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Daily Themed Crossword December 28 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 65 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword December 28 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 65 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#
Female deerDOE3Across1 Diamond or ruby, e.g.GEM3Across4 Company known as "Big Blue": Abbr.IBM3Across7 Omelet essentialEGG3Across10 Popular card game with four colorsUNO3Across11 Jar topperLID3Across12 Cook in oil, sayFRY3Across13 "American ___," singing reality showIDOL4Across14 ___ Angeles, CaliforniaLOS3Across16 Disney World's ___ theme park (Florida landmark)EPCOT5Across17 Game rollers spotted with dots, where landing a six may feel as thrilling as flipping 2025's five to a six for 2026DICE4Across20 ___ melt sandwichTUNA4Across22 Ancient Roman garmentsTOGAS5Across23 Farm buildings (rhymes with "yarns")BARNS5Across26 Six-___, set of abs you work for at the gym, which may feel as hard-won as swapping 2025's five to a six for 2026PACK4Across29 Running behind scheduleLATE4Across30 Month that follows July, for shortAUG3Across33 Hawaiian garlandLEI3Across35 Kohl's targetEYE3Across36 Arrested suspect, informallyPERP4Across37 Sixth ___, mysterious ability that feels as unexpected as changing 2025's five to a six for 2026SENSE5Across39 At the peak ofATOP4Across42 In the style of, on a menu: 2 wds.ALA3Across45 Actor ___ Rudd of "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"PAUL4Across47 Wintry ice crystal whose six "arms" line up as satisfyingly as swapping 2025's five to a six for 2026SNOWFLAKE9Across48 Tim ___ (Australian biscuit brand)TAM3Across53 "Boy, am ___ trouble!": 2 wds.IIN3Across55 "John Tucker Must ___" (2006 rom-com film)DIE3Across56 Yadda, yadda, yadda: Abbr.ETC3Across57 Bonus square, in Scrabble: Abbr.TLS3Across58 Evanescence lead singer LeeAMY3Across59 Ad ___ (relevant)REM3Across60

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Rock band ___ LeppardDEF3Down1 Fairy tale beastOGRE4Down2 Land of pyramidsEGYPT5Down3 Classic musical instrument with six strings, which can be finely tuned just like tuning 2025's five up to a six for 2026GUITAR6Down4 Dead-___ (road that leads to nowhere)END3Down5 ___ swings (emotional ups and downs)MOOD4Down6 Against the lawILLEGAL7Down7 Bumble blurb, for shortBIO3Down8 Degrees for surgeons (anagram of "dms"): Abbr.MDS3Down9 IgnitedLIT3Down15 Solid shape with six equal faces, whose symmetry feels as right as moving from the five of 2025 to the six of 2026CUBE4Down18 "___ lighter note ...": 2 wds.ONA3Down19 Police officer, informallyCOP3Down21 King topperACE3Down24 Take to the slopesSKI3Down25 Siesta, e.g.NAP3Down27 Get revenge, in courtSUE3Down28 "___ Miserables," Victor Hugo's novelLES3Down30 Affirmation on the high seasAYE3Down31 First double-digit numberTEN3Down32 Wine maker's fruitGRAPE5Down34 Mom-dad school group: Abbr.PTA3Down38 Chain ___ (carpenter's tool)SAW3Down40 Santa's little helperELF3Down41 ___ space (common science fiction locale)OUTER5Down43 Item carried around during a buffetPLATE5Down44 Actor Alan ___ who played Hawkeye PierceALDA4Down46 "On your haunches!"SIT3Down48 Zero, on the pitchNIL3Down49 Clip-___ (necktie options)ONS3Down50 "We ___ to please"AIM3Down51 Francis Scott ___, writer of "The Star-Spangled Banner"KEY3Down52 Century-ending year, in Roman numeralsMCM3Down54

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Sunday, December 28, 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.