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FRIDAY · 14 x 13 GRID · 71 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 36 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword December 16 2022 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the December 16, 2022 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

71 of 71 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A "Deck the halls with boughs of ___" HOLLY 5 6A Six-pack ___ (bodybuilder's attribute, maybe) ABS 3 9A Collision sound, in a comic BAM 3 12A "I bid you ___" (farewell) ADIEU 5 13A Winnie-the-___ POOH 4 15A Wood-cutter? AXE 3 16A Presidential ___ of Freedom MEDAL 5 17A Use a keyboard, say TYPE 4 18A "___ drink to that!" ILL 3 19A Color of chili, maybe RED 3 21A Shakespearean protagonist from the eponymous play who hails from the country of Denmark HAMLET 6 23A Auction offer BID 3 26A Harden, as jello SET 3 28A Stock market debut: Abbr. IPO 3 29A Wander around aimlessly ROAM 4 31A Shakespearean character who is the brother of Viola in "Twelfth Night" and who settled in the region of Illyria SEBASTIAN 9 36A Poker stake ANTE 4 37A Hoop or stud locale EAR 3 38A Resentful "green" emotion ENVY 4 39A Julius ___, Shakespearean protagonist from the eponymous play who hails from the city of Rome CAESAR 6 41A In-N-___ Burger OUT 3 44A Christmas month, for short DEC 3 45A Take a seat? SIT 3 46A Slangy "no" NAH 3 48A Pink ___ ("Comfortably Numb" band) FLOYD 5 51A Shakespearean protagonist from the eponymous play who hails from the country of Scotland MACBETH 7 55A Bump into with force RAM 3 56A Letter in your Google inbox EMAIL 5 58A Half-moon tide (anagram of "pane") NEAP 4 60A "___ Ventura: Pet Detective" (Jim Carrey film) ACE 3 61A Shrek, e.g. OGRE 4 62A Tram track part RAIL 4 63A Number of events in a decathlon TEN 3 64A "Isle of Dogs" director Anderson WES 3 65A Annual, for short YRLY 4
Down
1D Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and ___" HAM 3 2D "___ to a Nightingale" ODE 3 3D Jar's cover LID 3 4D King ___, Shakespearean protagonist from the eponymous play who hails from the region of Britain LEAR 4 5D Christmas seasons YULES 5 6D Well-fitting APT 3 7D "The ___ Who Cried Wolf" BOY 3 8D "The Life Ahead" actress ___ Loren SOPHIA 6 9D Get-out-of-jail money BAIL 4 10D Shaft between wheels AXLE 4 11D Get gooey, as ice cream MELT 4 14D Disorderly stacks HEAPS 5 20D Gobi or Sahara, e.g. DESERT 6 22D Speck of dust MOTE 4 23D Bric-a-___ (collection of random objects) BRAC 4 24D College with campuses in New Rochelle and Bronxville IONA 4 25D Dinner and a movie, traditionally DATE 4 27D Afternoon brew TEA 3 30D Disorderly MESSY 5 32D "My man!" BRO 3 33D Delhi's country, for short IND 3 34D Old-time welcome AVE 3 35D Times Square's location: Abbr. NYC 3 40D White House staffer AIDE 4 42D ___ Ben (Peter Parker's relative) UNCLE 5 43D Bill at the bar TAB 3 47D ___ V, Shakespearean protagonist from the eponymous play who hails from the country of England HENRY 5 48D Sorority's counterpart, for short FRAT 4 49D Tablecloth material, perhaps LACE 4 50D Black cat, to some OMEN 4 51D Wizard, in olden times MAGE 4 52D Broadcasts, as a TV series AIRS 4 53D Drop of sorrow TEAR 4 54D Pellets of frozen rain (rhymes with "fail") HAIL 4 57D Trim the lawn MOW 3 59D Tissue paper layer PLY 3
Solved grid14 x 13 · 140 letters
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The completed 14 x 13 grid for December 16, 2022. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the December 16, 2022 puzzle

The December 16, 2022 Daily Themed Crossword is a 14 x 13 grid with 71 clues — 35 across and 36 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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