Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 20, 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 20, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

70 clues14×13 grid34 across · 36 down
1N
2O
3E
4L
5D
6A
7B
8M
9I
10L
11A
12O
N
T
O
13A
M
Y
14I
R
I
S
15M
E
S
S
16I
17T
O
E
18C
A
M
S
19S
N
20E
A
K
21O
H
N
O
22C
23R
24U
Y
F
F
25N
Y
E
26A
U
G
27O
R
28E
29E
L
L
30E
31T
B
H
32O
A
33H
U
34A
35C
36T
37E
N
T
E
R
38C
R
O
W
39F
40L
41E
E
42R
O
43N
A
L
D
O
44R
O
C
K
45S
46N
I
M
47B
A
T
H
48T
49A
50N
51K
E
52V
53I
54N
55U
N
T
O
56A
M
E
57E
L
O
P
E
58S
Z
A
59B
O
D
60S
W
A
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1AChristmas songNOEL
5AApply, as makeupDAB
8AActress Kunis of "That '70s Show"MILA
12ABurst ___ the scene (appeared suddenly)ONTO
13A"Trainwreck" star SchumerAMY
14AColored eye partIRIS
15ALionel ___, Argentinian soccer player who has won a record-setting seven Ballon d'Or trophiesMESSI
17ATip of a stockingTOE
18AVideo recorders, for shortCAMS
19A___ peek (a secret look)SNEAK
21A"That's terrible!": 2 wds.OHNO
22AJohan ___, Dutch former soccer player who has won the Ballon d'Or trophy three timesCRUYFF
25A31st December: Abbr.NYE
26AMonth after July, for shortAUG
27AMiner's findORE
29APalindromic fashion magazineELLE
31A"Frankly speaking," in textspeak: Abbr.TBH
32AWaikiki's localeOAHU
34APut on an ___ (pretend)ACT
37APC key above "shift"ENTER
38ACawing birdCROW
39ARun away fromFLEE
42ACristiano ___, Portuguese soccer player who has won the Ballon d'Or trophy five timesRONALDO
44AGeologist's collection, maybeROCKS
46ALogic-based matchstick game (anagram of "min")NIM
47A"Bubble" or "mud" followerBATH
48ABeachgoer's goalTAN
51A___ Keegan, English former soccer player who has won the Ballon d'Or trophy two timesKEVIN
55A"Do ___ others..."UNTO
56AZion Church letters (anagram of "mae")AME
57ARun away secretly to get marriedELOPE
58A"Good Days" R&B singerSZA
59APhysique, slangilyBOD
60A"___ Kats" (animated action series)SWAT

Down

1D___ de plume (author's pen name)NOM
2DPop band "___ Direction"ONE
3DUFO's occupants: Abbr.ETS
4DCompression type (rhymes with "bossy")LOSSY
5DFacts and figures collected togetherDATA
6DRun ___ (be out of control)AMOK
7D"Toodles!"BYE
8D___ Platini, French former soccer player who has won the Ballon d'Or trophy three timesMICHEL
9DTehran's countryIRAN
10DRed carpet ready vehicle, for shortLIMO
11DBraying animalASS
16DThe "I" of FYI, for shortINFO
20D"High School Musical" star ZacEFRON
21DPopeye's love Olive ___OYL
22DHobbes or Garfield, e.g.CAT
23D___ the wrong way (irritate)RUB
24D"That's gross!"UGH
25DNerve cellNEURON
28DGobble upEAT
30DBritish noblemanEARL
33DThat womanHER
35DCape ___, MassachusettsCOD
36DNumber of seats in a sports car, usuallyTWO
37DCartoonish shriekEEK
38DDesert animals with "humps"CAMELS
39D___ Beckenbauer, Dutch former soccer player who has won the Ballon d'Or trophy two timesFRANZ
40D"Whole ___ Love" by Led ZeppelinLOTTA
41DCanyon sound reboundECHO
43D"Air Jordan" companyNIKE
45DGuess in the dark?STAB
47DPublic transport vehicleBUS
49D"Te ___" ("I love you")AMO
50D"The Simpsons" neighbor FlandersNED
52DSolemn pledgeVOW
53DHoppy beer: Abbr.IPA
54DSafety ___ (trapeze artist's safeguard)NET
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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