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

Daily Themed Crossword December 27 2023 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the December 27, 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 (1/5) Start of a New Year's Eve countdown...or the result of 100 divided by 20 FIVE 4 5A ___-hanging fruit LOW 3 8A *Mother, affectionately...and the theme apparent in 29a, 47a, 5d, 35d, and 46d. MOM 3 11A "Just Go with It" actor ___ Sandler ADAM 4 12A "...boy ___ girl?" (question to new parents, perhaps): 2 wds. ORA 3 13A Crunch targets, for short ABS 3 14A ___ mater (one's former school) ALMA 4 15A Surprise police attack RAID 4 17A Eggy Yule drink NOG 3 18A Prefix with "Pen" for a lifesaving injection EPI 3 19A ___ Kunis, mother of Mila Kunis ELVIRA 6 21A Reaction after receiving a funny meme: Abbr. LOL 3 23A "The Young and the Restless" actress Longoria EVA 3 24A Coat rack pin PEG 3 27A Longitude's partner, for short LAT 3 29A * ___ Cleaver, mother to Wally and Theodore in the 1950s sitcom "Leave It to Beaver" JUNE 4 33A Santa ___, California city in Greater Los Angeles ANA 3 34A Christian ___, French fashion designer DIOR 4 36A "...___ all the confusion, they got away!" (in the thick of) AMID 4 37A Weaver's machine LOOM 4 39A Green legume in fried rice PEA 3 41A "___ doubts?" ANY 3 42A Invoice total, for short AMT 3 45A "Later!" BYE 3 47A * ___ Simpson, mother to Bart, Lisa, and Maggie in the animated sitcom "The Simpsons" MARGE 5 49A Snaky fish in a dragon roll EEL 3 50A Emulate a bunny, say HOP 3 51A American fashion designer ___ Jacobs MARC 4 53A Anna's sister in "Frozen" ELSA 4 57A Dadaist Jean ARP 3 58A Kangaroo's pouch, e.g. SAC 3 59A When shadows are at their shortest NOON 4 60A Trapeze artist's safeguard NET 3 61A "That" in Spanish ESA 3 62A Godmother, often AUNT 4
Down
1D Air traffic and safety organization: Abbr. FAA 3 2D "An ___ mind is the devil's workshop" IDLE 4 3D Femme fatale and a word you'll find hidden in "vampire" VAMP 4 4D Letter in your inbox, say EMAIL 5 5D * ___ Gilmore, mother to Rory in the 2000s TV series "Gilmore Girls" LORELAI 7 6D Verbal exam ORAL 4 7D Give up, as rights during a police questioning (homophone of "wave") WAIVE 5 8D Tom Clancy's "Every ___ Tiger": 2 wds. MANA 4 9D "This price is negotiable": Abbr. OBO 3 10D The "M" in SMS, for short MSG 3 16D League unit, for short DIV 3 20D Indian royal and a word you'll find hidden in "Maharajah" RAJA 4 22D ___ Navy (clothing brand) OLD 3 24D Close companion PAL 3 25D Antacid brand since the 1800s ENO 3 26D Federal auditing body: Abbr. GAO 3 28D Child's spinning toy TOP 3 30D ___ Thurman who stars as a history professor in "The Life Before Her Eyes" UMA 3 31D "The Downward Spiral" rock band: Abbr. NIN 3 32D Big name in ice cream EDY 3 35D * ___ Pearson, mother to Kevin, Kate, and Randall in the 2010s TV series "This Is Us" REBECCA 7 38D Month after February, for short MAR 3 40D Nautical "yes" AYE 3 43D "Tom and Jerry" studio: Abbr. MGM 3 44D Make fun of, say TEASE 5 46D * ___ Gilbert, mother to Stefanie Salvatore in the 2010s supernatural drama "Legacies" ELENA 5 47D "___ is more" (minimalist's credo) MORE 4 48D Scheduled meeting with a doctor, for short APPT 4 50D ___ Solo, character played by Harrison Ford HAN 3 52D ___ al-Ayn, city in Syria RAS 3 54D Rocker Reed LOU 3 55D Dad's boy SON 3 56D Hardworking crawler ANT 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 122 letters
1F
2I
3V
4E
5L
6O
7W
8M
9O
10M
11A
D
A
M
12O
R
A
13A
B
S
14A
L
M
A
15R
A
I
16D
17N
O
G
18E
P
I
19E
L
V
I
20R
A
21L
22O
L
23E
V
A
24P
25E
26G
27L
A
28T
29J
30U
31N
32E
33A
N
A
34D
I
O
35R
36A
M
I
D
37L
O
O
38M
39P
E
40A
41A
N
Y
42A
43M
44T
45B
Y
46E
47M
48A
R
G
E
49E
E
L
50H
O
P
51M
A
52R
C
53E
54L
55S
56A
57A
R
P
58S
A
C
59N
O
O
N
60N
E
T
61E
S
A
62A
U
N
T

The completed 13 x 13 grid for December 27, 2023. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the December 27, 2023 puzzle

The December 27, 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 Wednesday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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