Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 26, 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 26, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1AWiggly foot partTOE
4ADeviled itemEGG
7AFedora, for oneHAT
10ABig bird from AustraliaEMU
11AScalp covering?HAIR
12A"Did they have a boy ___ girl?": 2 wds.ORA
13AKnight's titleSIR
14AHard-to-resist feelingURGE
15ACoffee sourceBEAN
16AJohnny ___, blazing superhero from "Fantastic Four" who'd make a toasty winter palSTORM
18AOpposite of "nay"YEA
20AKlutzy fellowOAF
22AActor Hawke of "Dead Poets Society"ETHAN
26ABridget with a diary?JONES
28A___ Rider, Marvel character with a flaming skull who'd make a toasty winter palGHOST
29ANot yet decided, in a TV schedule: Abbr.TBA
31ATake home the trophyWIN
33AWarning heard in a library, oftenSHH
34ABlue-flamed god of the underworld from Disney's "Hercules" who'd make a toasty winter palHADES
37ASheriff's symbolBADGE
40AChicago ___ International AirportOHARE
41A___-school (school for tots)PRE
42A"I" in TGIFITS
44AFire-powered character from "Elemental" who'd make a toasty winter palEMBER
48AWhen repeated, baby from "The Incredibles" who can burst into flames, making him a toasty winter pal: Hyph.JACK
51ADefrost, as Christmas lunch leftoversTHAW
54ATigers' school: Abbr.LSU
55A"I'll take that as ___": 2 wds.ANO
56AVideo counterpart, for shortAUD
57A"___ Auto" (former Volkswagen slogan)DAS
58A"The Good, the ___ and the Ugly" (Clint Eastwood movie)BAD
59APlace where one would find pillows and blanketsBED
60A___ feeling (intuition)GUT

Down

1D"___ of the d'Urbervilles" (novel by Thomas Hardy)TESS
2DLeave out on purposeOMIT
3DCurrency in FranceEURO
4DIt's often lent, in a therapist's officeEAR
5DJob for a rock bandGIG
6DJean ___, X-Men's fire-wielding Phoenix who'd make a toasty winter palGREY
7DGardening tool used to break up soilHOE
8D"The Altar" constellationARA
9DSummer skin tone?TAN
11DEarth-dwellerHUMAN
15DRubber ducky's place, perhapsBATH
17DYoung marsupial from Down UnderROO
19DBrain activity test: Abbr.EEG
21DOpposite of "many"FEW
23DFirefighters use thisHOSE
24DGray powder from flamesASH
25D"To the ___ degree" (utmost)NTH
26D___ Pinkett Smith, actress from "The Matrix Reloaded"JADA
27DBrother or sister, for shortSIB
29DHowever, informallyTHO
30D"___, humbug!" (Ebenezer Scrooge's cry)BAH
32DCat's afternoon snoozeNAP
35D___ Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan's character in "Black Panther")ERIK
36D"Ready, ___, go!"SET
38DSketched with a pencilDREW
39DJewel in a ringGEM
43DPierce with a knifeSTAB
45DEmpire State ___, for shortBLDG
46DJacob's biblical twinESAU
47DReddish metal corrosionRUST
48DQuick punch, in boxingJAB
49D___ de Armas ("Knives Out" actress)ANA
50DFish often used in "fish and chips"COD
52DTint or shadeHUE
53DUse a plus signADD
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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