Daily Crossword — Thursday, December 11, 2025

Daily Crossword - Thursday, December 11, 2025

Theme: Nature & Weather

Difficulty: Medium

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Across

1.Actor/director Ezra (5)

6.The Sun ___ Rises (4)

10.Onetime aerosol pollutants, for short (4)

14.Resident of Sen. Maybank's state. (10)

16.First daughter of the '60s (4)

17.Bit of personal news (10)

18.Letter abbr. (4)

19.Prefix with commute (3)

20.Greek vase. (5)

21.I've __! (quitter's words) (5)

22.Upper classman: Abbr. (4)

23.Mariner's direction. (4)

25.Basic trait (6)

28.Soccer star Hamm is very sorry, in Latin? (8)

32.Lamp rings (5)

33.Gigantic. (9)

34.Bicycle ___ (soccer feat) (4)

35.Zebu-type bovine (5)

36.Stupid Manx of TV (4)

37.Fleeting (9)

39.Salt-___ (5)

40.Students (8)

41.Judd and Campbell (6)

42.Chilean port. (4)

43.Satisfied, in Germany (4)

44.Blossom star Bialik (5)

47.Cape in Sabah (5)

49.Chicago alternative (3)

52.To a smaller degree (4)

53.Totally dominates (10)

55.Reckon: Obs. (4)

56.Electric wood-smoothing tool (10)

57.Copters (4)

58.Tasteless or uncultured (4)

59.Nepalese native (5)

Down

1.- (4)

2.Follow (4)

3.Yellow variety of the ide. (4)

4.San Francisco's ___ Valley (3)

5.Dodgers (7)

6.Choice words (with a slash) (5)

7.South Pacific role (4)

8.Fiendish (9)

9.Bridges burn, I never learn, at least I did ___ thing right (Taylor Swift lyric) (3)

10.It's fourth in the battling order (11)

11.Kick in, as to a Kickstarter (4)

12.301 (4)

13.River sediment (4)

15.For you ___ . . . (5)

21.Network that is still employing Bill Maher, for some reason (4)

22.Compilations of easy targets used by telemarketers and fraudsters (11)

24.Hear My Cry rapper Frank (4)

25.1866 debut, and a hint to the pattern created by the puzzle's special squares (5)

26.Live to ___ old age (5)

27.WNBA great Penicheiro (5)

28.Hess and Breckinridge (5)

29.___ Eat Cake (Gershwin musical) (5)

30.Plant appendages. (5)

31.Writer Seton and others (5)

33.Wicked one (9)

35.Nickname for the BBC (4)

38.Memory: Prefix. (4)

39.Musical symbol (7)

41.Levys on chattels: Eng. law. (5)

43.Exams required for some prep schools (5)

44.Dinero (4)

45.In bronze: Latin. (4)

46.Netherlands river: Var. (4)

48.Physicist Bohr (4)

49.City official: Abbr. (4)

50.Commoner (4)

51.___ Major (4)

53.It merged with AT&T in 2005 (3)

54.Sailors' admin. (3)

Solving Tools

Across

1.Actor/director Ezra (5)

6.The Sun ___ Rises (4)

10.Onetime aerosol pollutants, for short (4)

14.Resident of Sen. Maybank's state. (10)

16.First daughter of the '60s (4)

17.Bit of personal news (10)

18.Letter abbr. (4)

19.Prefix with commute (3)

20.Greek vase. (5)

21.I've __! (quitter's words) (5)

22.Upper classman: Abbr. (4)

23.Mariner's direction. (4)

25.Basic trait (6)

28.Soccer star Hamm is very sorry, in Latin? (8)

32.Lamp rings (5)

33.Gigantic. (9)

34.Bicycle ___ (soccer feat) (4)

35.Zebu-type bovine (5)

36.Stupid Manx of TV (4)

37.Fleeting (9)

39.Salt-___ (5)

40.Students (8)

41.Judd and Campbell (6)

42.Chilean port. (4)

43.Satisfied, in Germany (4)

44.Blossom star Bialik (5)

47.Cape in Sabah (5)

49.Chicago alternative (3)

52.To a smaller degree (4)

53.Totally dominates (10)

55.Reckon: Obs. (4)

56.Electric wood-smoothing tool (10)

57.Copters (4)

58.Tasteless or uncultured (4)

59.Nepalese native (5)

Down

1.- (4)

2.Follow (4)

3.Yellow variety of the ide. (4)

4.San Francisco's ___ Valley (3)

5.Dodgers (7)

6.Choice words (with a slash) (5)

7.South Pacific role (4)

8.Fiendish (9)

9.Bridges burn, I never learn, at least I did ___ thing right (Taylor Swift lyric) (3)

10.It's fourth in the battling order (11)

11.Kick in, as to a Kickstarter (4)

12.301 (4)

13.River sediment (4)

15.For you ___ . . . (5)

21.Network that is still employing Bill Maher, for some reason (4)

22.Compilations of easy targets used by telemarketers and fraudsters (11)

24.Hear My Cry rapper Frank (4)

25.1866 debut, and a hint to the pattern created by the puzzle's special squares (5)

26.Live to ___ old age (5)

27.WNBA great Penicheiro (5)

28.Hess and Breckinridge (5)

29.___ Eat Cake (Gershwin musical) (5)

30.Plant appendages. (5)

31.Writer Seton and others (5)

33.Wicked one (9)

35.Nickname for the BBC (4)

38.Memory: Prefix. (4)

39.Musical symbol (7)

41.Levys on chattels: Eng. law. (5)

43.Exams required for some prep schools (5)

44.Dinero (4)

45.In bronze: Latin. (4)

46.Netherlands river: Var. (4)

48.Physicist Bohr (4)

49.City official: Abbr. (4)

50.Commoner (4)

51.___ Major (4)

53.It merged with AT&T in 2005 (3)

54.Sailors' admin. (3)

Solving Tools

About This Nature & Weather Crossword

Today's crossword puzzle from Thursday, December 11, 2025 features a Nature & Weather theme with 74 words (35 across, 39 down).

Explore the natural world with clues about flora, fauna, weather patterns, landscapes, and environmental science. From sunny skies to stormy seas.

Medium Difficulty (3 stars):

This 3-star puzzle provides a moderate challenge with some wordplay and broader knowledge requirements. Great for developing your solving skills.

December 2025 Crossword Archive

This Nature & Weather crossword puzzle was published on Thursday, December 11, 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: 74
• Across clues: 35
• Down clues: 39
• Theme: Nature & Weather

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

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

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Daily Crossword — Thursday, December 11, 2025