Daily Themed Crossword December 19, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 19, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
December 19, 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 | (4/10) Let's cozy up the fireplace with a red ___ (foot warmer) or two for Santa to fill with small gifts! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | X-___ (what we're celebrating throughout this month in DTC!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Man's best friend it's claimed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Based on a ___ story (like the movies at 44a 50a 52a and 5d) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Tick off or anger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Pacific Ocean tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Mythical Himalayan beast | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Beams of light say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | U.F.C. combat sport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Luggage-scanning organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Not that bright? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Elegantly fashionable | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Kind to the nature and Earth prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Actress Thurman of Hollywood Stargirl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Practice as a trade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Travel ___ (what many countries officially enforced in 2020) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Up to ___ (at an expected quality) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Cartoonish shriek | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Dip as bread in gravy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Coleslaw e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Roll of bills informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Vowels other than a and e | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Electric guitar pioneer ___ Paul | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Remember the ___ 2000 sports-drama film starring Denzel Washington based on real events | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Expression of approval at church | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Tokyo before the 19th century | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ spill (ocean disaster) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | 1993 biographical sports-drama film starring Sean Astin based on real events | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Chariots of ___ 1981 sports-drama starring Ben Cross based on real events | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Commercial breaks are filled with them for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | What you break with conversation? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Stop ganging ___ me!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | It's never ___ late to begin! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Just manage with out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | A year in Brazil? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Porker's pad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Major material for a miner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Ctrl+X command | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Richards of the Rolling Stones | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | 2004 Olympic sports-drama film starring Kurt Russell based on real events | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | The Altar constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Microsoft's alternative to Zoom | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Title for Agatha Christie or Helen Mirren | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Electrical resistance unit represented by Omega | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Tragic fashion model ___ Carangi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Cul-de-___ (dead end) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Drink slowly like tea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Parabolic tennis shot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Greeting ___ (gift for a co-worker maybe) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Life is full of ___ and downs... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ Tai popular Tiki cocktail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Coniferous tree that sounds like you | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Continent touched by three oceans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Palindromic time for a midday meal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Sons of Anarchy actress Sagal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Yellowish goo from an infection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Tree that might be Slippery? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | I Know What You ___ Last Summer 1997 horror film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Like a haunted house | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Moved stealthily (rhymes with pluck) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Protein source for vegans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Synonym for besides or moreover | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Grain for a horse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Words sealed with a kiss: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Pee ___ River | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Strong pub option: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ Weasley of Harry Potter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | North Carolina's ___ River State Park | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 19, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 19, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MIRACLE 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, 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 19, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 19, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 19, 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 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 19, 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 19, 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.