Daily Themed Crossword December 16, 2025 Answers

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Welcome to the Daily Themed Crossword December 16, 2025 Answers puzzle! This crossword has a total of 68 clues to solve (33 across and 35 down). Test your knowledge and see if you can solve it all!

1P
2E
3R
4U
5S
6P
7F
8A
9R
10T
11E
V
E
N
12P
A
R
13B
O
O
14T
A
X
I
15A
N
Y
16H
E
L
P
17T
18A
C
19B
U
L
L
S
20T
21H
E
S
E
22A
U
G
23S
E
E
D
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24A
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25N
26A
27L
28P
A
L
29E
L
M
30U
S
E
31A
R
I
32Z
33O
N
A
34S
35E
N
S
E
36I
N
T
37R
O
A
S
T
38C
39I
T
Y
40E
X
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41W
E
T
42X
43M
44A
S
45E
46M
47M
48A
49I
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50G
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51L
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52N
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53M
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Across

1a. Lima's country
5a. Sunscreen bottle letters
8a. Pablo Picasso's work
11a. Like the numbers 2, 4, and 6
12a. Not up to ___ (inadequate)
13a. Peek-a-___ (game played with a baby)
14a. Vehicle that's often hired at the airport
15a. "Pick a card, ___ card" (magician's words)
16a. "Can I ___ you?" (information desk offer)
17a. Tic ___ (mint candy)
19a. Chicago ___, NBA team home to Michael Jordan, whose red and white uniforms are as merry as Santa's suit
20a. "With friends like ___, who needs enemies?"
22a. Month number eight, for short
23a. Bits of chia or hemp
24a. ___ F.C, Premier League soccer team home to Thierry Henry, whose red and white uniforms are as merry as Santa's suit
28a. Buddy
29a. Shady tree hidden in "Belmont"
30a. Apply, as a tool
31a. ___ Cardinals, NFL team home to Larry Fitzgerald, whose red and white uniforms are as merry as Santa's suit
34a. Sight, smell, or touch, e.g.
36a. Bank account earnings, for short
37a. Cook a turkey in the oven, say
38a. Kansas ___ Chiefs, NFL team home to Len Dawson, whose red and white uniforms are as merry as Santa's suit
40a. "___ & Oh's" (Elle King hit)
41a. Like one's clothing after getting drenched
42a. December 25th, informally
45a. Actress ___ Thompson who played Professor Sybill Trelawney
49a. Run-___ (chance encounters)
50a. Former telecom giant: Abbr.
51a. Heavy metal whose symbol is Pb
52a. Old-fashioned "no" (anagram of 15a)
53a. Fulfilled, as expectations
54a. ___ de Armas, "No Time to Die" actress

Down

1d. Teacher's ___ (favorite)
2d. Actress ___ Longoria from "Desperate Housewives"
3d. T-___ ("Jurassic Park" dino, for short)
4d. Manchester ___ F.C., Premier League soccer team home to Wayne Rooney, whose red and white uniforms are as merry as Santa's suit
5d. Astronaut's domain
6d. Peter ___ (boy from Neverland)
7d. Cook in hot oil, say
8d. Cain's biblical brother
9d. Cinnamon ___ (swirly pastry)
10d. Spinning toys
16d. Godzilla-sized, say
18d. Another word for a donkey
19d. Field trip transport choice
20d. Crybaby's drop
21d. Prefix with "pad" or "copter"
22d. Limb that lifts
23d. Place to de-stress
24d. Montgomery's state, for short
25d. Convent sisters
26d. Manager's aide, for short
27d. Marvel Comics legend Stan ___
29d. Otoscope-wielding doctor: Abbr.
32d. Unwanted skin eruption, informally
33d. Shiny black gemstone that often has parallel bands
34d. Boston Red ___, MLB team home to Ted Williams, whose red and white uniforms are as merry as Santa's suit
35d. Artist's canvas holder
37d. "Start over" button
38d. John ___ (WWE wrestler)
39d. "___ Bitsy Spider" (kindergarten song)
41d. W, in sports statistics
43d. "Saltburn" studio: Abbr.
44d. Gobbled some turkey, say
46d. "___ culpa" ("My bad!")
47d. Superhero name ender, often
48d. ___ Lovelace (English mathematician)