THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 33 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword December 28 2023 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the December 28, 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.
1A
(2/5) Part of a New Year's Eve countdown...or 2+2 result
FOUR
4
5A
Not up to ___ (below the required standard)
PAR
3
8A
Knock on the head (word hidden in "rebop")
BOP
3
11A
"Jurassic Park" beast, for short
DINO
4
12A
"We could really ___ your help!"
USE
3
13A
Large Aussie bird that doesn't eat dry grass
EMU
3
14A
___ Shady, Eminem's alter ego
SLIM
4
15A
Spot on a die
PIP
3
16A
"Raggedy" doll with a triangle nose
ANN
3
17A
Continent neighboring Asia, for short
EUR
3
20A
*"___ the Menace," 1993 comedy film that you can watch with loved ones during the holiday season
DENNIS
6
22A
*"Home ___," 1990 comedy film that you can watch with loved ones during the holiday season
ALONE
5
24A
Portuguese "she"
ELA
3
25A
Pizza ___ (popular franchise)
HUT
3
26A
Nuptial pledge: 2 wds.
IDO
3
28A
Smoke an e-cigarette
VAPE
4
32A
Bobby ___ , legendary ice hockey player
ORR
3
33A
Name for a king of Hamath, in the Bible (anagram of "out")
TOU
3
34A
*"The ___ Before," 2015 comedy film that you can watch with loved ones during the holiday season
NIGHT
5
35A
Insect that doesn't die when it stings you
WASP
4
37A
Boxing match ender: Abbr.
TKO
3
39A
Do sums
ADD
3
40A
Head cover
HAT
3
43A
Fort ___, California (anagram of "rod")
ORD
3
45A
*Gathering of loved ones for quality moments...like enjoying 20a, 22a, 34a, 51a, 25d, and 27d together: 2 wds.
FAMILYTIME
10
49A
Singer and activist DiFranco
ANI
3
50A
___ Manning who has two Super Bowl MVPs to his name
ELI
3
51A
*"Uncle ___," 1989 comedy film that you can watch with loved ones during the holiday season
BUCK
4
55A
Subway stop, for short
STN
3
56A
Crayon you'd use to color an apple
RED
3
57A
Cut a little, as hair
TRIM
4
58A
Score such as 2-2 or 3-3, say
TIE
3
59A
Attempt, as a crossword
TRY
3
60A
"Industry Baby" rapper Lil ___ X
NAS
3
1D
Danger-detecting alarm: Abbr.
FDS
3
2D
Crude ___ (another name for petroleum)
OIL
3
3D
Prefix with "cycle" for a vehicle with one wheel
UNI
3
4D
Shakespearean suitor for Juliet
ROMEO
5
5D
Baby barker
PUP
3
6D
"All kidding ___..."
ASIDE
5
7D
What like poles on a magnet do
REPEL
5
8D
___ bags (living room seats)
BEAN
4
9D
Prefix with "science" or "potent"
OMNI
4
10D
Witty wordplays that may make you groan
PUNS
4
18D
The "U" in CPU
UNIT
4
19D
Start from scratch
REDO
4
21D
Blue-skinned "Avatar" race
NAVI
4
22D
Enigmatic glow of a person, say
AURA
4
23D
Items in a post office box, for short
LTRS
4
25D
*"___ the Grinch Stole Christmas," 2000 fantasy comedy film that you can watch with loved ones during the holiday season
HOW
3
27D
*"Baby's Day ___," 1994 adventure comedy film that you can watch with loved ones during the holiday season
OUT
3
29D
Palindromic Turkish title of respect
AGA
3
30D
Scholar's advanced degree: Abbr.
PHD
3
31D
Airport gate datum: Abbr.
ETD
3
34D
Accepted social standard, say
NORM
4
36D
___ Beta Kappa
PHI
3
38D
Decorative pond swimmer with vibrant scales
KOI
3
41D
Amber ___ (what's issued when a child goes missing)
ALERT
5
42D
Steven ___ who was the lead singer of Aerosmith
TYLER
5
44D
Financial obligation
DEBT
4
45D
Like a bullet train
FAST
4
46D
Voting against, say
ANTI
4
47D
"Belongs to me!"
MINE
4
48D
Neat as a pin
TIDY
4
52D
Ash holder
URN
3
53D
Spy recruiting organization: Abbr.
CIA
3
54D
Metric distances: Abbr.
KMS
3
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1F
2O
3U
4R
5P
6A
7R
8B
9O
10P
11D
I
N
O
12U
S
E
13E
M
U
14S
L
I
M
15P
I
P
16A
N
N
17E
18U
19R
20D
E
21N
N
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S
22A
23L
O
N
E
24E
L
A
25H
U
T
26I
D
27O
28V
29A
30P
31E
32O
R
R
33T
O
U
34N
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T
35W
A
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36P
37T
38K
O
39A
D
D
40H
41A
42T
43O
R
44D
45F
46A
47M
I
L
Y
48T
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E
49A
N
I
50E
L
I
51B
52U
53C
54K
55S
T
N
56R
E
D
57T
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58T
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59T
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60N
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for December 28, 2023. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the December 28, 2023 puzzle
The December 28, 2023 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 34 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Thursday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the December 28 2023 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.