Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 6, 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 6, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1ACalifornia's ___ FranciscoSAN
4ACar fuelGAS
7A___ mic nightOPEN
11AHot drink with a sconeTEA
12AIntense rageIRE
13ARun the kingdom, like a queenRULE
14ASinger Grande, to fansARI
15APerform in a film, sayACT
16APigmented part around the pupilIRIS
17A"The ___ Compass," fantasy novel by Philip Pullman that is set in the ArcticGOLDEN
20A"Before," in poemsERE
21ATiny picnic crashing insectANT
22ACargo weightTON
24A___ Gras (big celebration in New Orleans)MARDI
27AVoice above tenorALTO
29APlace for winged linerEYE
30A"___ like nobody's watching"DANCE
33AGame show hosts: Abbr.MCS
36ADC's ___ LuthorLEX
37A___ down (write a quick note)JOT
38A"The ___, the Witch and the Wardrobe," novel by C.S. Lewis about four siblings who discover a land trapped in eternal winterLION
39ATool for hitting home runsBAT
40A"A Man Called ___," 2022 movie starring Tom HanksOTTO
41ALightning bolt on Harry Potter's forehead, e.g.SCAR
43A___ Gardner ("Mogambo" actress)AVA
45AGlenn Close starrer "___ Attraction"FATAL
47A"The ___," horror novel by Stephen King about a family's trip in the peak of winter to a desolate hotelSHINING
51A"The Snow ___," novel by Eowyn Ivey set in the Alaskan wilderness, where a girl made of snow comes to lifeCHILD
52A___ Somerhalder of "The Vampire Diaries"IAN
53AYouTuber's creation, for shortVID
54AOld man from the movie "Up"CARL
55AUK honorary title given to Emilia Clarke in 2024: Abbr.MBE
56AChatter incessantlyYAP

Down

1DMale deerSTAG
2DAviation-related prefix with "nautical" or "plane"AERO
3DHammering targetNAIL
4D"James and the ___ Peach" (1996 film based on a Roald Dahl novel)GIANT
5DSmile shapeARC
6DHarden up, like concreteSET
7D"Murder on the ___ Express," mystery novel by Agatha Christie where a detective investigates a murder aboard a snowbound trainORIENT
8DKitten's soft soundPURR
9DFashion's ___ SaabELIE
10D"Donkey Kong" console: Abbr.NES
18DParent with a pocketful of corny jokes, perhapsDAD
19D"Famous Five" writer ___ BlytonENID
22DGood skill for a diplomat (rhymes with "fact")TACT
23DShout at a bullfightOLE
24D___ B, Scary Spice of Spice GirlsMEL
25D"Yes," at seaAYE
26DBuzz Lightyear's dinosaur buddyREX
28DLeave out on purposeOMIT
31DAlmost closed, as a doorAJAR
32D"To be or ___ to be"NOT
34DPrivate sleeping spot?COT
35DTucker ___-Cat (off-road vehicle)SNO
38DBorrowed cash that needs to be returnedLOAN
39DLike The Rock or Vin Diesel, hair-wiseBALD
41DMix Tang in water, saySTIR
42D"The ___ of the Wild," short adventure novel by Jack London about a pet dog who has to survive the frozen wilderness along the Yukon TrailCALL
43DCaptain obsessed with Moby DickAHAB
44DTarzan's swinging essentialVINE
45DTV censoring agency: Abbr.FCC
46D"Eureka!" momentAHA
47D___ card (cellphone chip): Abbr.SIM
48DHarvard or Yale leagueIVY
49DActress ___ Long of "Empire"NIA
50DEconomic output of a country: Abbr.GDP
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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