The daily puzzleWEDNESDAY EDITION
Thomas Joseph Crossword December 17, 2025 Answers
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1“Help!”6 letters7Like some tea4 letters11“Twelfth Night” heroine6 letters12Gushing review4 letters13Indiana NBA team6 letters14Kitchen fixture4 letters15Where images focus6 letters17Canine holders4 letters20Floor squares5 letters23Can. neighbor3 letters24Not ordinary7 letters26Affection, informally3 letters27Scot’s cap3 letters28Greek vowel3 letters29Likes better7 letters31Toddy base3 letters32Turkey neighbor5 letters33Nile serpents4 letters34Keys6 letters37Make printing plates4 letters39Los Angeles NBA team6 letters43Prefer4 letters44Western range6 letters45Clutter4 letters46Senior6 letters
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1Soak up3 letters2Imitating3 letters3Actor Morrow3 letters4Civil rights leader Medgar5 letters5Deep mud4 letters6Sunrise site4 letters7Sly, in a way6 letters8Cleveland NBA team9 letters9Planning time3 letters10Cub’s home3 letters16Articles5 letters17Swallows5 letters18Loan shark’s practice5 letters19Dallas NBA team9 letters21Believe without question5 letters22Criticizes5 letters24Real bargain5 letters25Hole number3 letters30Goes angling6 letters33Invited5 letters35Otherwise4 letters36Kite feature4 letters37Avenue tree3 letters38Bind up3 letters40Before, in poems3 letters41Reading and others: Abbr.3 letters42Plopped down3 letters