Daily Crossword — Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Daily Crossword - Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Theme: Animals & Pets

Difficulty: Easy

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Across

1.Mount for Cheryl White or Donna Cheek (5)

6.Times Square booth (4)

10.Set your sights on this: abbr. (4)

14.Why did the deer need to wear braces? Because he had buck ___! (5)

15.Hard outer covering of a seed (4)

16.Above, in Augsburg (4)

17.Ascanius (5)

18.Household god: Fr. (4)

19.___ Together (song from "Grease") (4)

20.Org. for Redblacks and Blue Bombers (3)

21.Small, round window (11)

24.Glyph (4)

25.Shelled reptile (6)

26.Flatter too much (12)

31.Masefield novel, 1926. (5)

32.Lyrical poems (4)

33.City of Brazil (3)

36.Hindu trinity member (4)

37.Bit of U.S. currency deposited in a Continental bank (5)

39.Franklin's trade: Abbr. (4)

40.Want-ad abbr. (3)

41.Skip __ Lou (4)

42.Trashy pop release? (5)

43.Can't stop talking about horse feed? (12)

46.Twice sei (6)

49.Physicist Bohr (4)

50.Investigating (11)

53.Disappointed grunts (3)

56.Scheherazade's number (4)

57.Sch. terms (4)

58.___pactum (simple contract) (5)

60.Impose on: Scot. (4)

61.Odd, in Scotland (4)

62.Actor Morales et al. (5)

63.Chinese group (4)

64.Sculptor Gabo (4)

65.Long dists. (5)

Down

1.Evidence of a little spasm (4)

2.Egg to Etienne (4)

3.Former Connecticut governor Jodi (4)

4.Apt name for a man who cooks with roux (3)

5.You're half right (7)

6.Wan Dairen: Chinese name. (6)

7.Title of early Slavonic rulers. (4)

8.Car in a Beach Boys song (4)

9.More dangerous to drive on, in a way (8)

10.Right-_____ law (Taft-Hartley Act provision) (6)

11.Red as __ (5)

12.Post office standard (5)

13.Grand Canyon Suite composer (5)

22.Bolivian president Morales who resigned in 2019 (3)

23.Raymond James Stadium team, for short (4)

24.Composer __ Carlo Menotti (4)

26.Emotion expressed on Valentine's Day (4)

27.The name of The Name of the Rose's narrator (4)

28.A wave: Obs. (4)

29.Chemical from coal tar. (5)

30.Cholesterol-transporting letters (3)

33.___! Yarrh! Grr! Arrh!: Kipling (4)

34.Go from ___ (make a small step in the wrong direction) (4)

35.Bohemian (4)

37.Groundbreaker at second base (8)

38.Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King music group, for short (3)

39.Acrobat intake? (4)

41.Shut up! in Siena (4)

42.Eagle wearer (7)

43.Park pastime (6)

44.Lonely, in Ems (6)

45.Card game where you match--or don't match? Wait, sometimes they don't match but they still match? GAH (3)

46.Has beens, probably (5)

47.Cry of a ghost. (5)

48.Dutch commune (5)

51.Manufacturing city in Thuringia. (4)

52.___ Al-Qays 7th C. Arab poet (4)

53.Greeting from down under (4)

54.Flee, in Spain (4)

55.Some cell phone missives (4)

59.___-Kamenogorsk, U.S.S.R. city (3)

Solving Tools

Across

1.Mount for Cheryl White or Donna Cheek (5)

6.Times Square booth (4)

10.Set your sights on this: abbr. (4)

14.Why did the deer need to wear braces? Because he had buck ___! (5)

15.Hard outer covering of a seed (4)

16.Above, in Augsburg (4)

17.Ascanius (5)

18.Household god: Fr. (4)

19.___ Together (song from "Grease") (4)

20.Org. for Redblacks and Blue Bombers (3)

21.Small, round window (11)

