Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 24, 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 24, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

65 clues13×13 grid32 across · 33 down
1T
2W
3A
4S
5R
6E
7M
8T
9R
10Y
11B
A
L
E
12O
L
E
13R
U
E
14A
C
D
C
15A
L
A
16B
A
M
A
17O
A
R
18P
R
A
D
A
19E
20C
O
21O
T
22T
23E
24R
25M
26U
27S
T
A
R
28D
29W
H
I
T
E
30A
M
T
31R
E
E
32F
33V
O
W
34O
P
E
35N
36W
A
37T
38S
O
N
39B
40E
41A
42T
A
I
43I
44S
45L
A
N
D
46H
O
L
47E
48P
I
E
49D
A
50R
E
51E
L
52B
53A
54A
T
A
55O
M
A
R
56N
O
O
N
57D
E
N
58W
S
W
59T
I
D
Y

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"___ the night before Christmas..."TWAS
5ASleep phase with dreams: Abbr.REM
8A"Give it a go!"TRY
11ARoll of hayBALE
12ASpanish sports fan's "yay!"OLE
13AStrongly regretRUE
14A"Moneytalks" band with an electric nameACDC
15AMontgomery's state that was the first US state to recognize Christmas as a holiday in 1836ALABAMA
17APart of a rower's pairOAR
18A"The Devil Wears ___" (Meryl Streep starrer)PRADA
19APrefix for the environmentally-consciousECO
21AFriendly aquatic mammalOTTER
25AKetchup's yellow partnerMUSTARD
29A"___ Christmas," record-selling Bing Crosby song that first aired on December 25th, 1941WHITE
30AQuantity, for shortAMT
31AGreat Barrier ___REEF
33ASolemn promiseVOW
34A"Simpsons Roasting on an ___ Fire," first episode of "The Simpsons" that aired as a Christmas special in 1989OPEN
36ASherlock Holmes's best friendWATSON
39AActress Arthur of "The Golden Girls"BEA
42A"Chi" preceder, in martial artsTAI
43APiece of land surrounded by waterISLAND
46ABagel middleHOLE
48AChristmas dessert in "Little Jack Horner"PIE
49A"Don't you ___!" (threat)DARE
51AActor Idris of "The Wire"ELBA
54A"I'm ___ place in my life where...": 2 wds.ATA
55A___ Sy, "Jurassic World Dominion" actorOMAR
56ACommon lunch hourNOON
57AWhere Simba sleepsDEN
58A"ENE" opposite: Abbr.WSW
59ALike a neat room with nothing out of placeTIDY

Down

1D"Schedule not yet filled" lettersTBA
2DTexas city with the Cameron ParkWACO
3DAlan ___ of "M*A*S*H"ALDA
4DConfidential informationSECRET
5DLion's "Beware!"ROAR
6D___ Fitzgerald who sang "Cheek to Cheek"ELLA
7DGrassland for grazingMEADOW
8DSingsongy lead-in to "la-la"TRA
9DPina colada ingredientRUM
10DVote of supportYEA
16DSpot with soapy bubblesBATH
18DSweating person's apt homophone of "pour"PORE
20D"Fast & Furious" vehicleCAR
22D___ Inc. (pioneering DVR producer)TIVO
23DPrince William's boarding school (anagram of "note")ETON
24DVCR's "go back" button, brieflyREW
25DZedong who wrote "Little Red Book"MAO
26D"Safe" or "Strike" caller, brieflyUMP
27DSault ___ Marie, OntarioSTE
28DMorning moistureDEW
32D"The Truth about ___ Christmas," first British radio play that aired on BBC on December 24th, 1922FATHER
35DHoopsters' organization with Christmas Day games: Abbr.NBA
37DLao-tzu's philosophyTAO
38D"___ Night," Christmas carol that was first sung on December 24th, 1818SILENT
40DFund, as a collegeENDOW
41D___ apple (neck bump)ADAMS
43DApple tablet with appsIPAD
44DWeb browser's destinationSITE
45DDiet-friendly meat optionLEAN
47D"The Time Machine" speciesELOI
50DLike cake batter or cookie doughRAW
52DIt's "built" at a gym, informallyBOD
53D"We didn't know ___ better"ANY
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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