Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for December 25, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
Daily Themed Crossword Hints, December 25, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 12/25/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Parking place
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4A. ___ pal (female bestie)
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7A. "Home ___" (Christmas comedy film)
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9A. Deliver a formal speech (anagram of "oater")
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12A. "Captain America: ___ War" (2016 film)
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13A. Ocean motions that may be "high" or "low"
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14A. Egyptian queen, for short
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15A. ___-ball (arcade game)
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19A. Visual organs with lashes
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20A. "___ Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," 1989 film that features a subscription to the Jelly of the Month Club as an unexpected Christmas present
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23A. Way of doing things (rhymes with "banner")
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24A. "Like father, like ___"
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25A. Use a straw
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27A. Bridget ___, titular protagonist of the 2001 film who receives a brand-new diary as a fitting Christmas present
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30A. What a dog hiding a bone may do
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32A. Tiniest part of matter
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33A. "Sex and the ___: The Movie," 2008 film that features a Louis Vuitton handbag as a sweet Christmas present
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36A. Jon M. ___ who directed Crazy Rich Asians
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37A. "Let's ___ bit early to shop for Christmas presents": 2 wds.
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38A. Drink dispenser at a party
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39A. Sticky, slimy stuff
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40A. NASCAR competitor
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44A. Bean or corn support
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47A. Christmas ___, decorated item depicted by the black squares in this puzzle, and a spot for the presents at 20a, 27a, 33a, 50a, 1d, and 6d
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48A. Toy for a windy day
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49A. "...round ___ virgin mother and child... "
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50A. "Jingle ___ the Way," 1996 film that features a Turbo Man action figure as the ultimate Christmas present
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1D. "___ Actually," 2003 film that features a Joni Mitchell CD as a disappointing Christmas present
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2D. Vegetable often cut into rings
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3D. Business card number, for short (anagram of "let")
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4D. "Look! I've ___ the best Christmas present ever!"
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5D. Disney's Little Mermaid
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6D. "___ Bird," 2017 film that features an embroidered pillow as a humorous Christmas present
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7D. Personal record at a bank, for short
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8D. ___ Nas X, rapper of "Holiday"
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10D. Informal shirt which may be collarless
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11D. Feminine suffix with "host"
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15D. ___ Lee of Marvel Comics fame
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16D. Next of ___ (relatives)
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17D. Vast period of time
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18D. Chemical suffixes (anagram of "seen")
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21D. "Famous" cookie guy
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22D. Bone-dry, like a desert
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24D. Academic year division, for short
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26D. Camera output that is printed on a holiday card, for short
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27D. Actor ___ Black of "School of Rock"
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28D. "On the ___ hand ..." (alternatively)
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29D. Chewy Snickers bar ingredient
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31D. Laugh represented by "tee-hee"
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34D. ___ off (left the ground, like Santa's sleigh)
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35D. Eight-time NBA All-Star ___ Ming
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41D. "___ Me a River," Justin Timberlake song
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42D. Fair-hiring letters: Abbr.
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43D. "The ___ & Stimpy Show" (animated series)
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44D. Jamaican music genre
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45D. "Shop ___ You Drop" (game show)
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46D. Capital of the state of Georgia, for short
Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.
The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.
The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.
If you enjoy the Daily Themed Crossword, we think you’d also enjoy the LA Times Crossword and the NYT Crossword. If you’re still struggling to solve your crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first.
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