Daily Themed Crossword December 18, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 18, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
December 18, 2023 — 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 | (3/10) No Christmas is complete without some mouth-watering treats! Let's put up the Christmas candy ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Play a part in a play | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Relaxed in a chair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Spanish for love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | That feels so good! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ Arbor Michigan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Supermodel ___ Banks who once hosted America's Got Talent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | What fills up a tire? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Big Apple newspaper: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Shed bitter tears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ a helping hand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Villain's nemesis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Fist of Fury star Bruce ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Rihanna's Te ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Lowe who starred in 9-1-1: Lone Star | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Letters of urgency on a memo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | My ___ of Christmas 2000 Christmas album by Christina Aguilera that was certified platinum | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Tool in a janitor's bucket | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Battle the clock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Puppy Love singer Paul | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Key between ctrl and del | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Wrapped in ___ 2013 Christmas album by Kelly Clarkson that topped the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___TV Impractical Jokers network | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Otherworldly glow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___ in the neck (annoyance) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Victoria Beckham ___ Adams | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Black-eyed legume | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Confidentiality contract: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Music from the ___ of Heaven 1986 album from Wham! with the song Last Christmas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Olympus ___ Fallen (2013 movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Upper Chamber member for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Deceitful sort | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Government agency that audits people: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Unit of work in Physics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Mick Jagger's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Puss in Boots e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Actress Adams of Sharp Objects | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Neither a borrower ___ a lender be | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Wipe out from a whiteboard say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Organization that tows stranded motorists: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Christmas & ___ 2015 Christmas EP by Ariana Grande that peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | One too many for a tango | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Beach volleyball court surface | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | I won't listen to this ___ longer! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Explosive letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Crash-prone Catch-22 pilot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Opposite of bust | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Within arm's reach | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Blast the car horn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Rap sheet initials? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | 1/60th of an hour for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Feather ___ (fluffy scarf) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Actress Gilbert of The Big Bang Theory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Do exceedingly well as in a test | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Sidewalk user for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Info crunched during research say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ B (back-up strategy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Wednesday preceder for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Lather ___ and repeat | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ the Mistletoe 2011 Christmas album by Justin Bieber that was certified double platinum | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Movie roll | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | You shall not ___! (Gandalf's line) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Letter after upsilon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Play by ___ (improvise) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Neighbours actress Michelle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Prefix with honest or interested | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Moo goo ___ pan (stir-fried dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ on the side of caution | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 18, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 18, 2023, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ERASE at 5 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. 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 18, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 18, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 18, 2023 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 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 18, 2023 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 18, 2023 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.