Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 5, 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 5, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

71 clues14×13 grid35 across · 36 down
1A
2S
3H
4O
5P
6P
7B
8R
9A
10D
R
I
11P
12Y
O
R
13E
14R
E
D
15D
I
N
O
16E
R
I
C
17A
L
A
18T
O
19R
20N
21S
H
22I
N
Y
23R
E
A
24M
O
P
25A
26R
27M
28E
V
29E
30R
31A
32B
33U
34T
35Y
E
A
36L
I
L
I
37A
D
O
R
E
38E
V
E
39N
40S
O
41U
R
42A
L
L
43I
44C
45U
46T
E
47T
48E
49L
T
O
N
50A
A
H
51T
A
I
52L
A
53U
54G
H
55Y
56O
57G
58A
59A
S
P
60A
G
R
I
61T
A
N
62P
T
A
63I
N
N
64P
L
Y

Clues & Answers

Across

1ACigarette powderASH
4AAntonym, for shortOPP
7AStrapless or padded undergarmentBRA
10ATo fall, in dropsDRIP
12ADays of ___ (bygone days)YORE
14A"Rudolph the ___-Nosed Reindeer..." (sing-along as you solve this puzzle!)RED
15A"Jurassic World Dominion" beast, for shortDINO
16A___ Clapton, "Tears in Heaven" musicianERIC
17ACarte starter?: 2 wds.ALA
18AIn two minds?TORN
21A"... Had a very ___ nose..."SHINY
23A"V for Vendetta" actor StephenREA
24ABroom's relativeMOP
25AElbow's localeARM
28A"... And if you ___ saw it..."EVER
31AHave a common boundary withABUT
35APolitical vote of affirmationYEA
36AActress Reinhart of "Riverdale"LILI
37AGo gaga overADORE
38A"... You would ___ say it glows..."EVEN
40AWhiskey ___ (cocktail)SOUR
42A"... ___ of the other reindeer..."ALL
43A"Grey's Anatomy" setting, perhaps: Abbr.ICU
46AVietnamese new yearTET
48A"The Lockdown Sessions" singer JohnELTON
50AMassage responseAAH
51AMai ___ (cocktail)TAI
52A"... Used to ___ and call him names..."LAUGH
55AIndian meditative disciplineYOGA
59AEgyptian slithererASP
60A"Cultural" introductionAGRI
61ASin, cos, ___TAN
62ASchool's curriculum checker group: Abbr.PTA
63ARoadside stay for travelersINN
64ABathroom tissue layerPLY

Down

1DDo some mathADD
2D___ LankaSRI
3DSlight indication or clueHINT
4D"___ Como Va" (Santana hit)OYE
5D___ favor ("please," in Spanish)POR
6DRefracting objectPRISM
7DRice ___ oilBRAN
8DTo depend, with "on"RELY
9DTooth cavity filling organization: Abbr.ADA
11D"... They never let ___ Rudolph..."POOR
13DReflection of soundECHO
19DInstagram's short video featureREEL
20D"Avatar" raceNAVI
22DApple's tabletIPAD
25DSailor's affirmationAYE
26D"R" in RPM, for shortREV
27D"Tinker Bell" actress WhitmanMAE
29DGolf legend ErnieELS
30D___ de Janeiro, Brazil's cityRIO
32DThin decorative stoleBOA
33DAddress with a ".": Abbr.URL
34D___ Aviv, IsraelTEL
37DNevada's ___ 51AREA
39DMinor criticismNIT
41D___ Jazz (NBA team)UTAH
44DCoca- ___COLA
45DDragon roll fishUNAGI
47D"Your," to poetsTHY
48D___ River, saltwater tidal estuary in NYCEAST
49DDua ___ ("Levitating" singer)LIPA
51DSink fixtureTAP
53DCoffee hour vesselURN
54DBombay Sapphire productGIN
56DAuthentication numerals?: Abbr.OTP
57D"Wonder Woman" actress GadotGAL
58D"... Join in ___ reindeer games."ANY
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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