Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 8, 2023 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 8, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1ALimb with biceps and tricepsARM
4ATV channel that aired "Punk'd" and "Jersey Shore": Abbr.MTV
7AMale sibling, for shortBRO
10ABy way of, in a traveler's itineraryVIA
11A___ Clapton who was a part of the supergroup CreamERIC
13A"The Twelve Days of Christmas" fruitPEAR
14ANavigation assistant: Abbr.GPS
15ARed gemstone or popular name for a girlRUBY
16A"Stay in your ___" (mind your own business)LANE
17AWerner ___, Nobel Prize-winning German physicist who was born in DecemberHEISENBERG
20A"The Addams Family" character Cousin ___ITT
21A"Breaking Bad" organization: Abbr.DEA
22A"See what I ___?" ("Do you get it now?")MEAN
25AWoodrow ___, 28th President of the U.S. and Nobel Peace Prize winner who was born in DecemberWILSON
28ANocturnal bird that hootsOWL
29ABarely manage. with "out"EKE
31ALegendary tale of adventure, sayEPIC
33AMos ___ who rapped "Oh No"DEF
34ASaturn's largest moonTITAN
37ANickname lettersAKA
38APopular motor oil additive: Abbr.STP
39AHermann Joseph ___, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist who was born in DecemberMULLER
41A"We Didn't Start the Fire" singer Billy ___JOEL
42APlace to get a Bachelor's from, for shortUNI
43AOf low quality, sayPOOR
45A"I hold no ___ will" (no hard feelings)ILL
47AFaithful spring?LEAP
51AArthur ___ Stadium, QueensASHE
52AFormerly known asNEE
53AFarming prefix with "industry"AGRO
54ALion's hideoutDEN
55AGrasped, as a lesson at schoolGOT
56A(7/10) "Brr! It's getting cold! Bring out this piece of winter wear to protect yourself from the chill!"COAT

Down

1D"A" in GPA, for shortAVG
2DLetters on a tombstoneRIP
3DCreamy potato side dish, informallyMASH
4DBasis for promotionMERIT
5D"In God We ___" (U.S. motto)TRUST
6DAura that one can sense, sayVIBE
7DTeddy ___ (cuddly stuffed toy)BEAR
8DMade a phone callRANG
9DMining outputORE
12DSinger ___ Lauper of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"CYNDI
13DResponse to "What's the magic word?"PLEASE
18DGerman for "a"EIN
19D___ Air (ritzy Los Angeles neighborhood)BEL
22DLike a fashionista, in the '60sMOD
23DSheep-ish motherEWE
24DFurry alien of 1980s TVALF
25DLike a slippery floorWET
26DMilky white gem with a multicolor shiftOPAL
27DSportswear brand with a swoosh logoNIKE
29DSuffix with "kitchen" that denotes small sizeETTE
30DRudyard ___, Nobel Prize-winning English novelist who was born in DecemberKIPLING
32DCable ___ (transit service on rails)CAR
35DLucky charm worn around the neck, perhapsAMULET
36DSister with a habitNUN
38DLike a bad loserSORE
40DSofter shade of purpleLILAC
41DSir ___ Joseph Thomson, Nobel Prize-winning British physicist who was born in DecemberJOHN
43DPlace to jot down notesPAD
44DSugary suffix with "sucr-" or "fruct-"OSE
46DConstellation where Regulus is the brightest starLEO
48DOften-fragile sense of selfEGO
49DLongtime Notre Dame coach ___ ParseghianARA
50DWinner's take, in pokerPOT
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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