24.Glyph (4)

25.Shelled reptile (6)

26.Flatter too much (12)

31.Masefield novel, 1926. (5)

32.Lyrical poems (4)

33.City of Brazil (3)

36.Hindu trinity member (4)

37.Bit of U.S. currency deposited in a Continental bank (5)

39.Franklin's trade: Abbr. (4)

40.Want-ad abbr. (3)

41.Skip __ Lou (4)

42.Trashy pop release? (5)

43.Can't stop talking about horse feed? (12)

46.Twice sei (6)

49.Physicist Bohr (4)

50.Investigating (11)

53.Disappointed grunts (3)

56.Scheherazade's number (4)

57.Sch. terms (4)

58.___pactum (simple contract) (5)

60.Impose on: Scot. (4)

61.Odd, in Scotland (4)

62.Actor Morales et al. (5)

63.Chinese group (4)

64.Sculptor Gabo (4)

65.Long dists. (5)

Down

1.Evidence of a little spasm (4)

2.Egg to Etienne (4)

3.Former Connecticut governor Jodi (4)

4.Apt name for a man who cooks with roux (3)

5.You're half right (7)

6.Wan Dairen: Chinese name. (6)

7.Title of early Slavonic rulers. (4)

8.Car in a Beach Boys song (4)

9.More dangerous to drive on, in a way (8)

10.Right-_____ law (Taft-Hartley Act provision) (6)

11.Red as __ (5)

12.Post office standard (5)

13.Grand Canyon Suite composer (5)

22.Bolivian president Morales who resigned in 2019 (3)

23.Raymond James Stadium team, for short (4)

24.Composer __ Carlo Menotti (4)

26.Emotion expressed on Valentine's Day (4)

27.The name of The Name of the Rose's narrator (4)

28.A wave: Obs. (4)

29.Chemical from coal tar. (5)

30.Cholesterol-transporting letters (3)

33.___! Yarrh! Grr! Arrh!: Kipling (4)

34.Go from ___ (make a small step in the wrong direction) (4)

35.Bohemian (4)

37.Groundbreaker at second base (8)

38.Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King music group, for short (3)

39.Acrobat intake? (4)

41.Shut up! in Siena (4)

42.Eagle wearer (7)

43.Park pastime (6)

44.Lonely, in Ems (6)

45.Card game where you match--or don't match? Wait, sometimes they don't match but they still match? GAH (3)

46.Has beens, probably (5)

47.Cry of a ghost. (5)

48.Dutch commune (5)

51.Manufacturing city in Thuringia. (4)

52.___ Al-Qays 7th C. Arab poet (4)

53.Greeting from down under (4)

54.Flee, in Spain (4)

55.Some cell phone missives (4)

59.___-Kamenogorsk, U.S.S.R. city (3)

Solving Tools

About This Animals & Pets Crossword

Today's crossword puzzle from Wednesday, December 10, 2025 features a Animals & Pets theme with 78 words (37 across, 41 down).

Go wild with clues about domestic pets, farm animals, wildlife, and creatures from every corner of the animal kingdom.

Easy Difficulty (2 stars):

This 2-star puzzle offers a gentle introduction to crossword solving with straightforward clues and common vocabulary. Perfect for beginners or a relaxing challenge.

December 2025 Crossword Archive

This Animals & Pets crossword puzzle was published on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 as part of our daily crossword series. Each day brings a new theme and fresh challenges for crossword enthusiasts.

Puzzle Statistics:

• Grid size: 15x15
• Total words: 78
• Across clues: 37
• Down clues: 41
• Theme: Animals & Pets

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• Look for theme-related words that might span multiple answers
• Consider specialized vocabulary common to animals & pets
• Use crossing letters to confirm unfamiliar terms
• Think about synonyms and alternative meanings within the theme

This easy difficulty puzzle requires basic knowledge and solving techniques. Take your time and enjoy the challenge!

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