Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 8, 2025 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated December 8, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid34 across · 32 down
1S
2P
3F
4P
5O
6L
7L
8U
9F
10O
11H
E
I
R
12E
D
I
T
13P
E
R
14A
T
T
A
15R
I
P
S
16S
W
I
17R
L
18A
N
19D
R
E
20O
U
T
21K
A
I
22A
23L
L
I
24C
25A
L
M
26F
27A
28N
29T
E
E
N
30A
N
Y
31T
Y
R
A
32M
I
S
33A
M
T
34S
W
I
F
T
35W
W
I
36B
I
O
37S
38P
I
L
L
39A
L
A
40N
41I
42S
43C
H
I
N
44A
45B
L
E
46E
M
O
47P
I
N
K
48R
O
N
49S
U
D
50R
N
A
51R
O
T
52S
P
A

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASunscreen lotion rating: Abbr.SPF
4AOpinion ___ (survey that rhymes with "toll")POLL
8AAlien's "saucer": Abbr.UFO
11AOne in line for the throne (anagram of "hire")HEIR
12AMake changes to a manuscriptEDIT
13A"P" in MPHPER
14AEncouraging word before "girl!"ATTA
15ATears apartRIPS
16AIce cream patternSWIRL
18A___ Agassi (tennis legend)ANDRE
20AFall ___ Boy, "Centuries" band who sang "... remember me for centuries," which would be apt for a time traveler's playlistOUT
21A"Cobra ___" (martial arts-based series)KAI
22A"___ Want for Christmas Is You" (song on every store's December playlist): 2 wds.ALLI
24A"Keep ___ and Carry On" (British poster words)CALM
26ACeiling spinnerFAN
29ABetween 12-20, age-wise, sayTEEN
30AMore than noneANY
31ASupermodel BanksTYRA
32ANegative prefix with "communication" or "fortune"MIS
33AQuantity, for shortAMT
34ATaylor ___, "Back to December" singer who sang "I go back to December all the time," which may be apt for one time-traveling out of guiltSWIFT
35A1914-1918 conflict: Abbr.WWI
36APrefix with "Shock" for a critically-acclaimed video gameBIO
37A___ the beans (reveal a secret)SPILL
39A___ Morissette, "Hands Clean" singer who sang "We'll fast forward to a few years later," which might be a time-traveler's planALANIS
43A"Keep your ___ up!" (encouraging words)CHIN
44A"Will you be ___ to do it?"ABLE
46AExpressive rock genreEMO
47A___ Floyd, "Coming Back to Life" band who sang "Lost in time," which might be an apt song for a time-traveler who needs directionsPINK
48AActor ___ Leibman from "Friends"RON
49A"South," in FrenchSUD
50AGenetic messenger: Abbr.RNA
51ATurn brown, as a bananaROT
52AValencia's country, for shortSPA

Down

1D"Ready, ___, go!"SET
2DBread for a hummus spreadPITA
3D"___, my dear, I don't give a damn" ("Gone With the Wind" iconic dialogue)FRANKLY
4DChristina ___, "A Thousand Years" singer who sang "Time stands still," like a time-traveler would to stop time and spend it with a loverPERRI
5D"Garfield" dogODIE
6DChapStick targetLIP
7DRanks below captains: Abbr.LTS
8D"Life is full of ___ and downs"UPS
9DNot manyFEW
10DBaltimore ___ (MLB team)ORIOLES
11DGuard's "Stop right there!"HALT
17DPermanently damage somethingRUIN
19DRiver blockerDAM
22DCash dispenser lettersATM
23DWelcome garland, in HawaiiLEI
24D___ Cabello, "Havana" singer who sang "Take me back," which would be apt for a time-traveler revisiting old memoriesCAMILA
25DTiny six-legged crawlerANT
26DTexter's "Just so you know ...": Abbr.FYI
27DDog bark sound, in comicsARF
28DWashington ballplayer, informallyNAT
31D"One a penny, ___ penny ...": 2 wds.TWOA
33DLeatherworker's punchAWL
34D"___ night, holy night ..." (Christmas carol lyric)SILENT
35D";)" in textsWINK
36DCharacter from "The Jungle Book" who teaches Mowgli "the law of the jungle"BALOO
37DBody part below the kneeSHIN
38D"If you like ___ coladas ..." (popular lyric from "Escape" by Rupert Holmes)PINA
40DLoch ___ MonsterNESS
41D"___ for the challenge" ("Bring it on"): 2 wds.IMUP
42D"Pop," in some placesSODA
43DTechnique to breathe life into another: Abbr.CPR
45D"I'm so cold!" soundBRR
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.