Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 28, 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 28, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid35 across · 33 down
1A
2R
3T
4S
5D
6A
7R
8K
9F
10I
11T
12L
U
A
U
13A
R
A
L
14O
R
B
15E
G
G
S
16V
I
B
E
17L
I
D
18I
19I
I
20B
I
21R
D
S
22A
23T
24T
E
N
D
25I
N
N
26C
O
O
27D
E
28M
29A
30N
31N
32A
33H
A
R
34R
Y
35A
36B
37C
38E
O
N
39E
D
N
A
40C
U
L
41R
A
Y
42P
43A
44D
45B
U
46D
D
H
A
47O
48K
49E
T
C
H
50B
E
E
51P
I
P
52H
A
53L
L
54E
55D
56G
57E
58A
L
P
59O
B
O
E
60P
I
L
L
61L
T
S
62O
I
L
63N
O
M

Clues & Answers

Across

1A___ and crafts (DIY activities)ARTS
5ALike an unlit roomDARK
9AHealthy and in shapeFIT
12AParty with hula dancingLUAU
13AFormer Asian sea (anagram of "alar")ARAL
14ACelestial sphereORB
15A"Hunted" items on EasterEGGS
16AAura that one can senseVIBE
17AJar topperLID
18A"Three," on the Big BenIII
20A"On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, four calling ___..."BIRDS
22AGo to an eventATTEND
25APub to spend the night inINN
26ATalk like a pigeon, sayCOO
27A"We ___ Boyz," song by Wiz KhalifaDEM
29AVogue's editor-in-chief WintourANNA
33A___ Johnson and Beaux Raymond, TV personalities who won the reality show "Too Hot to Handle" in 2022HARRY
35A"DEFG" preceding lettersABC
38AImpossible-to-measure time periodEON
39AWoman's name that's an anagram of "Dane"EDNA
40A___-de-sacCUL
41ABit of sunshineRAY
42ABachelor ___ (home for a bachelor)PAD
45A___ Lo, Australian-Chinese chef who won the reality-competition "Top Chef: Houston" in 2022BUDDHA
47AMaryanne ___, Canadian seminary student who won the reality-competition "Survivor 42" in 2022OKETCH
50ASuper busy honeycomb residentBEE
51ASpot on a diePIP
52AStudy ___ (student's studying site)HALL
54AKnife part that cutsEDGE
58ASwiss mountain peakALP
59ASlender orchestra instrumentOBOE
60AAspirin unitPILL
61APlatoon leaders, for shortLTS
62AOlive productOIL
63AWhen doubled, an eating soundNOM

Down

1DBeer festival brewALE
2D"As snug as a bug in a ___"RUG
3DLaser ___ (arena game)TAG
4D___ Evans, former Miss Virginia Teen USA winner who won the reality series "The Bachelor" in 2022SUSIE
5D___ Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Culculoglu, winners of the British dating reality show "Love Island" in 2022DAVIDE
6DGrammy winner Grande, lovinglyARI
7DSynagogue VIPRABBI
8DCalvin ___ (fashion house)KLEIN
9DMake origami, sayFOLD
10DEye part mimicked by colored contact lensIRIS
11D"Slot still empty," on schedules: Abbr.TBD
19D___ 500 (race)INDY
21DGenetic messenger lettersRNA
22DStomach ___ (food poisoning pain)ACHE
23DWarty pond hopperTOAD
24DRipped into piecesTORN
28DKraft ___ & Cheese (pasta dish)MAC
30DBook-loving sortNERD
31DBiblical boat figureNOAH
32DActress Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit"ANYA
34DUndistracted, as attention (anagram of "trap")RAPT
36DWrap that's fun to pop?BUBBLE
37DCase-solving aidCLUE
43DSneezer's soundACHOO
44DAbu ___ (UAE's capital)DHABI
46DOpposite of "shallow"DEEP
47DOctober birthstoneOPAL
48DScottish man's garbKILT
49DOmar ___, "Shooter" actorEPPS
53DComment under a funny YouTube video, perhaps: Abbr.LOL
55DEar-splitting annoyanceDIN
56DMop & ___ (cleaning brand)GLO
57DFilmdom's "A Nightmare on ___ Street"ELM
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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