WEDNESDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 33 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword December 24 2025 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the December 24, 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
Ewe's mate
RAM
3
4A
Librarian's "Be quiet!"
SHH
3
7A
"As ___ as a fox" (crafty)
SLY
3
10A
Broken glass or a black cat, to some
OMEN
4
12A
Company VIP: Abbr.
CEO
3
13A
Summertime casual shirt without buttons
TEE
3
14A
Pixar-produced "Finding ___"
NEMO
4
15A
Limb with biceps
ARM
3
16A
Animal companion
PET
3
17A
Maiden name preceder (anagram of "een")
NEE
3
18A
Microwave alert signal
BEEP
4
20A
___ Lemon, "30 Rock" protagonist who, as Santa, may greet people with "May the festive Force be with you" in her best Obi-Wan voice
LIZ
3
23A
Last year's juniors, for short
SRS
3
24A
Politico Landon
ALF
3
27A
"Scooby-___, Where Are You!"
DOO
3
29A
Letter-shaped ski lift: Hyph.
TBAR
4
33A
Anti-narcotics organization: Abbr.
DEA
3
34A
"___!... I Did It Again" (song by Britney Spears)
OOPS
4
36A
"___ nutshell" ("To sum it up"): 2 wds.
INA
3
37A
Legendary jazz singer ___ James
ETTA
4
39A
___ Cooper, "The Big Bang Theory" physicist who, as Santa, might wake the whole house up with his signature rhythmic knocks
SHELDON
7
42A
Actor Cage of "National Treasure," familiarly
NIC
3
45A
Orangutan, e.g.
APE
3
46A
___ Peralta, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective who, as Santa, may draw chalk outlines around missing gifts before a Christmas investigation
JAKE
4
47A
___ Kat, wafer bar with a "wasabi" flavor
KIT
3
48A
Japan's Shinzo ___
ABE
3
50A
"By the power vested ___ ...": 2 wds.
INME
4
52A
"Hello," in Havana
HOLA
4
56A
Box-office opposite of a "flop"
HIT
3
57A
Patrick ___, "SpongeBob SquarePants" sidekick who, as Santa, may forget he's Santa and open all the presents, thinking they're for him
STAR
4
58A
___ Rodriguez, former baseball player known as "A-Rod"
ALEX
4
59A
Actor's representative, for short
AGT
3
60A
American taxpayer's ID: Abbr.
SSN
3
61A
Word after "memory" or "carpool"
LANE
4
1D
___ Swanson, "Parks and Recreation" director who, as Santa, may leave everyone a toolbox and a note saying, "Build your own joy"
RON
3
2D
"___ to that!" (expression to convey agreement)
AMEN
4
3D
Funny viral GIF or video shared for some LOLs
MEME
4
4D
Crust formed on a wound
SCAB
4
5D
"___ to the Good Times"
HERES
5
6D
___ Simpson, "The Simpsons" dad who, as Santa, may spend so much time snacking and napping that the reindeer start without him
HOMER
5
7D
Motor oil brand: Abbr.
STP
3
8D
Bruce of martial arts fame
LEE
3
9D
"Not ___, wait for my signal"
YET
3
11D
"The First ___," Christmas carol
NOEL
4
19D
L.A. time zone: Abbr.
PST
3
21D
Marriage vow: 2 wds.
IDO
3
22D
City wildlife enclosure
ZOO
3
24D
Summer refresher suffix with "lemon"
ADE
3
25D
Do-over at Wimbledon
LET
3
26D
"My Big ___ Greek Wedding"
FAT
3
28D
Black ___ (secret missions)
OPS
3
30D
Offer a price, at an auction
BID
3
31D
"I'll take that as ___" (refusal): 2 wds.
ANO
3
32D
Completed a marathon
RAN
3
35D
Salt dispenser
SHAKER
6
38D
California's Santa ___ River
ANA
3
40D
Prefix with "genetics" or "gram"
EPI
3
41D
Danny Glover starrer "___ Weapon"
LETHAL
6
43D
"'Scuse me while ___ the sky ..." (line from Hendrix's "Purple Haze"): 2 wds.
IKISS
5
44D
Fractions of a dollar
CENTS
5
46D
Joan ___, "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" rocker
JETT
4
48D
"I have figured it out" expression
AHA
3
49D
Important
BIG
3
51D
___ Crush Monday, popular weekday hashtag on Instagram
MAN
3
53D
Suffix with "cray" for a crayon brand
OLA
3
54D
___ Goodman, "Dancing with the Stars" judge
LEN
3
55D
Log splitter?
AXE
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for December 24, 2025. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the December 24, 2025 puzzle
The December 24, 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 24 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.