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The Sun Crossword December 3 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Sun Crossword December 3 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 56 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#
Crow, snakes, and tiger, primarily (5)BOAST5Across1 Speak proudly of (5)BOAST5Across1 Soprano leaving to play favourite musical instrument (7)TRUMPET7Across4 Noise made by an elephant (7)TRUMPET7Across4 Province in which Ottawa and Toronto are located (7)ONTARIO7Across8 Unusual oration in Canadian province (7)ONTARIO7Across8 Each night before a major event, Roy is disheartened (5)EVERY5Across9 Complete (as in complete confidence) (5)EVERY5Across9 Acquitted, a bishop did crossword? (8)ABSOLVED8Across10 Set free from guilt (8)ABSOLVED8Across10 Pain is part of each exercise (4)ACHE4Across12 Longing (4)ACHE4Across12 Spade-like tool, curved at the sides (6)SHOVEL6Across14 Scoop found in small wretched dwelling (6)SHOVEL6Across14 Improve language (6)POLISH6Across15 Slavonic language (6)POLISH6Across15 Tempo (4)PACE4Across18 Step quietly next to expert (4)PACE4Across18 Message sent electronically, then printed (8)TELEGRAM8Across19 Bart's mother allowed to return cable (8)TELEGRAM8Across19 African antelope with a loose fold of skin haging from the throat (5)ELAND5Across21 No good leaving country for African antelope (5)ELAND5Across21 Monicker of military officers based on their sleeve decoration (7)STRIPER7Across22 Exotic dancer: 1p off for navy officer (7)STRIPER7Across22 Pupil (7)SCHOLAR7Across24 Larch so fantastic for academic (7)SCHOLAR7Across24 Blow towards shore (3,2)SETIN5Across25 Removing uniform and retiring, couples become established (3,2)SETIN5Across25

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Amount of living material in a particular area (7)BIOMASS7Down1 Boss, am I breaking energy source? (7)BIOMASS7Down1 Do something (3)ACT3Down2 Behave in American court (3)ACT3Down2 Excited (8)THRILLED8Down3 Delighted, sang with a tremulous sound about husband (8)THRILLED8Down3 Tool used in plastering (6)TROWEL6Down4 Gardener's tool turning up some nippleworts (6)TROWEL6Down4 Form in which nitrogenous waste is excreted (4)UREA4Down5 Component of fertiliser found in Yorkshire river area (4)UREA4Down5 More given to moralising (9)PREACHIER9Down6 More sanctimonious pair cheer struggles (9)PREACHIER9Down6 Leaves in interval, reportedly (5)THYME5Down7 Herb in the mint family (5)THYME5Down7 Sluggish person (9)SLOWCOACH9Down11 Depressed trainer supporting second underperforming athlete? (9)SLOWCOACH9Down11 Fattened liver of duck or goose (4,4)FOIEGRAS8Down13 Harry forages around one for morally dubious fare (4,4)FOIEGRAS8Down13 Greek character upset after Bart's father gets big hit (4,3)HOMERUN7Down16 Successful hit at baseball (4,3)HOMERUN7Down16 Natural phenomenon such as Old Faithful (6)GEYSER6Down17 Bloke picked up in water feature (6)GEYSER6Down17 Hairdresser put back clothes iron (5)PRESS5Down18 Exert force (5)PRESS5Down18 Hero in outdoor swimming pool left to dive to the bottom (4)IDOL4Down20 Object of worship (4)IDOL4Down20 Small mass of butter (3)PAT3Down23 Dropping stroke (3)PAT3Down23

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the The Sun crossword published on Wednesday, December 3, 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.