Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 9, 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 9, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid33 across · 35 down
1E
2V
3E
4R
5A
6T
7D
8A
9Y
10G
E
L
11U
F
O
12U
N
O
13O
R
B
14T
E
E
N
15M
E
N
U
16B
A
17B
Y
18W
I
19K
I
20A
P
21P
22F
L
23O
24R
25A
26G
R
E
E
27N
28C
O
M
E
S
29E
30L
I
31A
I
32M
33E
T
S
34B
E
N
35C
36H
37B
A
38C
39O
N
40B
E
A
R
D
41T
A
N
42E
L
43M
44M
O
45M
46M
47Y
48C
49A
50G
E
51I
52S
53L
E
54E
R
A
55B
R
A
D
56T
E
L
L
57S
I
R
58S
T
Y
59T
A
B
60S
S
N

Clues & Answers

Across

1AEden womanEVE
4AOwl's rodent preyRAT
7A24-hour periodDAY
10AProduct used to keep hair in placeGEL
11AAlien vehicle: Abbr.UFO
12APopular card game with a Spanish nameUNO
13ASpherical space objectORB
14AAdult-to-beTEEN
15ARestaurant list with dinner optionsMENU
16A"Santa ___," 1953 hit by Eartha Kitt where she playfully asks Santa for extravagant presentsBABY
18AOnline encyclopedia anyone can edit, for shortWIKI
20AInstagram or Snapchat, for shortAPP
22A___ and faunaFLORA
26AChristmas tree colorGREEN
28A"Here ___ Santa Claus," 1947 song by Gene Autry that celebrates the arrival of SantaCOMES
29AFormer Giants quarterback, ___ ManningELI
31APrepare to throw dartsAIM
33AVisitors from another planet: Abbr.ETS
34ASubstitute player's spotBENCH
37AMeaty breakfast stripBACON
40A"Santa's ___," 1964 song by The Beach Boys that tells the story of Santa's iconic facial hairBEARD
41AResult of a sunny beach vacationTAN
42AStreet of nightmares?ELM
44A"I Saw ___ Kissing Santa Claus," 1952 holiday song by Jimmy Boyd that describes a child's surprise encounter with SantaMOMMY
48ABird's enclosureCAGE
51A___ of Capri (Italian island)ISLE
54APeriod for Taylor Swift?ERA
55A"Fight Club" actor ___ PittBRAD
56A"Santa ___ Me," 2014 pop song by Ariana Grande where she asks Santa for a long-term loverTELL
57AMadam's counterpartSIR
58APig's home on a farmSTY
59AKey above Caps Lock on a keyboardTAB
60AUnique ID for a U.S. citizen: Abbr.SSN

Down

1D"I, me, myself" issue?EGO
2DAction wordVERB
3DActor Idris ___, who plays Heimdall in "Thor"ELBA
4DRegret bitterlyRUE
5DNot many: 2 wds.AFEW
6DAuthor Morrison of "The Bluest Eye"TONI
7DLike homework that is pendingDUE
8D___ Arbor, MichiganANN
9D"'Zat ___ Santa Claus?," 1953 song by Louis Armstrong where the singer wonders if it is really Santa visiting himYOU
14DA, O, or AB, when talking about bloodTYPE
15DActor ___ Ventimiglia of "This Is Us"MILO
17DSoap unitBAR
19DColonel Sanders' chain: Abbr.KFC
21DPod memberPEA
23DSuperstitious signOMEN
24DNo longer working, for shortRET
25DBraying farm animalASS
26DChelsea Peretti's character in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"GINA
27DWriting part of a penNIB
29DTide's retreatEBB
30D"To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper ___LEE
32DYoga necessityMAT
35DApollo ___, Rocky Balboa's foe-turned-friend from the "Rocky" franchiseCREED
36DCholesterol that must be high for good heart health: Abbr.HDL
38DDesert animalCAMEL
39DJohn Lennon's wife, Yoko ___ONO
43DBaker's hand protectorMITT
45DUntidy room, sayMESS
46DMagnetic scans for one's internal organs: Abbr.MRIS
47DKnitter's ballYARN
48D"The Big Bang Theory" network: Abbr.CBS
49D"Mona Lisa" or "Starry Night," e.g.ART
50DHappy and light-heartedGAY
52DPirate's domainSEA
53DLawyer's degree: Abbr.LLB
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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