Crossword Answers For: Sunday, December 28, 2025

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Caravan's refueling spot => OASIS
Down: Inner ears? => COBS
Down: Coil in a garden => HOSE
Down: Hinge and Her => APPS
Down: Cackling carnivore => HYENA
Down: Reebok rival => AVIA
Down: Peak performances => BESTS
Down: Heartfelt sign-off => LOVE
Down: Weighty matter? => HEAVYCREAM
Down: Pressing matter? => FRUITJUICE
Down: Capri, for one => ISLE
Down: Cozy Vermont stopovers => INNS
Down: Well, lah-di-__! => DAH
Down: Space to maneuver => ROOM
Down: Part of a flight => STAIR
Down: Author with morals => AESOP
Down: Beach protection => SUNHAT
Down: Big name in orange soda => FANTA
Down: Coin toss choice => TAILS
Down: Letters before xis => NUS
Down: Encourage a comedian => LAUGH
Down: Is that true about me? => AMI
Down: Dark matter? => BLACKLICORICE
Down: Nintendo Switch avatar => MII
Down: Dull learning method => ROTE
Down: Popped the question => ASKED
Down: Dry run => DRILL
Down: Autograph hounds => FANS
Down: Wall paintings => MURALS
Down: Dances to an upbeat song => BOPS
Down: Playful mockery => TEASING
Down: Saws logs => SNORES
Down: Copenhagen native => DANE
Down: First woman, in Greek myth => PANDORA
Down: Skipjack, for one => TUNA
Down: Small matter? => FINEPRINT
Down: Lens care brand => RENU
Down: Chain known for its Beauty Insider perks => SEPHORA
Down: Sits in the sun => TANS
Down: Ones who never butter up? => VEGANS
Down: Craft few people practice now => LOSTART
Down: Wave radio maker => BOSE
Down: Thrillingly hot => EROTIC
Down: Call alternative => TEXT
Down: Only country with a nonrectangular flag => NEPAL
Down: Control jointly => COOWN
Down: Crepe served with sambar => DOSA
Down: Vive le __! => ROI
Down: Private matter? => BASICTRAINING
Down: Utility closet tool => MOP
Down: Not on a major label => INDIE
Down: Vietnamese New Year => TET
Down: Interstellar actress Burstyn => ELLEN
Down: Liam of One Direction => PAYNE
Down: __ together => PIECED
Down: Symptoms => SIGNS
Down: Moth-repellent wood => CEDAR
Down: Recycle bin, e.g. => ICON
Down: Pet doc => VET
Down: Result of a good pitch => SALE
Down: Stack-selling chain => IHOP
Down: Sensitive matter? => TOUCHPANEL
Down: Grave matter? => BURIALSITE
Down: Lift with a bent elbow => CURL
Down: Unholy things => EVILS
Down: Word said with a sigh => ALAS
Down: Karate rank indicators => BELTS
Down: Distance between markers => MILE
Down: Refuse to admit => DENY
Down: Mixed-breed dog => MUTT
Down: Spot to boop a doggo => SNOOT
Down: Well, hello there => OHHI
Down: House calls? => AYES
Down: Mammal that barks and claps => SEAL
Down: Play the market => INVEST
Down: Blurt out => SAY
Down: Pork in a burrito => CARNITAS
Down: Roasting pan holder => OVENRACK
Down: Partiality => BIAS
Down: Unholy singer Smith => SAM
Down: Respectful reference in court => HERHONOR
Down: Sch. whose mascot is a buckeye nut => OSU
Down: Cake mix instruction => STIR
Down: These, in Tijuana => ESTOS
Down: Smith College graduate => ALUMNA
Down: Introductory food for keiki => POI
Down: Pipe plastic, for short => PVC
Down: What did I say!? => SEE
Down: Degs. for graphic designers => BFAS
Down: Org. in many spy thrillers => CIA
Down: Unit of energy => JOULE
Down: Being the Ricardos role => DESI
Down: Key above Caps Lock => TAB
Down: Chores finished! => ALLDONE
Down: Early Boston settlers => PURITANS
Down: Gray matter? => HUMANANATOMY
Down: Gerontologist's focus => AGING
Down: Totally agree!, on social media => THIS
Down: Rural businesses => FARMS
Down: Word on receipts => AMOUNT
Down: Laughing matter? => NITROUSOXIDE
Down: Practice depicted in the Japanese film Flower and Sword => IKEBANA
Down: Mum => SILENT
Down: Young lady => LASS
Down: DJ's stack in the 1990s => CDS
Down: Decked out => CLAD
Down: Sincere => EARNEST
Down: Hot-headed deity? => FIREGOD
Down: Jumped => LEAPT
Down: __-Bismol => PEPTO
Down: More tender => SORER
Down: Desserts with crushed Oreos => DIRTPIES
Down: Natural disinfectant => PINEOIL
Down: __ green => FOREST
Down: Troublemakers => RASCALS
Down: People might sing in it => UNISON
Down: Flower, in Japanese => HANA
Down: Kind of circle diagram => VENN
Down: Garlic __: pungent stalk => SCAPE
Down: Madam Secretary star => LEONI
Down: Diner fave => BLT
Down: Voyage => TRIP
Down: With true effort => ACTIVELY
Down: Diamond size => ONECARAT
Down: Menu with reds and whites => WINELIST
Down: Tree with a copper variety => BEECH
Down: Payment for a flat => RENT
Down: Stat on a transcript => GPA
Down: Frozen spike => ICICLE
Down: Up and about => ARISEN
Down: Sussed (out) => DOPED
Down: Some toothpastes => GELS
Down: Narcos org. => DEA
Down: Cathedral part => NAVE
Down: Enterprise navigator => SULU
Down: County seat of Hawaii County => HILO
Down: Beetle Bailey dog => OTTO
Down: Irksome insect => PEST
Down: Old film channel => TCM
Down: Okay by moi => OUI
Down: Address with slashes => URL
Down: Delta of Venus author => NIN
Down: Pow! => BAM
Down: Abbr. on barbells => LBS

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