Daily Beast Crossword December 16 2025 Answers (12/16/25)

Our Daily Beast Crossword December 16, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

Daily Beast Crossword December 16, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Beast Crossword on 12/16/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Josh ___ (quarterback married to Hailee Steinfeld)
6A	Celeb
10A	Téa in 2025's "Death of a Unicorn"
11A	Mexican resort city, casually
12A	"Game of Thrones" surname
13A	"The Bear" streamer
14A	"These fireworks are awesome!"
16A	Whole bunch
17A	With 20-Across: California venue where Ciara will host the inaugural TikTok Awards on Thursday
20A	See 17-Across
21A	Roth who directed 2026's "Ice Cream Man"
22A	Fathers of people with a III in their name
23A	PBS show in its 52nd season
25A	Amy in 2024's "Nightbitch"
29A	No, to Franka Potente
30A	Marisa in "Spider-Man: No Way Home"
31A	Slippery ___ eel (elusive)
32A	Gives off, as energy
1D	Michaels and Pacino, for two
2D	"___ the River Run" ("Working Girl") song
3D	Mauna ___ (Hawaiian volcano)
4D	Sign up for classes
5D	Coster-Waldau of "Game of Thrones"
6D	Coll. or univ., e.g.
7D	Audrey in "Amélie" and "The Da Vinci Code"
8D	In full flower
9D	"___ Midnight" (1986 jazz movie starring Dexter Gordon)
15D	Drink some water
17D	Angels' covers
18D	Rodrigo with 39 million Insta followers
19D	1986 Demi Moore/Emilio Estevez drama
20D	State between N.Y. and Md.
24D	"Clue" actress Lesley ___ Warren
26D	"___ the Drama?" (2025 Cardi B album)
27D	The ___ (New York museum, casually)
28D	Bro's sib, maybe

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