Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 18, 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 18, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1AWrapped box under a Christmas treeGIFT
5AAnderson from "Baywatch," for shortPAM
8AHave unpaid debtsOWE
11AFarmland measureACRE
12ARelocate to a new flat, sayMOVE
13APrepare a cocktail, sayMIX
14A"Use Somebody" band Kings of ___LEON
15A___ stage right (theater instruction)EXIT
16APresident Eisenhower's nicknameIKE
17AThe "S" in SNL, for shortSAT
19A___ Monkeys, "Do I Wanna Know?" band whose name features one of the coldest places on earthARCTIC
21AMore than plumpOBESE
23ASilent "go" signalNOD
24A"___ Wolf" (Shakira hit)SHE
25AApple's mobile platformIOS
27AJon ___, "Game of Thrones" character whose name features something you may see on the AlpsSNOW
31AEngine lubricantOIL
32ARobert ___, "The Road Not Taken" poet whose name features something that you may see on a frozen windowFROST
35APrice negotiation acronymOBO
36ADoor fastenerBOLT
38AImpress romanticallyWOO
39AFoil or can materialTIN
40AGo ___ the gridOFF
43AUnhappy or distressedUPSET
45AAriel ___, "Modern Family" actress whose name is reminiscent of Christmas seasonWINTER
48ACenter of a peachPIT
49AHad brunchATE
50ADissenting voteNAY
52A___ Burnett, "Better Call Saul" actress whose name is reminiscent of ChristmasCAROL
56ADeep dreaming stage: Abbr.REM
57ACovert federal group: Abbr.CIA
58A___ of thumb (general guideline)RULE
59ABrooding music genreEMO
60ASlippery ___ (tree)ELM
61AStart over from scratchREDO

Down

1DCountry missGAL
2DVanilla ___, "Get Wit' It" rapper whose name is reminiscent of the coldICE
3DTo and ___FRO
4DVery nervousTENSE
5DChicken ___ (rash-inducing disease)POX
6DBird-relatedAVIAN
7D___-Goldwyn-Mayer (media company)METRO
8DLeave out a detail, sayOMIT
9DPrefix with "leaks" or "pedia"WIKI
10DThe "E" in CEO, for shortEXEC
12DShooting starMETEOR
18D"___ I care!": 2 wds.ASIF
20DD.J.'s stack: Abbr.CDS
21DCleveland's stateOHIO
22DKristen ___, "The Good Place" actress whose name features something you may see on a Christmas treeBELL
24DShed more than a few tearsSOB
26DPiglet's momSOW
28DC sharp or B flat, for oneNOTE
29DMemorial column, for shortOBIT
30DTook the trophyWON
33DCream of mushroom ___SOUP
34DHot ___ (retail chain)TOPIC
37DTater ___ (snack)TOT
41DPicket ___ (domestic boundary)FENCE
42DPhysically delicateFRAIL
44DRingo ___, drummer for The Beatles whose name is reminiscent of a Christmas nightSTARR
45DSuffix with "hard" or "soft," in technologyWARE
46DAmazon wishlist componentITEM
47DPixar's lost fishNEMO
51DThanksgiving tuberYAM
53DDeeply regretRUE
54DMoth-eaten, as clothesOLD
55DSign before VirgoLEO
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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