You come to The Atlantic for the articles; you stay for the addiction that is the “Atlantic Games.” It’s the daily ritual for thousands of problem-solvers looking to flex their logic muscles over coffee. But let’s face it: nothing ruins the vibe like a crossword clue that simply won’t click. Don’t let a single obscure trivia question break your streak. We’ve cracked the codes, solved the ciphers, and filled the brackets, so you don’t have to stress. Here is your daily answer key for the Bracket City, Crossword, Fluxis, and Stacks.
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Today’s The Atlantic Daily Crossword Answer for December 26, 2025
The Atlantic Crossword is a shapeshifting challenge. It starts the week as a bite-sized 5×5 “mini” on Mondays and grows progressively larger and more diabolical each day, culminating in a large themeless grid on Sundays. That being said, here are the answers for today’s Crossword:
Click to reveal Across Answers
- 1 Across: Tampon alternative – PAD
- 4 Across: Business that might offer snail-mucin treatments – SPA
- 7 Across: Apply – USE
- 8 Across: Win a Date With ___ Hamilton – TAD
- 9 Across: “Checks out” – THATSCANS
- 13 Across: Log, maybe – DIARY
- 14 Across: 2024 romantic comedy about a snowman that comes to life as a sexy guy – HOTFROSTY
- 18 Across: “Whatever!” – ASIFICARE
- 19 Across: It can be found under some feathers – TAR
- 20 Across: “___ is me!” – WOE
- 21 Across: Verb that sounds like an interjection – EKE
- 22 Across: Like the name Sue, for an attorney – APT
- 23 Across: It was awesome in the 1980s – RAD
- 24 Across: Word that might turn a girlfriend into a fiancée – YES
Click to reveal Down Answers
- 1 Down: “Woman Blocks Off Afternoon to ___ Duvet Cover Back On” (Reductress headline) – PUT
- 2 Down: Product of some eruptions – ASH
- 3 Down: Totally depleted – DEADTIRED
- 4 Down: Keeps one’s distance, maybe – STAYSAWAY
- 5 Down: It has a home on the range – PAN
- 6 Down: Spots on TV? – ADS
- 10 Down: Spat – TIFF
- 11 Down: That’s a wrap! – SARI
- 12 Down: Shoe that might be adorned with Jibbitz charms – CROC
- 14 Down: Opposite of a stan – HATER
- 15 Down: First Asian player to hold the top rank in tennis singles – OSAKA
- 16 Down: Will-they-won’t-they, e.g. – TROPE
- 17 Down: Chucks – YEETS
Click to reveal the Crossword answers grid
Today’s The Atlantic Bracket City Answer for December 26, 2025
Bracket City is a unique trivia-logic hybrid. You are presented with a tournament bracket of 16 items based on a specific category (e.g., “Capital Cities” or “90s Cartoons”). Your goal is to pick the winner of each matchup based on specific criteria given for that day, eventually narrowing it down to one final champion. One wrong pick in the early rounds can ruin your whole bracket. But don’t worry, we have all the answers for you.
Click to reveal today’s Bracket City Answers
- [city served by Charles de Gaulle airport ✈️] = Paris
- [syllable that is a Cuban dance, when tripled 💃💃💃] = Cha
- [billionaire Mark who is a Shark 🦈🇨🇺] = Cuban
- [name that is a target for a conman] = Mark
- [Walmart competitor 🎯] = target
- [Great White creature] = Shark
- [⚔️ Alexander the ➡️ ___ ⬅️ “minds think alike” 🧠🧠] = Great
- [Luthor who is always looking to get his hands on some Kryptonite 👨🦲] = lex
- [journey taken on LSD, perhaps 😵💫] = trip
- [acid initials 💊] = LSD
- [Stefani Germanotta ___ Lady Gaga] = aka
- [companion with “googoo” for a baby 👶] = Gaga
- [“die Sprache, in der dieser Hinweis verfasst ist”, e.g. 🇩🇪] = German
- [word after head or stomach or heart ❤️🩹] = ache
- [Ernst whose name marks the sound barrier 🔉💥] = mach
- [The Great ___ Reef 🪸🇦🇺🪸] = barrier
Today’s The Atlantic Stacks Answer For December 26, 2025
Think of Stacks as Tetris meets Boggle. Letters fall from the top of the screen, and your job is to select adjacent letters to form words and clear the lines before they reach the top. The longer the word, the higher the score, and the more “junk” blocks you destroy. Below are the highest-scoring words found in today’s seed to help you clear the board efficiently. Here are the answers for today’s Stacks, arranged from top to bottom.
Click to reveal words for today’s Stacks
- Word 1:ACHE
- Word 2: OUSTS
- Word 3: OCTAVE
- Word 4: CRONIES
- Word 4: BREADBOX
Follow these steps to get these words:
- Start by dropping the word RADIO in the centre
- Then drop the word CONVEX on the right-most side
- After that, drop the word ROTATES on the right-most side
- After that, drop the word CAUSES on the right-most side
- Finally, drop the word BOTCH on the left-most side.
Check out more puzzles :
- NYT Mini Crossword Hints and Answers
- Washington Post/LA Times Crossword Hints and Answers
- LA Times Mini Crossword Hints and Answers
- Washington Post Mini Meta Crossword
- Boston Globe Mini Crossword Hints and Answers
- USA Today Crossword Answers
- LinkedIn Answers
Today’s The Atlantic Fluxis Solution for December 26, 2025
Fluxis is a game of vocabulary flow. The objective is to build a chain of words where each subsequent word must start with a specific letter from the previous word, usually the last letter or a highlighted “flux” letter. Points are awarded based on the rarity of the letters used. It requires a deep vocabulary and the ability to think several steps ahead to avoid getting stuck with a letter like ‘X’ or ‘Q’.
Today’s base word is: ASSOCIATE
Click to reveal today’s Fluxis Chain Answers
- Category 1: Exactly 2 vowels: ATE
- Category 2: Odd number of letters: ATE
- Category 3: Exactly 1 ‘M’at: ATEMOYA
That’s it, folks, for today’s Atlantic Games answers. Do come back tomorrow for a fresh set of solutions and another challenge for your brain.
