Daily Themed Crossword December 27, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 27, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
December 27, 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 | (1/5) Start of a New Year's Eve countdown...or the result of 100 divided by 20 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | ___-hanging fruit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | *Mother affectionately...and the theme apparent in 29a 47a 5d 35d and 46d. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Just Go with It actor ___ Sandler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ...boy ___ girl? (question to new parents perhaps): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Crunch targets for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ mater (one's former school) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Surprise police attack | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Eggy Yule drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Prefix with Pen for a lifesaving injection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Kunis mother of Mila Kunis | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Reaction after receiving a funny meme: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | The Young and the Restless actress Longoria | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Coat rack pin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Longitude's partner for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | * ___ Cleaver mother to Wally and Theodore in the 1950s sitcom Leave It to Beaver | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Santa ___ California city in Greater Los Angeles | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Christian ___ French fashion designer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ...___ all the confusion they got away! (in the thick of) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Weaver's machine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Green legume in fried rice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ doubts? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Invoice total for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Later! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | * ___ Simpson mother to Bart Lisa and Maggie in the animated sitcom The Simpsons | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Snaky fish in a dragon roll | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Emulate a bunny say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | American fashion designer ___ Jacobs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Anna's sister in Frozen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Dadaist Jean | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Kangaroo's pouch e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | When shadows are at their shortest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Trapeze artist's safeguard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | That in Spanish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Godmother often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Air traffic and safety organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | An ___ mind is the devil's workshop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Femme fatale and a word you'll find hidden in vampire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Letter in your inbox say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | * ___ Gilmore mother to Rory in the 2000s TV series Gilmore Girls | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Verbal exam | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Give up as rights during a police questioning (homophone of wave) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Tom Clancy's Every ___ Tiger: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | This price is negotiable: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | The M in SMS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | League unit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Indian royal and a word you'll find hidden in Maharajah | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ Navy (clothing brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Close companion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Antacid brand since the 1800s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Federal auditing body: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Child's spinning toy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ Thurman who stars as a history professor in The Life Before Her Eyes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | The Downward Spiral rock band: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Big name in ice cream | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | * ___ Pearson mother to Kevin Kate and Randall in the 2010s TV series This Is Us | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Month after February for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Nautical yes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Tom and Jerry studio: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Make fun of say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | * ___ Gilbert mother to Stefanie Salvatore in the 2010s supernatural drama Legacies | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | ___ is more (minimalist's credo) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Scheduled meeting with a doctor for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Solo character played by Harrison Ford | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ al-Ayn city in Syria | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Rocker Reed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Dad's boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Hardworking crawler | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 27, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 27, 2023, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LORELAI at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 27, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 27, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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.