MONDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 66 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 32 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword December 8 2025 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the December 8, 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
Sunscreen lotion rating: Abbr.
SPF
3
4A
Opinion ___ (survey that rhymes with "toll")
POLL
4
8A
Alien's "saucer": Abbr.
UFO
3
11A
One in line for the throne (anagram of "hire")
HEIR
4
12A
Make changes to a manuscript
EDIT
4
13A
"P" in MPH
PER
3
14A
Encouraging word before "girl!"
ATTA
4
15A
Tears apart
RIPS
4
16A
Ice cream pattern
SWIRL
5
18A
___ Agassi (tennis legend)
ANDRE
5
20A
Fall ___ Boy, "Centuries" band who sang "... remember me for centuries," which would be apt for a time traveler's playlist
OUT
3
21A
"Cobra ___" (martial arts-based series)
KAI
3
22A
"___ Want for Christmas Is You" (song on every store's December playlist): 2 wds.
ALLI
4
24A
"Keep ___ and Carry On" (British poster words)
CALM
4
26A
Ceiling spinner
FAN
3
29A
Between 12-20, age-wise, say
TEEN
4
30A
More than none
ANY
3
31A
Supermodel Banks
TYRA
4
32A
Negative prefix with "communication" or "fortune"
MIS
3
33A
Quantity, for short
AMT
3
34A
Taylor ___, "Back to December" singer who sang "I go back to December all the time," which may be apt for one time-traveling out of guilt
SWIFT
5
35A
1914-1918 conflict: Abbr.
WWI
3
36A
Prefix with "Shock" for a critically-acclaimed video game
BIO
3
37A
___ the beans (reveal a secret)
SPILL
5
39A
___ Morissette, "Hands Clean" singer who sang "We'll fast forward to a few years later," which might be a time-traveler's plan
ALANIS
6
43A
"Keep your ___ up!" (encouraging words)
CHIN
4
44A
"Will you be ___ to do it?"
ABLE
4
46A
Expressive rock genre
EMO
3
47A
___ Floyd, "Coming Back to Life" band who sang "Lost in time," which might be an apt song for a time-traveler who needs directions
PINK
4
48A
Actor ___ Leibman from "Friends"
RON
3
49A
"South," in French
SUD
3
50A
Genetic messenger: Abbr.
RNA
3
51A
Turn brown, as a banana
ROT
3
52A
Valencia's country, for short
SPA
3
1D
"Ready, ___, go!"
SET
3
2D
Bread for a hummus spread
PITA
4
3D
"___, my dear, I don't give a damn" ("Gone With the Wind" iconic dialogue)
FRANKLY
7
4D
Christina ___, "A Thousand Years" singer who sang "Time stands still," like a time-traveler would to stop time and spend it with a lover
PERRI
5
5D
"Garfield" dog
ODIE
4
6D
ChapStick target
LIP
3
7D
Ranks below captains: Abbr.
LTS
3
8D
"Life is full of ___ and downs"
UPS
3
9D
Not many
FEW
3
10D
Baltimore ___ (MLB team)
ORIOLES
7
11D
Guard's "Stop right there!"
HALT
4
17D
Permanently damage something
RUIN
4
19D
River blocker
DAM
3
22D
Cash dispenser letters
ATM
3
23D
Welcome garland, in Hawaii
LEI
3
24D
___ Cabello, "Havana" singer who sang "Take me back," which would be apt for a time-traveler revisiting old memories
CAMILA
6
25D
Tiny six-legged crawler
ANT
3
26D
Texter's "Just so you know ...": Abbr.
FYI
3
27D
Dog bark sound, in comics
ARF
3
28D
Washington ballplayer, informally
NAT
3
31D
"One a penny, ___ penny ...": 2 wds.
TWOA
4
33D
Leatherworker's punch
AWL
3
34D
"___ night, holy night ..." (Christmas carol lyric)
SILENT
6
35D
";)" in texts
WINK
4
36D
Character from "The Jungle Book" who teaches Mowgli "the law of the jungle"
BALOO
5
37D
Body part below the knee
SHIN
4
38D
"If you like ___ coladas ..." (popular lyric from "Escape" by Rupert Holmes)
PINA
4
40D
Loch ___ Monster
NESS
4
41D
"___ for the challenge" ("Bring it on"): 2 wds.
IMUP
4
42D
"Pop," in some places
SODA
4
43D
Technique to breathe life into another: Abbr.
CPR
3
45D
"I'm so cold!" sound
BRR
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for December 8, 2025. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the December 8, 2025 puzzle
The December 8, 2025 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 66 clues — 34 across and 32 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Monday 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 8 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.