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TUESDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword December 23 2025 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the December 23, 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.

67 of 67 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Kitten's parent CAT 3 4A Nightclub record spinners: Abbr. DJS 3 7A 24-hour cash dispenser: Abbr. ATM 3 10A "Game of Thrones" network (anagram of "hob"): Abbr. HBO 3 11A Vowels after "a" and "e" IOU 3 12A Winnie-___-Pooh THE 3 13A Actor ___ Baldwin from "Blue Jasmine" ALEC 4 15A Accelerate, as an engine REV 3 16A "Fit ___ tee": 2 wds. TOA 3 17A Vacation destination that often has a spa RESORT 6 19A ___ Pierce, former NBA star who follows a holiday tradition of dressing as Santa while his daughters dress as elves PAUL 4 20A Place down LAY 3 21A To and ___ (like a pendulum's movement) FRO 3 23A ___ Wells, New York Yankees pitcher who posed for a portrait dressed as Santa with Nike shoes DAVID 5 26A Like someone yawning during a meeting, say BORED 5 29A "Make ___ double" (words to a bartender): 2 wds. ITA 3 30A Confess to a crime, say ADMIT 5 33A Last letters in "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" EIO 3 35A Day of the blues, for short MON 3 36A Australian hopper, informally ROO 3 37A ___ Iverson, former NBA player who dressed as Santa to hand out gifts to children ALLEN 5 39A "It came ___ surprise to me": 2 wds. ASNO 4 40A Try a bite of TASTE 5 41A ___ Belichick, former Patriots coach who was photoshopped wearing a Santa costume on the cover page of "Sports Illustrated" BILL 4 44A Partner of "borrow" and "steal" BEG 3 45A The Buckeye State OHIO 4 46A Hubbub, in a Shakespeare title ADO 3 48A Email inbox junk SPAM 4 52A Office leader BOSS 4 53A What a pickup might pick up? TON 3 54A Hampton ___ (former name of a hotel chain) INN 3 55A Lovers' squabble SPAT 4 56A Word with "many moons"? AGO 3 57A Pontiac ___ (classic muscle car): Abbr. GTO 3
Down
1D Burn partially, like on a grill (rhymes with "scar") CHAR 4 2D "Ready, willing, and ___" ABLE 4 3D Foot digits TOES 4 4D Like unwashed clothes in the laundry bag DIRTY 5 5D ___ DiMaggio, Yankees legend who was photographed in a Santa costume holding his newborn JOE 3 6D Popular family automobile: Abbr. SUV 3 7D "___ girl!" ("Good job!") ATTA 4 8D Holier-than-___ (self-righteous) THOU 4 9D Lunch or dinner, e.g. MEAL 4 14D E. ___ bacteria (anagram of "coil") COLI 4 18D Aircraft detectors: Abbr. RADARS 6 19D "___ favor" (Spanish "please") POR 3 21D Agency in "The X-Files": Abbr. FBI 3 22D Spin, like wheels on an axis ROTATE 6 23D ___-witted (silly) DIM 3 24D "From ___ Z" (entirely): 2 wds. ATO 3 25D Moving day vehicle VAN 3 27D Fish that are found in some sushi dishes EELS 4 28D Balanced ___ (nutritionist's advice) DIET 4 31D ___ King, boxing promoter who once dressed in a Santa costume for a photoshoot with Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis DON 3 32D Dairy farm call? MOO 3 34D Single ONE 3 38D FaceTime call annoyances LAGS 4 39D "It's ___ cause" (no hope for success): 2 wds. ALOST 5 41D "___ Burgers," animated sitcom BOBS 4 42D All-day breakfast chain: Abbr. IHOP 4 43D Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona ___" LISA 4 44D U2 lead singer BONO 4 46D Word before "loss" or "standstill": 2 wds. ATA 3 47D Tail-chasing animal? DOG 3 49D "Peppa ___" (animated series) PIG 3 50D Tiny tunneler ANT 3 51D Letters with "6" on a phone keypad, once MNO 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 123 letters
1C
2A
3T
4D
5J
6S
7A
8T
9M
10H
B
O
11I
O
U
12T
H
E
13A
L
E
14C
15R
E
V
16T
O
A
17R
E
S
O
18R
T
19P
A
U
L
20L
A
Y
21F
22R
O
23D
24A
25V
I
D
26B
O
R
27E
28D
29I
T
A
30A
31D
32M
I
T
33E
I
34O
35M
O
N
36R
O
O
37A
38L
L
E
N
39A
S
N
O
40T
A
S
T
E
41B
42I
43L
L
44B
E
G
45O
H
I
O
46A
47D
O
48S
49P
50A
51M
52B
O
S
S
53T
O
N
54I
N
N
55S
P
A
T
56A
G
O
57G
T
O

The completed 13 x 13 grid for December 23, 2025. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the December 23, 2025 puzzle

The December 23, 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 Tuesday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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