Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 23, 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 23, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid33 across · 35 down
1W
2E
3D
4S
5H
6E
7F
8L
9A
10G
11O
R
E
12K
I
D
13R
O
S
E
14M
I
A
15R
I
P
E
16O
P
A
L
17B
E
L
18L
S
19N
20A
S
21E
V
22E
23R
24S
T
25E
26P
27O
P
E
N
28K
Y
L
I
29E
30A
31V
32E
33L
A
34W
35O
N
S
36P
E
A
37R
38S
39T
40H
41I
N
G
S
42A
T
T
I
C
43O
A
K
44V
I
45E
46M
E
47A
48T
49W
50A
51R
E
52L
53E
54T
55A
C
H
56E
57O
M
A
R
58B
M
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59M
A
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60O
P
T
61A
B
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62E
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Clues & Answers

Across

1ADay before Thursday, for shortWED
4A"___ sells seashells by the seashore"SHE
7ARed ___ (sign of trouble)FLAG
11AMetal in rocksORE
12A___-friendly (suitable for children)KID
13AGlass-encased item in "Beauty and the Beast"ROSE
14A"Mamma ___" (ABBA song)MIA
15ALike fruit that's ready for pickingRIPE
16AIridescent gem that is mined in AustraliaOPAL
17A"Jingle ___," popular holiday song about sleigh rides that was originally written for Thanksgiving and not ChristmasBELLS
19ALil ___ X ("Sun Goes Down" rapper)NAS
21A"Never Have I ___" (Netflix TV series created by Mindy Kaling)EVER
24AStaircase partSTEP
27AReady for business, like a shopOPEN
28AMinogue or JennerKYLIE
30A"___ Maria," hymn dedicated to the Virgin Mary that wasn't originally written as a Christmas songAVE
33A"___ & Order" (legal drama series)LAW
35AOpposite of "offs"ONS
36AFleshy orchard fruitsPEARS
39A"My Favorite ___," song from "The Sound of Music" that lists cozy items but wasn't originally written as a Christmas songTHINGS
42ARoom where you might find stored Christmas decorationsATTIC
43AAcorn treeOAK
44ACompete for somethingVIE
46AVegan's baneMEAT
49A"Silver" or "glass" follower to mean kitchen itemsWARE
52A"___ It Snow," holiday classic inspired by a California heatwave that wasn't originally written as a Christmas songLET
55ACause for an aspirinACHE
57AActor Epps of "Scream 2"OMAR
58AObesity measure: Abbr.BMI
59A___ Whitman ("The Perks of Being a Wallflower" actress)MAE
60ASelect, with "for"OPT
61APart of a six-pack, for shortABS
62AKafka's "a"EIN

Down

1DBaby's home before birthWOMB
2DGreat Lake near Niagara FallsERIE
3DCard game startDEAL
4DMake use of snowy slopes, saySKI
5DJoint that may need replacingHIP
6DFall garden?EDEN
7D"___ the Snowman," holiday tune about a magical snowman that wasn't originally written as a Christmas songFROSTY
8DDo some pruningLOP
9D___ Butterfield ("The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" actor)ASA
10DHairstylist's supplyGEL
15D"Kindly let us know," on invites: Abbr.RSVP
18DZodiac lionLEO
20D"___ and ye shall receive"ASK
22DSlippery sushi fishEEL
23DBiological messenger: Abbr.RNA
25DTesla CEO MuskELON
26DPong's partnerPING
29D"Tee" precederESS
30DKJ ___ ("Riverdale" actor)APA
31DPet doctorVET
32D"___ your vegetables!"EAT
34DInternational commerce group: Abbr.WTO
37DJoni Mitchell song about heartbreak that's popular around the holidays but wasn't originally written as a Christmas songRIVER
38DChemistry or Physics, for shortSCI
40D"Green Eggs and ___," book by Dr. SeussHAM
41DSwedish furniture storeIKEA
45DNapoleon's exile isleELBA
47DHighest point of a mountain (rhymes with "acne")ACME
48DBangkok residentTHAI
49DTry to win, in romanceWOO
50D"___ it up" (make it louder)AMP
51DCat's enemy, usuallyRAT
53DDiplomatic building in a foreign country, for shortEMB
54DOld-fashioned way to say "it is"TIS
56DTwilight time to a poetEEN
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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