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SUNDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword December 17 2023 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the December 17, 2023 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.

68 of 68 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A (2/10) "Let's continue decorating by decking the halls with boughs of ___ " HOLLY 5 6A Young chap in Scotland LAD 3 9A Free ads that drive awareness: Abbr. PSA 3 12A "Rolling in the Deep" singer ADELE 5 13A "Based ___ true incident" (docuseries disclaimer): 2 wds. ONA 3 14A ___ of the blue (unexpectedly) OUT 3 15A Heavy ___ (music genre) METAL 5 16A Adobe document format: Abbr. PDF 3 17A *"As the snowflakes gently fell on Christmas ___..." EVE 3 18A Chicago Fire's organization: Abbr. MLS 3 20A *"The Johnson family gathered around their festively decorated living ___..." ROOM 4 22A "We're good to go," at NASA: Hyph. AOK 3 23A "Help wanted" letters EEO 3 24A "He said, ___ said" SHE 3 27A Emerge victorious, say WIN 3 29A *"Instead of exchanging traditional gifts, they decided to embark on a magical Christmas scavenger ___..." HUNT 4 33A Like a walk in the park, say EASY 4 35A Water ___ (pool game) POLO 4 38A Catch a burglar red-handed, say NAB 3 39A "You," Shakespeare style THEE 4 40A ___ Marley who sang "One Love" BOB 3 41A "Hometown proud" supermarket chain: Abbr. IGA 3 42A *"Each family member had crafted heartfelt clues that ___ to cherished memories and surprises hidden..." LED 3 45A Get ___ out of shape (get very angry) BENT 4 47A ___ mater (one's school) ALMA 4 48A Parting remark BYE 3 49A ___ around (idly wander) BUM 3 51A Metropolis CITY 4 53A Mastercard competitor VISA 4 57A CBS series with "NY," "Miami" and "Cyber" spinoffs: Abbr. CSI 3 58A "Gossip Girl" actor Brown ELI 3 59A Airline to Tel Aviv: 2 wds. ELAL 4 60A *"As the night came to an ___, they gathered by the fireplace, holding hands, with hearts full of gratitude..." END 3 61A "Keep your ___ on the ball!" EYE 3 62A Cinnamon ___ (swirly pastry) ROLL 4
Down
1D ___ and cheese sandwich HAM 3 2D Poem of praise ODE 3 3D "___ the games begin!" LET 3 4D Woolly alpaca relative LLAMA 5 5D Lemon or banana color YELLOW 6 6D Cut off, as a tree branch (rhymes with "bop") LOP 3 7D Tennis great Agassi ANDRE 5 8D Actor Willem ___ of "The Lighthouse" DAFOE 5 9D Haiku or sonnet, e.g. POEM 4 10D Spacious car for a family: Abbr. SUV 3 11D Enjoyed a feast, say ATE 3 19D "Ignore the ad" button SKIP 4 21D Reaction to a juicy piece of gossip, maybe OOH 3 24D ___ in motion (started) SET 3 25D "Pfft, you wish!" HAH 3 26D Suffix with "Japan," "Siam," or "Sudan" ESE 3 28D Head, slangily NOB 3 30D Intensive care ___ (hospital wing) UNIT 4 31D Constantly criticize NAG 3 32D Undecided, on a TV schedule: Abbr: TBA 3 34D Raise one's voice YELL 4 36D Waiting area at a hotel LOBBY 5 37D Follow commands, say OBEY 4 43D Master of ceremonies, informally EMCEE 5 44D Every 24 hours DAILY 5 46D Garth Brooks' "If Tomorrow ___ Comes" NEVER 5 47D Surrounded by, say AMID 4 49D Letters that come before "A.D." BCE 3 50D "Anchors Aweigh" branch of the military (anagram of "sun"): Abbr. USN 3 52D ___-dye (dyeing technique) TIE 3 54D Worldwide workers' group: Abbr. ILO 3 55D "My Gal ___" (1942 film) SAL 3 56D *"They sealed their holiday celebration and promised to cherish these moments forever, knowing that love was the greatest gift of ___!" ALL 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 122 letters
1H
2O
3L
4L
5Y
6L
7A
8D
9P
10S
11A
12A
D
E
L
E
13O
N
A
14O
U
T
15M
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T
A
L
16P
D
F
17E
V
E
18M
L
19S
20R
O
21O
M
22A
O
K
23E
E
O
24S
25H
26E
27W
I
28N
29H
30U
31N
32T
33E
A
S
34Y
35P
O
36L
37O
38N
A
B
39T
H
E
E
40B
O
B
41I
G
A
42L
43E
44D
45B
E
46N
T
47A
L
M
A
48B
Y
E
49B
50U
M
51C
I
52T
Y
53V
54I
55S
56A
57C
S
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58E
L
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59E
L
A
L
60E
N
D
61E
Y
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62R
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for December 17, 2023. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the December 17, 2023 puzzle

The December 17, 2023 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 35 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Sunday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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