Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 12, 2022 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated December 12, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues14×13 grid32 across · 36 down
1B
2E
3G
4P
5I
6C
7P
8O
9S
10T
11A
N
N
12E
13A
D
O
14U
P
T
O
15H
O
U
S
16E
17L
E
D
18S
T
A
R
19S
E
20L
M
A
21W
H
I
L
E
22M
23O
24R
A
L
E
25C
H
I
C
K
26P
L
A
Y
27M
28E
29L
L
O
N
30H
E
Y
31O
R
E
O
32C
33B
34S
35R
36E
N
A
I
S
37S
38A
N
C
E
39E
40V
I
L
41E
M
I
N
E
M
42P
R
O
O
F
43E
44R
R
O
L
45U
N
I
T
46P
T
A
47G
E
48N
49E
50S
51T
I
C
52I
N
N
53D
A
W
N
54T
E
E
55E
A
T
56G
E
L

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"I ___ your pardon!"BEG
4AFacebook image, for shortPIC
7APublish, as on InstagramPOST
11A"The Diary of a Young Girl" writer ___ FrankANNE
13A"Much ___ About Nothing"ADO
14A"He's ___ no good": 2 wds.UPTO
15AWhite ___ (US President's quarters)HOUSE
17A"Going to California" band ___ ZeppelinLED
18ARed carpet attendeeSTAR
19A___ Blair, "Hellboy" actressSELMA
21AOnce in a ___ (sometimes)WHILE
22A"Mr. ___ & the Big Steppers," 2022 music album by Kendrick Lamar that debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200MORALE
25AHen, in the pastCHICK
26A"Macbeth" or "Hamlet," e.g.PLAY
27ACarnegie ___ University, PittsburghMELLON
30A"___ Jude" (Beatles classic)HEY
31ALayered cookieOREO
32A"The Good Wife" network: Abbr.CBS
35A2022 music album by Beyonce that debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200RENAISSANCE
39AVillain's domainEVIL
41A"Lose Yourself" rapper whose name sounds like a brand of chocolateEMINEM
42A2022 music album by South Korean group BTS that debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200PROOF
43AFlynn who played Robin HoodERROL
45AThe "U" in CPUUNIT
46AStudent advocacy group: Abbr.PTA
47AHeredity unitsGENES
51ANervous twitchTIC
52ACountry ___ (lodging option)INN
53A"___ FM," 2022 music album by the Weeknd that debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200DAWN
54AInformal summer wearTEE
55ARock band Jimmy ___ WorldEAT
56AHairstyling gunkGEL

Down

1D"___, humbug!"BAH
2DMusic producer Brian ___ENO
3DBearded beast of AfricaGNU
4DBeach plant with datesPALM
5D"I have no ___!" ("Don't ask me!")IDEA
6DAtlantic ___ (fish)COD
7D"___ P," 2022 collaboration between Gunna and Future featuring Young Thug that debuted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100PUSHIN
8D___ nerve (related to the eye)OPTIC
9DPlant stemSTALK
10DRipped a shirt, sayTORE
12DEnglish class compositionESSAY
16DSlithery fishEEL
20DFruit that's an anagram of "melon"LEMON
21DYou-know-___ (aka Lord Voldemort)WHO
22DSpeed-limit lettersMPH
23DSoccer chantOLE
24DBit of sunshineRAY
25D"Hold Me ___," 2022 collaboration between Britney Spears and Elton John that debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100CLOSER
28DDisco ___ (early '70s)ERA
29DFloral Oahu wearLEI
32D"Inside Politics" network: Abbr.CNN
33DPre A.D. lettersBCE
34DAcademic year division, for shortSEM
35DLaugh ___ (very funny person)RIOT
36DNorth Pole workerELF
37DUrban hazeSMOG
38DHad the flu, sayAILED
39DOrange muppet from "Sesame Street" who is Bert's partnerERNIE
40D"The ___" (singing show with blind auditions)VOICE
42DGentle golf strokePUTT
43DSicily's active volcanoETNA
44D___ and rave (complain angrily)RANT
46D"Sweetest ___," 2022 collaboration between Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa that debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100PIE
48DKeep pesteringNAG
49DOne with a wool coat?EWE
50DNBC's popular skit show: Abbr.SNL
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.