Daily Themed Crossword December 21, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 21, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
December 21, 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 | Christmas tree choice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Swimmer's units | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Tree secretion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Palindromic cry similar to aha | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Cold slushy drink brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Palo ___ California | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Add to one's Instagram feed say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Stare with one's mouth open (anagram of page) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Mammal with a mane | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Not up to ___ (inadequate) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Start of a cheer that ends with hurray! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Merry ___ Whatever holiday-themed sitcom starring Dennis Quaid and Bridgit Mendler | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | C'___ la vie! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Cupid's Greek form | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Sports spectator's venue perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___ and proper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Sing without showing one's teeth? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | How to Ruin Christmas: The ___ season 1 of a holiday-themed comedy show starring Thando Thabethe | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | You're ___ a huge mistake! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | The L in L.A. Lakers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ note to follow so... (Do-Re-Mi lyrics): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Crocodile lookalike informally | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | The ___ Who Cried Wolf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Society-entering girl briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ Rush Christmas holiday-themed season of a reality baking show that is hosted by Hunter March | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Cape Town's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | He hung ___ me (ended the phone call): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Facebook Messenger conversation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | One who writes rhymes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | ___ letter (gift from a woo-er) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Start to graph or biography | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___ for Christmas holiday-themed Norwegian TV show starring Ida Elise Broch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | High-___ graphics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | And ___ There Were None | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Singer Redding who covered Merry Christmas Baby | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Stick that goes boom!: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Dapper dan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Chain that sells pancakes 24/7: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___ Parks (American activist) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | The Great Christmas ___ Fight holiday-themed reality competition show | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Purple berry found in a smoothie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Cayenne or chili follower | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | Wait and ___ (wait to find out) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ N' Slide (children's toy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | On the summit of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | My Little ___ (toy line and media franchise) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Woe is me! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Go viral on Twitter say (anagram of drent) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Public display of respect | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | Popeye or Sinbad e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #51 | Wine glass edge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Cobbler shop tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ Speedwagon Can't Fight This Feeling band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Manuscript polishers for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Tour that has tee times: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___-or-miss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Card game where one may be skipped | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Corporate team leader for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Vote that's not an aye | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Afghanistan's capital | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Relay race accessory | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Romantic outings | Show answer | 5 | |
| #63 | Improvise like a jazz musician (anagram of cats) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | No no slangily: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Golden ___ Bridge San Francisco | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Turnip or rutabaga e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Prefix with circle to mean half a circle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Any ___ in a storm | Show answer | 4 | |
| #69 | Where dough becomes bread? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #70 | Avian abode | Show answer | 4 | |
| #71 | Vietnamese soup | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 21, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 21, 2022, a Wednesday. It contains 71 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WEDDING at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 clues carry 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 21, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 21, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 21, 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 7 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 21, 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 21, 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 8, 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.