Crossword Answers For: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Béla Fleck's instrument => BANJO
Down: Pricey German imports => BMWS
Down: Italian wine => VINO
Down: Chaps => LADS
Down: Not very approachable => ALOOF
Down: Source of a scoop => LEAK
Down: Overly caffeinated, perhaps => MANIC
Down: Social sci. major => ECON
Down: Big shot in the bulb industry? => LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT
Down: K => THOU
Down: Henry VI's school => ETON
Down: __ of Man => ISLE
Down: Luv => HON
Down: Take in => ABSORB
Down: Cards => WITS
Down: Squandered => BLEW
Down: Big shot in the sci-fi awards industry? => HUGOBOSS
Down: Put on a pedestal => ADMIRE
Down: Fort __, Florida => MYERS
Down: Wash and wear? => ERODE
Down: Big shot in the paver industry? => BRICKCHEESE
Down: Shrewd => CANNY
Down: Stocky antelope => GNU
Down: Green house? => BANK
Down: Trending => HOT
Down: Fabled messages => MORALS
Down: If I were in your __ ... => SHOES
Down: Withdraw, with out => OPT
Down: Salty one => MARINER
Down: Salty five => OCEANS
Down: Skills assessment => TEST
Down: Spots => SITES
Down: Big shot in the podiatry industry? => FOOTBALLER
Down: Daaaaang! => OHSNAP
Down: Drawing (in) => LURING
Down: Big shot in the treasure-hunting industry? => FINDINGGOD
Down: Make fast again => RETIE
Down: Concert gear => AMPS
Down: Old sub titles? => UBOATS
Down: Positively reinforces => REWARDS
Down: Shrill bark => YAP
Down: Home of the world's largest irrigation project => LIBYA
Down: Source of some travel reservations? => JETLAG
Down: Put away => ATE
Down: Arequipa's land => PERU
Down: Baton Rouge sch. => LSU
Down: Drywall supports => STUDS
Down: Big shot in the champagne glass industry? => FLUTEPLAYER
Down: Battery terminal => ANODE
Down: Blah => STALE
Down: Edmonton NHL team => OILERS
Down: Big shot in the cab industry? => REDBARON
Down: Folk-rock supergroup, familiarly => CSNY
Down: Soapy residue in a sink => SCUM
Down: Come out => EMERGE
Down: Sanskrit honorific => SRI
Down: Ruler who commissioned the Taj Mahal, for one => SHAH
Down: Slight advantage => EDGE
Down: Game that can only be played right-handed => POLO
Down: Big shot in the refrigeration industry? => COOLINGSENSATION
Down: Tell Mama singer James => ETTA
Down: Per __ => ANNUM
Down: Serpentine => EELY
Down: Place for a cross => STAND
Down: Show the way => LEAD
Down: Actor Postlethwaite => PETE
Down: Scandinavian capital => OSLO
Down: Plot inconsistencies => HOLES
Down: Hay bundle => BALE
Down: Came down to earth => ALIT
Down: Off-limits => NOGO
Down: Antihero played by Keanu Reeves => JOHNWICK
Down: Many times o'er => OFT
Down: Sprinkle with holy water, e.g. => BLESS
Down: Combo, say => MEAL
Down: Make a parting gesture => WAVEBYE
Down: Chicago WNBA team => SKY
Down: Like the subject of a Carly Simon classic => VAIN
Down: Gerund maker => ING
Down: Medical research org. => NIH
Down: Umbrella shape, typically => OCTAGON
Down: Does not disturb => LETSBE
Down: Sneeze sound => ACHOO
Down: Closers => DOORS
Down: Gives the cold shoulder to => SNUBS
Down: Asks for more catnip, perhaps => MEOWS
Down: Advanced, as gadgets => HITECH
Down: Infected be the air __ they ride: Macbeth => WHEREON
Down: Part of some security checkpoints => BODYSCAN
Down: Vex => IRK
Down: Jean Valjean's story, familiarly => LESMIS
Down: Get well => HEAL
Down: Large garden planters => URNS
Down: Head monk => ABBOT
Down: Fall in folds => DRAPE
Down: Money makers => MINTS
Down: Descriptive piece of HTML code => METATAG
Down: Zeroing (in on) => HOMING
Down: Holiday singer => CAROLER
Down: Tender prelude? => GOAL
Down: State bird of Hawaii => NENE
Down: Space race initials => USSR
Down: Third in a ring => REF
Down: Wife of Hägar the Horrible => HELGA
Down: Shows up for duty => REPORTS
Down: Four Tops singer Benson => OBIE
Down: Until midnight => TODAY
Down: IRS tracking info => SSNS
Down: Render obsolete => OUTDATE
Down: Blue, in Burgundy => TRISTE
Down: Had to pivot to plan B, say => HITASNAG
Down: Out of room => FULL
Down: Wading bird in Egyptian art => IBIS
Down: Japanese-Peruvian fusion chain => NOBU
Down: Third key in a reboot sequence => DEL
Down: Sleeve style => RAGLAN
Down: Poppycock! => MYEYE
Down: Prep chef's knife => PARER
Down: San Antonio team => SPURS
Down: Enters the room airily => WAFTSIN
Down: Grand Slam Tokyo discipline => JUDO
Down: Paradise => EDEN
Down: Multiple ages => EPOCHS
Down: Tree on South Carolina's flag => PALMETTO
Down: In summary ... => TORECAP
Down: Government Grant? => ULYSSES
Down: Simu of Barbie => LIU
Down: Overseas => ABROAD
Down: Hanging in the theater => SCRIM
Down: Put off => REPEL
Down: Really get into a role => EMOTE
Down: Airline that grew from a crop-dusting operation founded in 1925 => DELTA
Down: Panasonic subsidiary => SANYO
Down: Swivel around => SLUE
Down: Inferno setting => HELL
Down: Tuning knob => DIAL
Down: Out of the park => GONE
Down: Pulls the plug on => ENDS
Down: Individual => ONE
Down: Province between Man. and Que. => ONT
Down: Prefix with cache => GEO
Down: Bat wood => ASH

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