Daily Themed Crossword December 20, 2025 Answers

Elijah Cardozo Crossword Specialist | Updated on December 22, 2025

Welcome to the Daily Themed Crossword December 20, 2025 Answers puzzle! This crossword has a total of 66 clues to solve (33 across and 33 down). Test your knowledge and see if you can solve it all!

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Across

1a. Another term for a movie

5a. Cul-de-___ (street's dead end)

8a. "Where there's a will, there's a ___"

11a. Swedish DIY home-furnishing chain

12a. Game where one may "draw four"

13a. Agitate or provoke (rhymes with "pile")

14a. Actor DiCaprio of "The Great Gatsby"

16a. Britain's ___ of Man

17a. 1-1, as a score

18a. "Misery" actress ___ Bates

20a. ___ of honor (bride's right hand)

22a. Figure skater's surface

23a. Time-___ (photography technique)

24a. Letter that follows "bee"

25a. (1/6) Turning on a holiday movie, you smile as you fondly remember childhood Christmas nights, the whole family cuddled up in matching ___

28a. Seething rage

29a. Flat-screen products: Abbr.

30a. ___ de cologne

31a. Number of years in a decade

32a. What "L" stands for in LA

33a. Bathroom fixture for washing hands

35a. ___ the tail on the donkey (fun party game)

36a. (2/6) Queueing up a holiday playlist, you hum along, heartened by memories of singing ___ door to door, with neighbors under wintry stars

37a. ___ Arabia (Middle Eastern country)

39a. Alternative to Inc.: Abbr.

40a. Spiral shape, like a spring

41a. (3/6) Opening a festive e-card, you smile, recalling how handwritten ___ cards once filled your mailbox with holiday cheer every December

46a. Yours and mine, say

47a. "Isn't ___ bit like you and me?" (Beatles lyric): 2 wds.

48a. Brainchild

49a. (4/6) Hauling home a store-bought pine, you fondly recall the joyful family trips and excited hunts for the "perfect" Xmas ___ at the local farm

50a. 1-year-old, e.g.

51a. Enclosure for poultry

Down

1d. Chick-___-A (restaurant chain)

2d. ___ & Tina Turner (musical duo)

3d. Zodiac lion

4d. Praying ___, insect with a triangular head

5d. "Are you ___?" ("Are you certain?")

6d. What "&" represents

7d. (5/6) Picking up treats at the store, the sweet aroma takes you back to the mornings spent baking and icing ___ in grandma's cozy kitchen

8d. (6/6) Adding gifts to your online cart, you fondly recall the joy of flipping through the thick Sears ___ Book and picking your favorite toys

9d. Friend in battle

10d. ___-haw (cowboy's shout)

13d. ___ of passage (ceremonial observance)

15d. White House assistant

19d. Pass with flying colors

20d. Lady in a stable

21d. "Can I borrow ___?" (request heard in a classroom, perhaps): 2 wds.

23d. Illuminated, like a candle

24d. Pharmacy chain letters

25d. Mexican currency

26d. Detention spot in Monopoly

27d. Phoenix ___, NBA team that greats like Steve Nash and Kevin Durant have played for

29d. "Can You Feel the Love ___" ("The Lion King" song)

32d. Saucepan's cover

33d. Actor Christian who portrayed Batman

34d. ___ Monkeys, "Do I Wanna Know?" band

35d. Vital sign of life often measured at the wrist

36d. Soccer shoe spike

37d. Like the grapes in "The Fox and the Grapes"

38d. Suffix with "billion" or "million"

40d. Bed that can be folded

42d. Vintage car brand

43d. Anticipated response to "Who wants to go to the amusement park?": 2 wds.

44d. Prefix meaning "new"

45d. Brand name on some jeans