WSJ Crossword December 27 2025 Answers

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Across

• 1A After an interruption, question to the person you’ve been talking to Crossword Clue

  Answer: WHEREWE

• 8A House of lords? Crossword Clue

  Answer: MANOR

• 13A Crispy, starch-filled Mexican fare Crossword Clue

  Answer: POTACOS

• 20A Hosted Crossword Clue

  Answer: HADOVER

• 21A “Curiouser and curiouser!” speaker Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALICE

• 22A Like some soap Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONAROPE

• 23A Devoid of help Crossword Clue

  Answer: AIDLESS

• 24A Formally honored Crossword Clue

  Answer: CITED

• 25A Underground dwellers of urban myth Crossword Clue

  Answer: MOLEMEN

• 26A Judge, at times Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRIER

• 28A Continually Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONEND

• 29A Threats in movies like “Armageddon” and “Deep Impact” Crossword Clue

  Answer: EXTINCTIONLEVENTS

• 38A Fraternity letter Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETA

• 40A Neighborhood near Tribeca Crossword Clue

  Answer: SOHO

• 41A Departure Crossword Clue

  Answer: EXIT

• 42A Pec pic, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: TAT

• 45A Symbol of purity Crossword Clue

  Answer: LILY

• 47A Poet Marianne Crossword Clue

  Answer: MOORE

• 49A Jetés and axels Crossword Clue

  Answer: LEAPS

• 50A Miguel’s great-grandmother in a 2017 Pixar film Crossword Clue

  Answer: COCO

• 51A Shaded region during an eclipse Crossword Clue

  Answer: UMBRA

• 53A Security devices that may be silent Crossword Clue

  Answer: BURGLARMS

• 55A Absorb, in a way Crossword Clue

  Answer: SOPUP

• 56A Fails to Crossword Clue

  Answer: DOESNT

• 59A Fiesta target Crossword Clue

  Answer: PINATA

• 60A Be off Crossword Clue

  Answer: ERR

• 61A Former French coin Crossword Clue

  Answer: SOU

• 63A Players until 2022 Crossword Clue

  Answer: IPODS

• 65A Put away Crossword Clue

  Answer: EAT

• 66A “___ who?” Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEZ

• 67A Psychotherapy technique developed by Eric Berne Crossword Clue

  Answer: TRANSACTIONALYSIS

• 72A Cactus bump that bears spines Crossword Clue

  Answer: AREOLE

• 73A Add, as a movie scene Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDITIN

• 74A Ghoulish Crossword Clue

  Answer: MORBID

• 77A Beyond the horizon Crossword Clue

  Answer: FAR

• 79A Clerical nickname Crossword Clue

  Answer: REV

• 80A Like some garages Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONECAR

• 84A Kaffiyeh wearer Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARAB

• 85A Craving Crossword Clue

  Answer: URGE

• 86A Corp. exec Crossword Clue

  Answer: PREZ

• 88A French silk Crossword Clue

  Answer: SOIE

• 89A Big dipper Crossword Clue

  Answer: LADLE

• 91A Wagyu, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: BEEF

• 92A Pianist Hess Crossword Clue

  Answer: MYRA

• 93A Take by force Crossword Clue

  Answer: USURP

• 94A Played the market Crossword Clue

  Answer: INVESTED

• 96A “How rude!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: THENERVE

• 98A Amt. on a Form 1040’s Line 11 Crossword Clue

  Answer: AGI

• 99A Decisive moments (or what the first and third letters of each circled segment are) Crossword Clue

  Answer: TURNINGPOINTS

• 105A Poivre’s partner Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEL

• 106A Fragrant compound Crossword Clue

  Answer: ESTER

• 108A Foul Crossword Clue

  Answer: ODOROUS

• 109A Daytona doings Crossword Clue

  Answer: RACES

• 111A Not as good Crossword Clue

  Answer: POORER

• 112A Musician Jon with an Emmy, an Oscar and seven Grammys Crossword Clue

  Answer: BATISTE

• 113A Disinclined Crossword Clue

  Answer: AVERSE

• 115A Galley of yore Crossword Clue

  Answer: BIREME

• 116A Mount St. Helens, in 1980 Crossword Clue

  Answer: ERUPTER

• 117A Dug deeply Crossword Clue

  Answer: DELVED

• 118A Least ingenuous Crossword Clue

  Answer: SLYEST

• 119A Arles article Crossword Clue

  Answer: LES

• 120A Many SAT takers Crossword Clue

  Answer: SRS

• 121A Corsair, Pacer and Ranger, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDSELS

Down

• 1D “Excuse me?” Crossword Clue

  Answer: WHAT

• 2D “Aquarius” musical Crossword Clue

  Answer: HAIR

• 3D “Green Acres” star Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDDIEALBERT

