Daily Themed Crossword December 23, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 23, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
December 23, 2024 — 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 | Day before Thursday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ sells seashells by the seashore | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Red ___ (sign of trouble) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Metal in rocks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___-friendly (suitable for children) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Glass-encased item in Beauty and the Beast | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Mamma ___ (ABBA song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Like fruit that's ready for picking | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Iridescent gem that is mined in Australia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Jingle ___ popular holiday song about sleigh rides that was originally written for Thanksgiving and not Christmas | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Lil ___ X (Sun Goes Down rapper) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Never Have I ___ (Netflix TV series created by Mindy Kaling) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Staircase part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Ready for business like a shop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Minogue or Jenner | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___ Maria hymn dedicated to the Virgin Mary that wasn't originally written as a Christmas song | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ & Order (legal drama series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Opposite of offs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Fleshy orchard fruits | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | My Favorite ___ song from The Sound of Music that lists cozy items but wasn't originally written as a Christmas song | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | Room where you might find stored Christmas decorations | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Acorn tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Compete for something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Vegan's bane | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Silver or glass follower to mean kitchen items | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ It Snow holiday classic inspired by a California heatwave that wasn't originally written as a Christmas song | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Cause for an aspirin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Actor Epps of Scream 2 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Obesity measure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ Whitman (The Perks of Being a Wallflower actress) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Select with for | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Part of a six-pack for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Kafka's a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Baby's home before birth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Great Lake near Niagara Falls | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Card game start | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Make use of snowy slopes say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Joint that may need replacing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Fall garden? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ the Snowman holiday tune about a magical snowman that wasn't originally written as a Christmas song | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Do some pruning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ Butterfield (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas actor) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Hairstylist's supply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Kindly let us know on invites: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Zodiac lion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ and ye shall receive | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Slippery sushi fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Biological messenger: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Tesla CEO Musk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Pong's partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Tee preceder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | KJ ___ (Riverdale actor) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Pet doctor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ your vegetables! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | International commerce group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Joni Mitchell song about heartbreak that's popular around the holidays but wasn't originally written as a Christmas song | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Chemistry or Physics for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Green Eggs and ___ book by Dr. Seuss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Swedish furniture store | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Napoleon's exile isle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Highest point of a mountain (rhymes with acne) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Bangkok resident | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Try to win in romance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ it up (make it louder) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Cat's enemy usually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Diplomatic building in a foreign country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Old-fashioned way to say it is | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Twilight time to a poet | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 23, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 23, 2024, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THINGS at 6 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 23, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 23, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 23, 2024 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 6 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, 2024 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, 2024 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.