The Sun 2-Speed Cryptic Crossword December 23 2025 Answers (12/23/25)

Our Sun 2-Speed Cryptic Crossword December 23, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Sun 2-Speed Cryptic Crossword December 23, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the Sun 2-Speed Cryptic Crossword on 12/23/25, 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	Damp
4A	Loses freshness
8A	Breastbone
9A	Acer
10A	High-speed rail service
12A	Reserve
14A	Sycophants (3-3)
15A	Give new appearance to
18A	Bottle stopper
19A	Non-native bird thriving in parts of UK
21A	Area between ribs and hips
22A	Possessing a tactile organ on the head (e.g. in a mollusc)
24A	Wheel or bar which can only move on one direction
25A	Light-hearted poem
1D	Full command
2D	Slang term for diamonds
3D	Element also known as wolfram
4D	Short-legged marsupial
5D	Domesticated
6D	Act of spying
7D	Behave in underhand manner
11D	Limitation
13D	Having thorough treatment of minutiae
16D	Factory where plates etc are made
17D	Floor covering
18D	Shrink in terror
20D	Prickle on skin
23D	Skill

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