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Puzzles for December, 2025
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Mon 12/1/2025
MEMOLEAPMENDS
ACAIALSOAVAIL
CHILLPILLGAUGE
HONDATAKEIRIP
FROZENACCOUNT
PERUSEOAR
ADAMRHEACAGES
DIMCOOLCATRAP
STEPHPIERMASA
EATTRACES
POLAROPPOSITE
AHAATARIFUNGI
RATEDCOLDFRONT
IRENEKNEEETAS
SEXTSSERFDEWY
Tue 12/2/2025
MASTSERICMMA
IMMADRATABEAM
NOOKSDIEMEGGO
ACRESOSECLAIR
JOEPESCILAV
ONENBATEAMS
CBSTVAGESDRAG
LIPSYNCATHEART
OTOHONCDARBYS
DETOXTEAALE
TISPGMOVIES
OCASIOIMPOSLO
COLABETAADLIB
HOOTACAISKATE
OPTDOLLLAMER
Wed 12/3/2025
LADSBALEDAMID
OLEOALEXANIKE
FORMILESICANSEE
THEENDTATGAP
YAKPEDSOSU
SURVIVEIWILL
BRITOBIEIDES
FLAXPRELLPEND
LODEHAREBEDS
AGIRLIKISSED
OSOATENASA
ASHCSIEJECTS
THESHERIFFISHOT
RIALMAORIPOOR
ANDYIQUITYODA
Thu 12/4/2025
CEDARSAABCCCP
ILOSEAGRAORAL
TOOKNOTICEMARA
RIMSPALHENRY
USENINETIESKID
SERTAINNSAO
ANIMALSHIGH
CARAMELDELITE
MOSSPLEATED
ARTGEONERDS
CREEPINGOUTOOH
HORASIRSONCE
ODORCARBONDATE
NEILUGLITALON
EDDYBESTHYDRA
Fri 12/5/2025
GHANASAUDI
SEASONTICKETS
DONTPOKETHEBEAR
EVEENLACESRIA
RISENEROSCALI
MEERSTEMBATON
ATTACKADLONERS
SLITMINI
SCREAMTAKETHAT
ALARMRATEBOTH
LAYSPILEPESTO
ARKALBERTATEN
HEREGOESNOTHING
TODAYYEARSOLD
CURSELEYTE
Sat 12/6/2025
TIRESPICEDALES
HAULTECHNOBEAT
AMMOPLEASERISE
TSORATERAFEW
SORBETSLOOM
ATHENSTILESAWS
WHALEWAXEDCHU
RESTNARCOQTIP
ARIDETOXQUITE
PETNAMESQUIVER
ODORQUAKERS
CNETVIBEYWHO
HOLYSMOKESBEIN
UPSETALERTCANI
MEATSWEATSCROC
Sun 12/7/2025 Original Thinkers
COIFSIPASSAHABALPO
UBOLTWASATPACEPOOH
POWERCOUPLEBIRDBRAIN
SEAAIRLIARSREELNNE
VARCANOELIOTTA
CABLEGUYMOUNTAINGOAT
HURONNIBPREVAIL
OTICASPENSORESASSY
MOTIONDETECTORLOWS
PTAMOESGAITERGAVEL
UNMADEPARESONESIE
ANNANPARTEDOMENETC
NEINSEEDYCHARACTER
TRACEOKSYESANDLENA
AMOROSOARTCURES
DRIVINGFORCEAIRHEADS
REMENDNEEDSCOE
UGHEARLORINGTWISTS
DREAMTEAMSTARWITNESS
GERMEAVEEERIEORGAN
ETESSLATIDESTYEARS
Emmy Noother

This puzzle was inspired by my favorite mathematician, Emmy Noether. Noether was a brilliant algebraist who became particularly well known for her work with rings. One day, the particularly funny thought popped into my mind that she could aptly be described as a RING LEADER or even a RING MASTER. This led me down the garden path of other famous historical thinkers that might be humorously described in other ways. I hope this puzzle makes you chuckle!

I'm enormously grateful to my mentor, the wonderful editor Christina Iverson. She supported my efforts on this puzzle from start to finish — without her, this puzzle wouldn't exist. Thank you, Christina!

I've been so grateful to the crossword constructor community over the years — many of my happiest moments in life have involved a coffee in one hand and a crossword in the other. It's such a delight to join the ranks and contribute a puzzle of my own. Happy solving!

Mon 12/8/2025
MADAMTACOLAD
OPERAASTINALA
JACKSONHOLESOW
OROCAKEPISTON
STREAKSEALED
URSAMILLIE
LYCRASCANTSA
SOHODIGITSCAT
DYERAILHOHUM
ORIGINSLAM
RARESTIMEANT
SLYNODACESROI
CUPWORKOUTWELL
ALILUTESEENIE
BLTTENTRITES
Tue 12/9/2025
ADDSPADREPEPS
DIETTULIPEMIT
ASFARASICANTELL
PURESSEOARS
JUSTSPITBALLING
ATEUAEERATEA
BEDAMNZEEMARY
HEDGEROWS
GAGAOLDLANDED
ISOTRIAAHUNO
FORWHATITSWORTH
FIRECRTAFAR
ONLYATHOUGHTBUT
POLLHENNAELSA
SWAYASSESNETS
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