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Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

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December 2025 Geographical crossword

19 November 2025
2 minutes

Can you complete Geographical’s December 2025 crossword puzzle?


Welcome to Geographical’s December ’25 crossword puzzle. To complete the crossword, simply type the answers to the questions in the grid, noting that the clues to each answer are linked to their appropriate positions on the grid.

There are two additional buttons to the left of the puzzle. ‘Revert’ will clear the crossword of anything you’ve done so far, and ‘Save’ will preserve its current state on your browser so you can come back to it later without having to start again. Note that you’ll need to ensure your browser settings allow cookies and don’t automatically clear the browser cache on exit.

Once you’ve finished, take a screenshot of the completed puzzle and e-mail it to [email protected] with ‘December Crossword’ in the subject box.

A printable version of the crossword is available for download if you prefer. Click on the link below to download and print it out, and send the completed puzzle to Geographical, Mill Lane House, Mill Lane, Margate, Kent CT9 1LB, marked ‘December Crossword’. Please include your name and email address.

The first correctly completed crossword selected at random will be awarded a copy of The Royal Geographical Society Atlas of the World – a comprehensive hardback atlas worth £75.

Entries close on 21 December

CLICK HERE for a printable version of this month’s crossword


Get the answers in the January 2025 issue of Geographical!


November 2025 crossword solution

ACROSS


1 Left Bank, 5 Dorset, 9 Counties, 10 Bottom, 12 Lake, 13 Ontario, 17 Alexandria, 19 Bar, 21 Sad, 22 East Berlin, 24 Remnant, 25 Utah, 28 Campus, 30 Sinecure, 31 Taboos, 32 Interest

DOWN


1 Loch, 2 Four, 3 Betrayal, 4 Niece, 6 Oporto, 7 Set, 8 Tambourine, 11 Soviet, 14 Rebels, 15 Maastricht, 16 Seldom, 18 Dearth, 20 Lebanese, 23 Maputo, 25 Union, 26 June, 27 Kent, 29 Mob

The winner of our November crossword is…Lucy Lewin! Congratulations, Lucy!

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