Daily Themed Crossword December 21, 2025 Answers

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Crossword Specialist | Updated on December 22, 2025

Welcome to the Daily Themed Crossword December 21, 2025 Answers puzzle! This crossword has a total of 67 clues to solve (33 across and 34 down). Test your knowledge and see if you can solve it all!

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3N
4S
5D
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7W
8O
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13P
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18Q
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Across

1a. Funerary ash holders
5a. Morning droplets on a leaf
8a. Spherical celestial object
11a. Swimming site
12a. "Now ___ seen it all!"
13a. Ask for divine guidance
14a. ___-out (under a lot of pressure)
16a. From ___ to right
17a. Roadside retreat
18a. Memorable line, usually seen within marks like "..."
19a. Gawk creepily
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
21a. Great Salt Lake state
23a. Village People's dance hit involving spelling: Abbr.
25a. "It's c-c-cold!"
28a. "It's ___ my cup of tea"
29a. Put together
30a. ___ Ferrigno, actor from "Pumping Iron"
31a. Mobile platform with Memojis
32a. What you expect after asking a question, for short
34a. Feels unwell
35a. "___ audible?" (Zoom conversation starter): 2 wds.
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
38a. 1983 comedy film starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr: 2 wds.
40a. "You are on your ___" ("I'm not helping")
41a. "See you!" in Italy
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
47a. "Do you want the chocolates packed separately ___ a single package?": 2 wds.
48a. GI entertainment group: Abbr.
49a. ___ Lane, Clark Kent's partner
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
51a. Confession topic
52a. Shower with love

Down

1d. "Life is full of ___ and downs"
2d. Decay, as old fruit
3d. "Neither here ___ there"
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!
5d. Walt ___, co-creator of Mickey Mouse
6d. Night before Christmas
7d. Day after Tuesday, for short
8d. Twistable cookie treat
9d. Whitewater vessel
10d. The "B" in GB
13d. "+" sign
15d. NBC's weekly sketch comedy show: Abbr.
18d. Thigh muscle targeted by a squat, slangily
19d. Quaker cereal grains
20d. Letters following "A"
21d. Prefix with "cycle" for a vehicle with one wheel
22d. "This ___ shall pass!"
24d. "Live ___" (Taco Bell slogan)
25d. Spot on a radar screen
26d. Part in a play
27d. Reddish-brown patch on a sheet of steel
32d. "Te ___" (Spanish "I love you")
33d. ___ 2000, Harry Potter's superfast broomstick
34d. ___ Schwarzenegger, star of the "Terminator" movies
35d. "Let's not fight ___ ourselves" (between)
36d. Punctuation mark written as ":"
37d. Shoemaker's need to punch holes
38d. ___ Sorvino, actress who portrayed Marilyn Monroe in the film "Norma Jean & Marilyn"
39d. Guns N' Roses song "November ___"
41d. Kernel holder
43d. "Do ___ say": 2 wds.
44d. Letters used for "hugs"
45d. Stop ___-picking (fault finding)
46d. U-turn from "NNW": Abbr.