Daily Themed Crossword December 5, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 5, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
December 5, 2022 — All 71 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cigarette powder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Antonym for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Strapless or padded undergarment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | To fall in drops | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Days of ___ (bygone days) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Rudolph the ___-Nosed Reindeer... (sing-along as you solve this puzzle!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Jurassic World Dominion beast for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ Clapton Tears in Heaven musician | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Carte starter?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | In two minds? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ... Had a very ___ nose... | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | V for Vendetta actor Stephen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Broom's relative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Elbow's locale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ... And if you ___ saw it... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Have a common boundary with | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Political vote of affirmation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Actress Reinhart of Riverdale | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Go gaga over | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | ... You would ___ say it glows... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Whiskey ___ (cocktail) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | ... ___ of the other reindeer... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Grey's Anatomy setting perhaps: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Vietnamese new year | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | The Lockdown Sessions singer John | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Massage response | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Mai ___ (cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ... Used to ___ and call him names... | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Indian meditative discipline | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Egyptian slitherer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Cultural introduction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Sin cos ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | School's curriculum checker group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Roadside stay for travelers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Bathroom tissue layer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Do some math | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Lanka | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Slight indication or clue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___ Como Va (Santana hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ favor (please in Spanish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Refracting object | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Rice ___ oil | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | To depend with on | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Tooth cavity filling organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ... They never let ___ Rudolph... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Reflection of sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Instagram's short video feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Avatar race | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Apple's tablet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Sailor's affirmation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | R in RPM for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Tinker Bell actress Whitman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Golf legend Ernie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ de Janeiro Brazil's city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Thin decorative stole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Address with a .: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ Aviv Israel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Nevada's ___ 51 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Minor criticism | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ Jazz (NBA team) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Coca- ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Dragon roll fish | Show answer | 5 | |
| #63 | Your to poets | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ River saltwater tidal estuary in NYC | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Dua ___ (Levitating singer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Sink fixture | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Coffee hour vessel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Bombay Sapphire product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Authentication numerals?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #70 | Wonder Woman actress Gadot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #71 | ... Join in ___ reindeer games. | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 5, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 5, 2022, a Monday. It contains 71 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SHINY at 5 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 5, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 5, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 5, 2022 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 71 clues with answers from 3 to 5 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for December 5, 2022 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 71 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 5, 2022 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.