WSJ Crossword December 27 2025 Answers (12/27/25)

Our WSJ Crossword December 27, 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 27, 2025 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	After an interruption, question to the person you’ve been talking to
8A	House of lords?
13A	Crispy, starch-filled Mexican fare
20A	Hosted
21A	“Curiouser and curiouser!” speaker
22A	Like some soap
23A	Devoid of help
24A	Formally honored
25A	Underground dwellers of urban myth
26A	Judge, at times
27A	Bali product
28A	Continually
29A	Threats in movies like “Armageddon” and “Deep Impact”
38A	Fraternity letter
40A	Neighborhood near Tribeca
41A	Departure
42A	Pec pic, e.g.
45A	Symbol of purity
47A	Poet Marianne
49A	Jetés and axels
50A	Miguel’s great-grandmother in a 2017 Pixar film
51A	Shaded region during an eclipse
53A	Security devices that may be silent
55A	Absorb, in a way
56A	Fails to
58A	Craving
59A	Fiesta target
60A	Be off
61A	Former French coin
63A	Players until 2022
65A	Put away
66A	“___ who?”
67A	Psychotherapy technique developed by Eric Berne
72A	Cactus bump that bears spines
73A	Add, as a movie scene
74A	Ghoulish
77A	Beyond the horizon
79A	Clerical nickname
80A	Like some garages
84A	Kaffiyeh wearer
85A	Craving
86A	Corp. exec
88A	French silk
89A	Big dipper
91A	Wagyu, e.g.
92A	Pianist Hess
93A	Take by force
94A	Played the market
96A	“How rude!”
98A	Amt. on a Form 1040’s Line 11
99A	Decisive moments (or what the first and third letters of each circled segment are)
105A	Poivre’s partner
106A	Fragrant compound
108A	Foul
109A	Daytona doings
111A	Not as good
112A	Musician Jon with an Emmy, an Oscar and seven Grammys
113A	Disinclined
115A	Galley of yore
116A	Mount St. Helens, in 1980
117A	Dug deeply
118A	Least ingenuous
119A	Arles article
120A	Many SAT takers
121A	Corsair, Pacer and Ranger, e.g.
1D	“Excuse me?”
2D	“Aquarius” musical
3D	“Green Acres” star
4D	Cartier competitor
5D	Flip inside out
6D	“The Grand Budapest Hotel” director Anderson
7D	Triage sites for RNs and MDs
8D	Tahoe runner
9D	Defense strategy
10D	Blasting stuff
11D	It makes sounds
12D	Roulette bet
13D	Peke’s pal, perhaps
14D	Lennon’s love
15D	Owl’s grasper
16D	“___ you clever?”
17D	Occurs
18D	Ready for customers
19D	Dispatch
30D	Distinct philosophy
31D	Gaming greenhorn
32D	Mao colleague
33D	Unit of pressure
34D	Bad look
35D	Physical, e.g.
36D	Some limo riders
37D	Sci-fi figures
38D	Not occur to
39D	Island north of Australia
43D	Not quite right, perhaps
44D	November birthstone
46D	Cal. spans
48D	Pharaoh’s home
49D	He calls Han a “slimy, double-crossing, no-good swindler”
50D	Take in
52D	Aziz of “Parks and Recreation”
54D	Sainted pope called “the Great”
55D	Jams with the band
57D	In shape
59D	Check words
62D	“For the Boys” grp.
63D	Cooling-off period?
64D	Derisive
65D	Wallach of “The Magnificent Seven”
68D	Disorderly crowd
69D	Chemist who became a philanthropist
70D	Show supporters
71D	Actually existing
74D	Sasha’s sister
75D	Bug spray ingredient
76D	Storm warning, sometimes
78D	Field worker
79D	Engine fig.
81D	Library material set aside for students in a specific class
82D	Insect trachea, e.g.
83D	Drive away
85D	Taxi alternative
87D	Steve of “Happy, Texas”
90D	Holds high
93D	Losable, as a data file
95D	Tank top?
97D	Robinhood rival
100D	Start of a challenge
101D	“We didn’t do it!”
102D	Film crew member
103D	Assignments
104D	Exterior
107D	Genealogy graphic
110D	Sheets with cartoon characters on them
111D	“Nova” network
114D	Helms and Harris, for two

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