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Daily Themed Crossword December 16 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword December 16 2025 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 68 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Lima's countryPERU4Across1 Sunscreen bottle lettersSPF3Across5 Pablo Picasso's workART3Across8 Like the numbers 2, 4, and 6EVEN4Across11 Not up to ___ (inadequate)PAR3Across12 Peek-a-___ (game played with a baby)BOO3Across13 Vehicle that's often hired at the airportTAXI4Across14 "Pick a card, ___ card" (magician's words)ANY3Across15 "Can I ___ you?" (information desk offer)HELP4Across16 Tic ___ (mint candy)TAC3Across17 Chicago ___, NBA team home to Michael Jordan, whose red and white uniforms are as merry as Santa's suitBULLS5Across19 "With friends like ___, who needs enemies?"THESE5Across20 Month number eight, for shortAUG3Across22 Bits of chia or hempSEEDS5Across23 ___ F.C, Premier League soccer team home to Thierry Henry, whose red and white uniforms are as merry as Santa's suitARSENAL7Across24 BuddyPAL3Across28 "West" follower to mean a furniture giantELM3Across29 Apply, as a toolUSE3Across30 ___ Cardinals, NFL team home to Larry Fitzgerald, whose red and white uniforms are as merry as Santa's suitARIZONA7Across31 Sight, smell, or touch, e.g.SENSE5Across34 Football stat, for shortINT3Across36 Cook a turkey in the oven, sayROAST5Across37 Kansas ___ Chiefs, NFL team home to Len Dawson, whose red and white uniforms are as merry as Santa's suitCITY4Across38 "___ & Oh's" (Elle King hit)EXS3Across40 Like one's clothing after getting drenchedWET3Across41 December 25th, informallyXMAS4Across42 Actress ___ Thompson who played Professor Sybill TrelawneyEMMA4Across45 Run-___ (chance encounters)INS3Across49 Former telecom giant: Abbr.GTE3Across50 Heavy metal whose symbol is PbLEAD4Across51 Old-fashioned "no" (anagram of 15a)NAY3Across52 Fulfilled, as expectationsMET3Across53 ___ de Armas, "No Time to Die" actressANA3Across54

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Teacher's ___ (favorite)PET3Down1 Actress ___ Longoria from "Desperate Housewives"EVA3Down2 T-___ ("Jurassic Park" dino, for short)REX3Down3 Manchester ___ F.C., Premier League soccer team home to Wayne Rooney, whose red and white uniforms are as merry as Santa's suitUNITED6Down4 Astronaut's domainSPACE5Down5 Peter ___ (boy from Neverland)PAN3Down6 Cook in hot oil, sayFRY3Down7 Cain's biblical brotherABEL4Down8 Cinnamon ___ (swirly pastry)ROLL4Down9 Spinning toysTOPS4Down10 Godzilla-sized, sayHUGE4Down16 Pack animalASS3Down18 Field trip transport choiceBUS3Down19 Crybaby's dropTEAR4Down20 Prefix with "pad" or "copter"HELI4Down21 Limb that liftsARM3Down22 Place to de-stressSPA3Down23 Montgomery's state, for shortALA3Down24 Convent sistersNUNS4Down25 Manager's aide, for shortASST4Down26 Levi's competitorLEE3Down27 Otoscope-wielding doctor: Abbr.ENT3Down29 Unwanted skin eruption, informallyZIT3Down32 Shiny black gemstone that often has parallel bandsONYX4Down33 Boston Red ___, MLB team home to Ted Williams, whose red and white uniforms are as merry as Santa's suitSOX3Down34 Artist's canvas holderEASEL5Down35 "Start over" buttonRESET5Down37 John ___ (WWE wrestler)CENA4Down38 "___ Bitsy Spider" (kindergarten song)ITSY4Down39 W, in sports statisticsWIN3Down41 "Saltburn" studio: Abbr.MGM3Down43 Gobbled some turkey, sayATE3Down44 "___ culpa" ("My bad!")MEA3Down46 "Bambi" villainMAN3Down47 ___ Lovelace (English mathematician)ADA3Down48

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.