WSJ Crossword December 19 2025 Answers (12/19/25)

Our WSJ Crossword December 19, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Wall Street Journal Crossword is a well-known and respected puzzle that appeals to solvers looking for a challenging and thought-provoking experience. The puzzles are created by a team of skilled constructors and are known for their clever clues, intricate wordplay, and challenging themes. The WSJ Crossword is published daily and offers solvers the opportunity to exercise their minds while enjoying a classic form of entertainment.

WSJ Crossword December 19, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 12/19/25, 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	Comprehend
7A	“Oh, shoot!”
11A	Unsettled questions
14A	Childhood idol of Shohei
15A	It may get the party started
16A	New Year’s celebration
17A	Shocking swimmer (3)
19A	Jabbing king
20A	WWII heroes
21A	March 4, 2026, e.g.
22A	Predator’s claw
24A	Don of radio fame
26A	Go down, as a mountain slope (4)
29A	Dangers to ships
31A	Part of MIT
32A	Super Bowl LI, for one
34A	Takaichi’s affirmative
35A	Be in arrears
38A	Literary pickpocket (5)
43A	Nitwit
44A	Yonder dude
45A	Hot spot
46A	Inits. on fighter jets
48A	By oneself
50A	Northwest city (3)
54A	Farthest reaches
57A	Like Qataris and Kashmiris
58A	Fails to be
60A	Lecornu’s denial
61A	Day in Tel Aviv
62A	Fun on a fifth (4)
66A	College, to an Aussie
67A	Person helping you get your password back, maybe
68A	Pencil portion
69A	Favorite
70A	To ___ (precisely)
71A	“Rebecca” writer du Maurier
1D	Guy with a pan
2D	Happy as ___
3D	“Ready or Not” singers
4D	Hyphenated refresher
5D	Prefix meaning “normal”
6D	Like a Gloomy Gus
7D	302
8D	Charlotte of “The Facts of Life”
9D	Short strings?
10D	Where rivers spread out
11D	Author Calvino
12D	Serious criminal
13D	Gordon Sumner, to his fans
18D	Society’s troubles
23D	Word in many music genres
25D	Rational, in old Rome
27D	Irish Spring rival
28D	Oklahoma city
30D	The USPS may deliver it
32D	“When will you get here?” info
33D	Betamax rival of yore
34D	Dull noise
35D	He rhymed “panther” with “anther”
36D	Tiny
37D	Settings for many TV dramas
39D	Allow to unfreeze
40D	World Cup org.
41D	“You’re busted!”
42D	Aarhus inhabitant
46D	Suffix with fib or spat
47D	Safe places
48D	In addition
49D	Made a touchdown
50D	Much higher than normal
51D	In perfect harmony
52D	Highest offer you can manage
53D	Brightness, in Berlin
55D	Ranking member
56D	Sleeper’s sound
59D	Trillion, in metric prefixes
63D	Iraq War danger: Abbr.
64D	Sgt., for example
65D	Atlas page

The WSJ Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in The Wall Street Journal newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its challenging difficulty level, clever wordplay, and witty themes.

The WSJ Crossword was first introduced in 2008, and has since become a popular source of entertainment and mental stimulation for crossword enthusiasts around the world. The puzzle is created by a team of experienced crossword constructors, who are known for their creativity and skill in the field of crossword puzzles.

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