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

Daily Themed Crossword December 22 2023 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the December 22, 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 (7/10) "Unwrap the evergreen ___ you've bought and start decorating it!" TREE 4 5A ___-fi, genre for "Arrival" SCI 3 8A Feeling ":(" SAD 3 11A Aloe ___, succulent that can survive for 25 years VERA 4 12A Pea housing POD 3 13A Birthday cake candle count, say AGE 3 14A Unforeseen obstacle SNAG 4 15A Purple orchid holder, at home VASE 4 16A Moo-ing farm animal COW 3 17A Wall Street deal (anagram of "lob"): Abbr. LBO 3 19A Job at hand TASK 4 21A Sweet ___, rhyming phrase that refers to short and satisfying moments, just like a candied delight TREAT 5 23A Swiss mountaineer's climb ALP 3 24A Pirate's domain SEA 3 25A Kind of cozy? TEA 3 27A Time between anniversaries YEAR 4 31A Parched, like a desert ARID 4 33A "___ Dalloway," Virginia Woolf novel MRS 3 36A "Tall Girl" actress ___ Michelle AVA 3 37A Fine ___, rhyming phrase that refers to enhancement with time, just like a well-cellared Cabernet WINE 4 38A ___ rally (high school event) PEP 3 39A Moral transgression SIN 3 40A Like the name Ruby for a jeweler APT 3 43A Inner ___, Earth's hottest part CORE 4 45A Creme-filled cookie OREO 4 46A "The dog ___ my homework" (excuse heard at school, perhaps) ATE 3 47A Big ___, rhyming phrase that refers to an important person, like a CEO at a Fortune 500 company WIG 3 49A "Don't forget to leave ___" (waiter's request): 2 wds. ATIP 4 51A ___ Anthony, Tessa Thompson's father MARC 4 55A Spring month, for short APR 3 56A Mama's boy? SON 3 57A "Scooby-___," 2002 film DOO 3 58A Small, graceful deer ROE 3 59A "We're not done ___!" YET 3 60A Robotic banker: Abbr. ATM 3
Down
1D Appliances where you can watch "Cheers" and "Seinfeld": Abbr. TVS 3 2D Stimpy's pal, in cartoons REN 3 3D From a bygone ___ (from a time long past) ERA 3 4D Bird that's a symbol on the presidential seal EAGLE 5 5D Place with relaxing baths SPA 3 6D ___ Rica, San Jose's country COSTA 5 7D Ego-___ (perfect self-image) IDEAL 5 8D Potato-carrying bag SACK 4 9D Time in the past AGO 3 10D Mountain ___, "green magic" soft drink DEW 3 15D Have one's say, during an election VOTE 4 18D Winged nocturnal mammal BAT 3 20D Agent who investigates covertly SPY 3 21D "Tomorrow Never Dies" actress Hatcher TERI 4 22D Kind of check? RAIN 4 24D Horror film franchise that shares a name with a toothy tool SAW 3 26D Guitarist's sound-boosting accessory, for short AMP 3 28D "At ___!" (military command) EASE 4 29D High-flying prefix? AVI 3 30D Broke into a sprint RAN 3 32D "___ Santa..." (letter opener) DEAR 4 34D "Previously on..." segment RECAP 5 35D Hot ___, rhyming phrase that refers to the place where most activity happens, maybe like your living room at home SPOT 4 41D Easy ___, rhyming phrase that refers to an effortless job, just like reciting ABC PEASY 5 42D "...covered with grime from head ___": 2 wds. TOTOE 5 44D "Losing My Religion" band REM 3 45D Hideous fairy tale monster OGRE 4 47D Armed conflict WAR 3 48D Corporate finance milestone: Abbr. IPO 3 50D Bank account earning, for short INT 3 52D Palindromic Oklahoma city ADA 3 53D Turn bad, as a banana ROT 3 54D Rom-___, rhyming phrase that refers to a genre that's filled with love and humor, just like "Crazy, Stupid, Love" COM 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 119 letters
1T
2R
3E
4E
5S
6C
7I
8S
9A
10D
11V
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12P
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13A
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14S
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15V
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16C
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17L
18B
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19T
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20S
K
21T
22R
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23A
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24S
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25T
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26A
27Y
28E
29A
30R
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32D
33M
34R
35S
36A
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40A
41P
42T
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45O
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46A
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47W
48I
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49A
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57D
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58R
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59Y
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for December 22, 2023. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the December 22, 2023 puzzle

The December 22, 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 Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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