Daily Themed Crossword December 23, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 23, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
December 23, 2022 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pointy-eared toymaker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Space bar's neighbor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Sign of a spider | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Nick Jr.'s ___ the Explorer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Bering or Caribbean e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | It seems to me... in texts: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Gloom's rhyming partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Leak a secret | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ chance! (No way!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | I'm so great trait | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | December 25th delivery vehicle pulled by 21a 36a 43a 45a and 34d? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Female fox? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Casual hello | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Basketball rim's go-with | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Garden party beverage perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Mend's rhyming antonym | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Watch your ___! (Look where you're going) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Formal way of addressing a man | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Spooky-sounding Great Lake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Halley's ___ (celestial wonder)? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Used a shovel say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | It turns a drink from neat to not neat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Important chapter in time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Ballet or hip-hop performer? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | God with a bow and arrow? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Rock to-be refined | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Pet taught to speak or shake often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Election results predictor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Search engine offering for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | ___-prepared (not ready) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Squeeze as a pimple | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Stick in some cars | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Mom's favorite month perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Letters before an online confession | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Move it! at a traffic light | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Cartoon's Ed ___ n Eddy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | London restroom informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | To and ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Communication system with hand gestures: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Pet's collar attachment | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Coffee ___ (living room furniture) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Password-protected internet connectivity: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Online issue of Vogue say for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | This one and that one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Visa card alternative briefly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Body parts in an X-ray | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | ___ used to it! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Jane ___ (Bronte classic) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | President's absolutely not | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | One added to a grocery bill list | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Top-level defense advisory group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Band-___ (paper cut coverer) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Clapton who sang For Love on Christmas Day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Not naughty at the North Pole | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Adult fawn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Quiet! Not another ___ from you! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Maya ___ The Good Place actress? | Show answer | 7 | |
| #58 | Stumble over shoelaces | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Long-jawed fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | One way to become a pet parent | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Horse's I want hay! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Dark-colored fizzy drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Word to describe a Christmas sweater perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Lower as a brightness level | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | High tennis shot that may result in a smash | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Prefix with Darwinism or Freudianism | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Star's supporter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Mork & Mindy planet | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 23, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 23, 2022, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RUDOLPH at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 23, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 23, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 23, 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 68 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 23, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 23, 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.