Daily Themed Crossword December 27, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 27, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
December 27, 2022 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Butterfly catcher | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Low-pitched guitar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | My Gal ___ (rhyming musical) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Boxer's victory letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Guthrie who covered City of New Orleans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ___-dye (color cloth) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me three French ___... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | I agree sister! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Goth-like music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Fall on ___ ears (be ignored) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | The Fox and the Grapes fabulist | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | ___ Holloway sprinter and hurdler who set the world record for indoor 60m hurdles in 2022 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Spend money at the mall say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Keep one's ___ of the bargain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | King in a Shakespearean tragedy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___ Gardiner Bahamian track and field sprinter who set the world record for indoor 300m sprint in 2022 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | Wuthering Heights author Emily | Show answer | 6 | |
| #18 | Bangkok cuisine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ Lanka | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Covered area near a front door | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Green Jedi in Star Wars | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Have you ___...? (gossip session starter) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Kendall ___ sprinter who was a part of the team who set the world record for distance medley relay in 2022 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Question to a tardy date perhaps: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Punch ___ (final phrase of a joke) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Ring Around the Rosie flower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Place to grab a cocktail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | A flip-flop sandal divides them | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Give me a ___ (help me) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Thanks ___ no thanks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Painful eyelid lump | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Insect with a sweet tooth? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | To the ___ degree (utmost) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ out a victory (barely managed) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Sound quality | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Sheep's hello | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Duplantis Swedish pole vaulter who set the world record in 2022 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Half rain half snow (rhymes with fleet) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Boys to their dads | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ Mokoka South African long-distance runner who set the world record in the ultramarathon in 2022 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Archer's skill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | One of August's zodiac signs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Droop as a cushion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Like Wi-Fi at a cafe often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Norway's capital | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Raggedy doll | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Soy alternative in vegan milk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___-owned car (secondhand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Motor oil brand letters (anagram of pst) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | However briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Amelia ___ aviation legend | Show answer | 7 | |
| #52 | ___ versa (conversely) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Male friend slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Take the subway say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ McLaughlin-Levrone hurdler and sprinter who set the world record for 400m hurdles in 2022 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | Stops marching say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | ___ male (wolf pack leader) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Hilarious to be around | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Borrower's burden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | This ___ goodbye (We'll meet again) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | ___ Barrett Pink Floyd co-founder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Return to the sea as the tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | 19th Greek letter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Suffix that turns Japan into its language | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 27, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 27, 2022, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is STEPHEN at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 27, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 27, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 27, 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 64 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 27, 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 27, 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.