WSJ Crossword December 23 2025 Answers (12/23/25)

Our WSJ Crossword December 23, 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 23, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ 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	Many a time
4A	“Survivor” network
7A	Chain with MinuteClinics
10A	Yemeni’s neighbor
13A	Gender-neutral pronoun
14A	Pallid
16A	Top story?
17A	Growth in the center of an ear
18A	Capital on the Nile
19A	“Like that would ever happen!”
21A	Scoundrel, in euphemism
23A	Prepare for print
24A	“Bon appétit!” (or an apt instruction for the starred answers)
26A	Thought-provoking
27A	Assails with expletives
30A	There are 24 in un día
33A	Compound sometimes employed to divert lava flows
34A	Malia’s younger sister
38A	Called to mind
40A	Naturalist buried in Westminster Abbey
41A	Goes down
43A	Having the least give
44A	Gopher wood vessel
45A	Eli Manning’s alma mater
47A	Jargon suffix
48A	Common food pantry donation
50A	Bovine mouthful
51A	Toward the stern
53A	Wild guess
55A	Tree in the birch family
57A	Wraps up
60A	Theater trophy
61A	Bit of Earl Grey, say
62A	Came to rest
63A	Goes on to say
64A	Turn of phrase
65A	Wander
66A	Gifts from Santa
67A	There are 28 in a Monopoly game
68A	Trade
1D	“Killers of the Flower Moon” tribe
2D	Destined
3D	___-frutti
4D	Velodrome athlete
5D	Haunted house cry
6D	Eke out a living
7D	Tell off
8D	Bible bit
9D	Poke around
11D	*Dessert with crushed Oreos and gummy worms
12D	Water cooler?
14D	Signature Obama legislation, for short
15D	*Thin, crumbly Pennsylvania Dutch cookie
20D	Paid spots
22D	Lennon’s love
25D	Preceder of X or Z
28D	Given to, as a drug
29D	Olympics chant
30D	Zeus’s wife
31D	Finished
32D	*Crystallized treat on a stick
35D	Sugar alternative that sounds like an apt ingredient for the starred answers
36D	Bad sound to hear in a bouncy castle
37D	Poker payment
39D	Country singer Reeves
40D	“___ Kapital”
42D	Isolate
43D	Detergent unit
46D	*Chocolaty dessert originally from Mississippi
49D	Great gulf
52D	Phobias
53D	ERA or RBI
54D	Commotion
55D	Corrosive stuff
56D	SoFi Stadium team
58D	Performer with a big ego
59D	Dance move

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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