The Daily Themed Crossword Dec 27 2023 Answers were just published after we played around with it and solved today’s puzzle in a timely matter. This puzzle special in the sense that everyday it allows you to play with a different theme hence the name Daily Themed Crossword. The clues are grouped by their orientation on the puzzle grid and by their number.
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Across
- 1a. (1/5) Start of a New Year’s Eve countdown…or the result of 100 divided by 20FIVE
- 5a. ___-hanging fruitLOW
- 8a. *Mother, affectionately…and the theme apparent in 29a, 47a, 5d, 35d, and 46d.MOM
- 11a. “Just Go with It” actor ___ SandlerADAM
- 12a. “…boy ___ girl?” (question to new parents, perhaps): 2 wds.ORA
- 13a. Crunch targets, for shortABS
- 14a. ___ mater (one’s former school)ALMA
- 15a. Surprise police attackRAID
- 17a. Eggy Yule drinkNOG
- 18a. Prefix with “Pen” for a lifesaving injectionEPI
- 19a. ___ Kunis, mother of Mila KunisELVIRA
- 21a. Reaction after receiving a funny meme: Abbr.LOL
- 23a. “The Young and the Restless” actress LongoriaEVA
- 24a. Coat rack pinPEG
- 27a. Longitude’s partner, for shortLAT
- 29a. * ___ Cleaver, mother to Wally and Theodore in the 1950s sitcom “Leave It to Beaver”JUNE
- 33a. Santa ___, California city in Greater Los AngelesANA
- 34a. Christian ___, French fashion designerDIOR
- 36a. “…___ all the confusion, they got away!” (in the thick of)AMID
- 37a. Weaver’s machineLOOM
- 39a. Green legume in fried ricePEA
- 41a. “___ doubts?”ANY
- 42a. Invoice total, for shortAMT
- 45a. “Later!”BYE
- 47a. * ___ Simpson, mother to Bart, Lisa, and Maggie in the animated sitcom “The Simpsons”MARGE
- 49a. Snaky fish in a dragon rollEEL
- 50a. Emulate a bunny, sayHOP
- 51a. American fashion designer ___ JacobsMARC
- 53a. Anna’s sister in “Frozen”ELSA
- 57a. Dadaist JeanARP
- 58a. Kangaroo’s pouch, e.g.SAC
- 59a. When shadows are at their shortestNOON
- 60a. Trapeze artist’s safeguardNET
- 61a. “That” in SpanishESA
- 62a. Godmother, oftenAUNT
Down
- 1d. Air traffic and safety organization: Abbr.FAA
- 2d. “An ___ mind is the devil’s workshop”IDLE
- 3d. Femme fatale and a word you’ll find hidden in “vampire”VAMP
- 4d. Letter in your inbox, sayEMAIL
- 5d. * ___ Gilmore, mother to Rory in the 2000s TV series “Gilmore Girls”LORELAI
- 6d. Verbal examORAL
- 7d. Give up, as rights during a police questioning (homophone of “wave”)WAIVE
- 8d. Tom Clancy’s “Every ___ Tiger”: 2 wds.MANA
- 9d. “This price is negotiable”: Abbr.OBO
- 10d. The “M” in SMS, for shortMSG
- 16d. League unit, for shortDIV
- 20d. Indian royal and a word you’ll find hidden in “Maharajah”RAJA
- 22d. ___ Navy (clothing brand)OLD
- 24d. Close companionPAL
- 25d. Antacid brand since the 1800sENO
- 26d. Federal auditing body: Abbr.GAO
- 28d. Child’s spinning toyTOP
- 30d. ___ Thurman who stars as a history professor in “The Life Before Her Eyes”UMA
- 31d. “The Downward Spiral” rock band: Abbr.NIN
- 32d. Big name in ice creamEDY
- 35d. * ___ Pearson, mother to Kevin, Kate, and Randall in the 2010s TV series “This Is Us”REBECCA
- 38d. Month after February, for shortMAR
- 40d. Nautical “yes”AYE
- 43d. “Tom and Jerry” studio: Abbr.MGM
- 44d. Make fun of, sayTEASE
- 46d. * ___ Gilbert, mother to Stefanie Salvatore in the 2010s supernatural drama “Legacies”ELENA
- 47d. “___ is more” (minimalist’s credo)MORE
- 48d. Scheduled meeting with a doctor, for shortAPPT
- 50d. ___ Solo, character played by Harrison FordHAN
- 52d. ___ al-Ayn, city in SyriaRAS
- 54d. Rocker ReedLOU
- 55d. Dad’s boySON
- 56d. Hardworking crawlerANT
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