Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 9, 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 9, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1APlumber's chargeFEE
4AMale pal, for shortBRO
7ASheep's "hello"BAA
10AFool's month, for shortAPR
11ATear violentlyRIP
12AGroup of wolvesPACK
13A"Four Women" singer ___ SimoneNINA
15AResponse to a question, for shortANS
16AFormer tennis star Kournikova or actress KendrickANNA
17A"Where the Crawdads ___," 2018 novel by Delia Owens that was adapted into an eponymous 2022 thriller filmSING
19AAt no cost?FREE
20AMexican she-bearOSA
21AKimono tie-upOBI
22AThe "A" in FDA, for shortADMIN
24A"Hear me out"LISTEN
28A"The Big ___ Theory" (Jim Parsons sitcom)BANG
29ASquare on a calendarDAY
31AGenetic messenger: Abbr.RNA
32A"The ___ Girls," 2013 novel by Lauren Beukes that was adapted into 2022 TV series of the same nameSHINING
34A___ Wallace, co-presenter of the cooking show "MasterChef"GREGG
36APied Piper's rodentRAT
37AGarment that sounds like "t"TEE
38A"Luckiest Girl ___," 2015 novel by Jessica Knoll that was adapted into 2022 mystery thriller movie of the same nameALIVE
42AOpus ___DEI
43ABig name among manufacturer of speakers (anagram of "obes")BOSE
44AActress Whitman from "Good Girls"MAE
46A"Death on the ___," 1937 novel by Agatha Christie that was adapted into the eponymous 2022 mystery filmNILE
50AGo on and on angrilyRANT
51A"A Man Called ___," 2012 novel by Fredrik Backman that was adapted into a 2022 movie titled "A Man Called Otto"OVE
52AIt's definitely not goodBAD
53AHome security group lettersADT
54ANavigator's chart?MAP
55A"The Wizard of Oz" production studio: Abbr.MGM

Down

1DCeiling spinnerFAN
2DPrefix with "pen"EPI
3DSuffix with "east" or "north"ERN
4DOat ___ (cereal)BRAN
5DEngagement jewelryRING
6DSpecial ___ (military missions)OPS
7DBoon's distant pal?BANE
8DTeenage skin woeACNE
9DAlias lettersAKA
12D"Mrs. 'Arris Goes to ___," 1958 novel by Paul Gallico that was adapted into a 2022 comedy-drama filmPARIS
14DDelegate duties, for oneASSIGN
18DActor McKellen from "The Hobbit"IAN
19D"Quantico" agency: Abbr.FBI
20DPrefix with "potent" or "present"OMNI
21DThe ___ Games, for short (series of international athletic contests)OLY
22DMuscles that come in packsABS
23DPartner of "lah-di"DAH
25DFig or oak, e.g.TREE
26DClass with essays, for shortENG
27DTo pester or annoy constantlyNAG
29DCoiled hereditary chains: Abbr.DNA
30DLike James Bond, brieflyAGT
33DHot blood stateIRE
34DFormer telecom giant: Abbr. (anagram of "get")GTE
35DHorse rider's strapREIN
38DMagic phrase starterABRA
39DWashing machine contentsLOAD
40D"___ that weird?"ISNT
41DDog's medic, for shortVET
42DOpposite of shallow, in a swimming poolDEEP
44DFemale parent, lovinglyMOM
45DActress Gardner from "Mogambo"AVA
47DComputer manufacturer with a blue logo: Abbr.IBM
48DInternet issue on an online call, perhapsLAG
49DDJ Tiesto or David Guetta's genre: Abbr.EDM
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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