Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 12, 2024 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, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid35 across · 33 down
1A
2R
3E
4A
5A
6S
7H
8M
9R
10S
11W
O
L
F
12L
O
O
13E
A
T
14L
E
F
T
15F
U
N
16A
M
P
17E
18W
19E
20N
O
21O
N
22C
23O
R
A
L
24D
R
Y
25H
O
W
26L
O
27P
28L
29O
30S
31S
32A
L
E
33N
A
34S
35R
O
T
36M
A
S
37H
38W
H
39O
40E
D
U
41O
42T
43T
44A
L
45S
O
46S
47T
O
N
E
48D
E
I
49W
O
O
50T
A
51C
O
52D
53O
54N
55T
56O
R
S
57S
E
W
58W
E
E
59E
T
S
60E
L
S
61L
O
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1A___ of expertise (field)AREA
5APowder from a fireASH
8AMr. and ___ (addresses for a married couple)MRS
11A"Big, bad" creature from "Little Red Riding Hood"WOLF
12ABathroom, in LondonLOO
13AEnjoy a pizza, sayEAT
14AFrom ___ to rightLEFT
15A"It's not all ___ and games"FUN
16AElectric guitar's enhancer, for shortAMP
17AFemale sheepEWE
20ALunch time, oftenNOON
22A___ reef (underwater ecosystem)CORAL
24AFree from moistureDRY
25A"___ the Grinch Stole Christmas," 2000 movie where the Grinch sneaks into the fireplace to steal presentsHOW
26ACut off, as a branchLOP
28AAt a ___ for words (dumbstruck)LOSS
32AGinger ___ (soft drink)ALE
33A"Montero" rapper Lil ___ XNAS
35ADecay, like stale foodROT
36AReduce to a pulp, as potatoesMASH
38A"___ are you?" (question of identity)WHO
40AUniversity website enderEDU
41AMel ___, baseball legendOTT
44AFirst "A" in AKAALSO
46A"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's ___," 2001 movie where the wizards make use of the fireplace to magically travel to placesSTONE
48AOpus ___DEI
49ATry to pursue romanticallyWOO
50AMexican food truck stapleTACO
52A"___ Be Afraid of the Dark," 2010 horror movie where monsters lurk in the fireplaceDONT
56AHospital sites for surgeries: Abbr.ORS
57ADo some stitching, saySEW
58A___ bit (tiny amount)WEE
59AUFO occupants: Abbr.ETS
60AErnie ___, "The Big Easy" golferELS
61A"'Salem's ___," Stephen King novelLOT

Down

1DHole-punching toolAWL
2DSushi eggsROE
3DNorth Pole assistantELF
4D"The Day ___ Tomorrow," 2004 sci-fi movie where the students burn books in the New York library fireplace to survive the freezing coldAFTER
5DFurry alien of the '80sALF
6D"The ___ of Music" (film that features the Solfege)SOUND
7DMaid of ___ (wedding figure)HONOR
8DLike the Grinch, sayMEAN
9DAries zodiac symbolRAM
10DEngine additive lettersSTP
18D___-Mart Stores (former retail chain name)WAL
19D___ Musk, founder of The Boring CompanyELON
21DOlive ___ (Popeye's girlfriend)OYL
22DRC ___ (caramel-colored soda)COLA
23DHas debts to payOWES
25DCuban sandwich meatHAM
27DFox's footPAW
29DDunked cookieOREO
30DGrassy lawn bitSOD
31D"Disco" dude on "The Simpsons"STU
34D"Dark ___," 2012 dark fantasy movie where the fireplace conceals a secret passageSHADOWS
37D"Well, boo-___!"HOO
39DThe Grand ___ OpryOLE
42DExplosive stuff: Abbr.TNT
43DMock playfullyTEASE
45D___ Vicious of the Sex PistolsSID
46DArrange in order, as laundrySORT
47DPregame coin flipTOSS
49D"O, ___ the day!" (Miranda's exclamation in "The Tempest")WOE
51DPixar Studios frameCEL
53DNocturnal birdOWL
54D___-noir (movie genre)NEO
55DBig celebration in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh CityTET
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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