The daily puzzleWEDNESDAY EDITION
Thomas Joseph Crossword December 31, 2025 Answers
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1True thing4 letters5Outcast6 letters11Soothing plant4 letters12Right away6 letters13Catch off guard4 letters14Library patron6 letters15Cargo amount3 letters16Rating unit4 letters17Serving aids5 letters19CBS series with spinoffs3 letters22Military award5 letters24Hawke of film5 letters26Full range4 letters27Army level4 letters28“Holy cow!”5 letters30-- Square (crowded spot on December 31)5 letters31Writer Beattie3 letters32Philatelist’s find5 letters34Serengeti cat4 letters35Crunch targets3 letters38Second-largest country6 letters41Shrek, for one4 letters42Homes6 letters43Hand or foot4 letters44Loathe6 letters45Casual tops4 letters
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1Swift4 letters2Sax sort4 letters3Lead-in to midnight on December 319 letters4Start of 3-Down3 letters5Celebration on December 315 letters6Relaxed6 letters7Crowd sound4 letters8Neither Dem. nor Rep.3 letters9Star pitcher3 letters10That lady3 letters16Mineo of movies3 letters18Make fun of4 letters19It’s popped on December 319 letters20Reasonable4 letters21Printer’s supply4 letters22Poet Angelou4 letters23School near Windsor4 letters25Quick cut4 letters29Actor’s comments6 letters30Leather shade3 letters33Raise a glass on December 315 letters34Store in the hold4 letters36Gooey cheese4 letters37Hardens4 letters38Scoundrel3 letters39Penny prez3 letters40Word of denial3 letters41Unconscious3 letters