• 4D Cartier competitor Crossword Clue

  Answer: ROLEX

• 5D Flip inside out Crossword Clue

  Answer: EVERT

• 6D “The Grand Budapest Hotel” director Anderson Crossword Clue

  Answer: WES

• 7D Triage sites for RNs and MDs Crossword Clue

  Answer: ERS

• 8D Tahoe runner Crossword Clue

  Answer: MAC

• 9D Defense strategy Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALIBI

• 10D Blasting stuff Crossword Clue

  Answer: NITRO

• 11D It makes sounds Crossword Clue

  Answer: OCEAN

• 12D Roulette bet Crossword Clue

  Answer: RED

• 13D Peke’s pal, perhaps Crossword Clue

  Answer: POM

• 14D Lennon’s love Crossword Clue

  Answer: ONO

• 15D Owl’s grasper Crossword Clue

  Answer: TALON

• 16D “___ you clever?” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ARENT

• 17D Occurs Crossword Clue

  Answer: COMESTOPASS

• 18D Ready for customers Crossword Clue

  Answer: OPEN

• 19D Dispatch Crossword Clue

  Answer: SEND

• 30D Distinct philosophy Crossword Clue

  Answer: ISM

• 31D Gaming greenhorn Crossword Clue

  Answer: NOOB

• 32D Mao colleague Crossword Clue

  Answer: CHOU

• 33D Unit of pressure Crossword Clue

  Answer: TORR

• 34D Bad look Crossword Clue

  Answer: LEER

• 35D Physical, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: EXAM

• 36D Some limo riders Crossword Clue

  Answer: VIPS

• 37D Sci-fi figures Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETS

• 38D Not occur to Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELUDE

• 39D Island north of Australia Crossword Clue

  Answer: TIMOR

• 43D Not quite right, perhaps Crossword Clue

  Answer: ACUTE

• 44D November birthstone Crossword Clue

  Answer: TOPAZ

• 46D Cal. spans Crossword Clue

  Answer: YRS

• 48D Pharaoh’s home Crossword Clue

  Answer: EGYPT

• 49D He calls Han a “slimy, double-crossing, no-good swindler” Crossword Clue

  Answer: LANDO

• 50D Take in Crossword Clue

  Answer: CON

• 52D Aziz of “Parks and Recreation” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ANSARI

• 54D Sainted pope called “the Great” Crossword Clue

  Answer: LEOI

• 55D Jams with the band Crossword Clue

  Answer: SITSIN

• 57D In shape Crossword Clue

  Answer: TONED

• 59D Check words Crossword Clue

  Answer: PAYTO

• 62D “For the Boys” grp. Crossword Clue

  Answer: USO

• 63D Cooling-off period? Crossword Clue

  Answer: ICEAGE

• 64D Derisive Crossword Clue

  Answer: SNEERY

• 65D Wallach of “The Magnificent Seven” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ELI

• 68D Disorderly crowd Crossword Clue

  Answer: RABBLE

• 69D Chemist who became a philanthropist Crossword Clue

  Answer: ALFREDNOBEL

• 70D Show supporters Crossword Clue

  Answer: ADVERTISERS

• 71D Actually existing Crossword Clue

  Answer: INESSE

• 74D Sasha’s sister Crossword Clue

  Answer: MALIA

• 75D Bug spray ingredient Crossword Clue

  Answer: ORANGEOIL

• 76D Storm warning, sometimes Crossword Clue

  Answer: RADVISORY

• 78D Field worker Crossword Clue

  Answer: REF

• 79D Engine fig. Crossword Clue

  Answer: RPM

• 81D Library material set aside for students in a specific class Crossword Clue

  Answer: COURSERVE

• 82D Insect trachea, e.g. Crossword Clue

  Answer: AIRVESSEL

• 83D Drive away Crossword Clue

  Answer: REPEL

• 85D Taxi alternative Crossword Clue

  Answer: UBER

• 87D Steve of “Happy, Texas” Crossword Clue

  Answer: ZAHN

• 90D Holds high Crossword Clue

  Answer: ESTEEMS

• 93D Losable, as a data file Crossword Clue

  Answer: UNSAVED

• 95D Tank top? Crossword Clue

  Answer: TURRET

• 97D Robinhood rival Crossword Clue

  Answer: ETRADE

• 100D Start of a challenge Crossword Clue

  Answer: IDARE

• 101D “We didn’t do it!” Crossword Clue

  Answer: NOTUS

• 102D Film crew member Crossword Clue

  Answer: GRIP

• 103D Assignments Crossword Clue

  Answer: POSTS

• 104D Exterior Crossword Clue

  Answer: OUTER

• 107D Genealogy graphic Crossword Clue

  Answer: TREE

• 110D Sheets with cartoon characters on them Crossword Clue

  Answer: CELS

• 111D “Nova” network Crossword Clue

  Answer: PBS

• 114D Helms and Harris, for two Crossword Clue

  Answer: EDS

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