Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 26, 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 26, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1AMan-made water body barrierDAM
4AScore-increasing tennis serveACE
7A"I Have a Dream" activist: Abbr.MLK
10AMiddle-___ (in one's 40s or 50s)AGED
12A"It's freezing in here!"BRR
13A___ McKellen, "Mr. Holmes" actorIAN
14AWell-___, as a steakDONE
15ATot's teddyBEAR
16A"On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, ___ turtle doves..."TWO
17AStory one shouldn't believeLIE
19A___ Mouse, "Float On" band whose name is inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel "The Mark on the Wall"MODEST
21AElectron's and neutron's partnerPROTON
24A___ or conPRO
25AMy Chemical ___, "Helena" band whose name is inspired by a collection of novellas by Irvine WelshROMANCE
27ASpanish bar snack (anagram of "a tap")TAPA
31AKimono sashOBI
32A"Hansel and Gretel" witchHAG
34ABundle of banknotesWAD
35AHeavy ___ (Iron Maiden's genre)METAL
38AThe Boo ___, "Wake Up Boo!" band whose name is inspired by Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"RADLEYS
41ASalsa or chimichurri, e.g.DIP
43ATake to courtSUE
44A___ Dan, "Do It Again" band whose name is inspired by William S. Burroughs' novel "Naked Lunch"STEELY
47ABicycle accessory that goes "ding!"BELL
50ACry to a lifeguard, perhapsHELP
51APants partLEG
54AWork as a chef, sayCOOK
56A___ Coast (New York's place)EAST
57AEggs, to a biologist (anagram of "avo")OVA
58APolish, as skillsHONE
59A___ mode (dessert menu phrase): 2 wds.ALA
60ACatch red-handedNAB
61AActress Ryan of "Kate & Leopold"MEG

Down

1DFather's Day parent, affectionatelyDAD
2D"One year ___" (12 months back)AGO
3DOf Mice and ___, "Restoring Force" band whose name is inspired by a John Steinbeck novelMEN
4DPresident who gave the Gettysburg Address, lovinglyABE
5DRunner's painful muscle spasmCRAMP
6DTrial and ___ (method)ERROR
7DItty-bitty parasiteMITE
8DRules broken by criminalsLAWS
9DTie the ___ (get married)KNOT
11DFourth Greek letter (anagram of "dealt")DELTA
15DWhere to park oneself at the parkBENCH
18DCharged particleION
20DURL punctuationDOT
21DHighschooler's dancePROM
22DSauna wraparoundROBE
23DNot bother to mentionOMIT
26DBody part with a lobeEAR
28DFeeling of wonderAWE
29DSettle a bar tabPAY
30DDisney+ commercials, for shortADS
33D___ station (road trip stopover)GAS
36DHighly skilled (anagram of "taped")ADEPT
37D___ Dicky, "Freaky Friday" rapperLIL
39DAdapt a film in a new languageDUB
40DBlood-sucking wormLEECH
42D"M-Train" band who shares its name with a 1935 William Faulkner novelPYLON
44DBeauty products butterSHEA
45DGreen-blue colorTEAL
46DIdina Menzel's "Frozen" roleELSA
48DWeaver's apparatusLOOM
49DLike a reclusive wolfLONE
52DActress Longoria of "Arthur Christmas"EVA
53DGift from a chatterbox?GAB
55DBeer party haulKEG
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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