WSJ Crossword December 5 2025 Answers (12/5/25)

Our WSJ Crossword December 5, 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 5, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the WSJ Crossword on 12/5/25, 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	Frozen fall
5A	Notifies electronically
10A	Go for a fly, say
14A	Red doll
15A	One of the inert gases
16A	Confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela
17A	Nerd
19A	See-through thing
20A	Oxygen containers
21A	Deceitful types
23A	Homes flown to
26A	Flowery accouterment
27A	Despite, in verse
29A	Big mistake
31A	Mocks good-naturedly
36A	Workaround
38A	Microwave, informally
40A	Everyday
41A	Like some numbers, vis-à-vis some smaller numbers
44A	Bodybuilder nickname
45A	Pick out of a crowd
46A	“Just so u know...”
47A	Living room piece
49A	Make misleading, as data
51A	Some Energizers
52A	Become lachrymose
54A	Title Parisian of TV
56A	Fellow churchgoers
61A	Superman’s birth name
64A	Prospector’s score
65A	Good quality for a talk show host
68A	High point
69A	Nail-biting
70A	Year, in Napoli
71A	Damaged, in a way
72A	Win by ___
73A	Make used to not having
1D	Attention from the cops
2D	Letter before Bravo
3D	“Don’t look at me!”
4D	Philosopher John
5D	Standing behind
6D	McKellen of “X-Men”
7D	Pre-hiring contracts, briefly
8D	Math great Kurt
9D	Bad bedmate
10D	Single
11D	“Did you give me a time on that?”
12D	Colloquial contraction
13D	Coin event
18D	“That ___ wrong!”
22D	Unlikely to miss church
24D	Orlando from New York
25D	Potential fries
27D	“Moneyball” squad
28D	Port, in Port-au-Prince
30D	Glosses over
32D	“Yeah, right!”
33D	Underground map feature
34D	Sometime co-star of Sylvester
35D	Whole bunches
37D	Make mittens, maybe
39D	Bring forth
42D	Freeloader
43D	Thing
48D	Corrections for the second edition, say
50D	Collaborative website
53D	Mocha’s country
55D	Vanna White guested on a 1990 episode of it
56D	Prove unable to keep a secret
57D	Clue weapon
58D	Perfect place
59D	Brief message
60D	Boy of Bolivia
62D	Explosive peak
63D	Birthplace of Paul Bocuse
66D	Nitwit
67D	Competition of a sort

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.

One of the unique features of the WSJ Crossword is its emphasis on finance and business-related themes. The puzzle often includes clues and answers related to the world of economics, investing, and business news.

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