
44D
Letters used for "hugs"
OOO
3
45D
Something that's picked
NIT
3
46D
U-turn from "NNW": Abbr.
SSE
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for December 21, 2025. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the December 21, 2025 puzzle
The December 21, 2025 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 33 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Sunday 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 21 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.