The Daily Themed Crossword Dec 22 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. (7/10) “Unwrap the evergreen ___ you’ve bought and start decorating it!”TREE
- 5a. ___-fi, genre for “Arrival”SCI
- 8a. Feeling “:(“SAD
- 11a. Aloe ___, succulent that can survive for 25 yearsVERA
- 12a. Pea housingPOD
- 13a. Birthday cake candle count, sayAGE
- 14a. Unforeseen obstacleSNAG
- 15a. Purple orchid holder, at homeVASE
- 16a. Moo-ing farm animalCOW
- 17a. Wall Street deal (anagram of “lob”): Abbr.LBO
- 19a. Job at handTASK
- 21a. Sweet ___, rhyming phrase that refers to short and satisfying moments, just like a candied delightTREAT
- 23a. Swiss mountaineer’s climbALP
- 24a. Pirate’s domainSEA
- 25a. Kind of cozy?TEA
- 27a. Time between anniversariesYEAR
- 31a. Parched, like a desertARID
- 33a. “___ Dalloway,” Virginia Woolf novelMRS
- 36a. “Tall Girl” actress ___ MichelleAVA
- 37a. Fine ___, rhyming phrase that refers to enhancement with time, just like a well-cellared CabernetWINE
- 38a. ___ rally (high school event)PEP
- 39a. Moral transgressionSIN
- 40a. Like the name Ruby for a jewelerAPT
- 43a. Inner ___, Earth’s hottest partCORE
- 45a. Creme-filled cookieOREO
- 46a. “The dog ___ my homework” (excuse heard at school, perhaps)ATE
- 47a. Big ___, rhyming phrase that refers to an important person, like a CEO at a Fortune 500 companyWIG
- 49a. “Don’t forget to leave ___” (waiter’s request): 2 wds.ATIP
- 51a. ___ Anthony, Tessa Thompson’s fatherMARC
- 55a. Spring month, for shortAPR
- 56a. Mama’s boy?SON
- 57a. “Scooby-___,” 2002 filmDOO
- 58a. Small, graceful deerROE
- 59a. “We’re not done ___!”YET
- 60a. Robotic banker: Abbr.ATM
Down
- 1d. Appliances where you can watch “Cheers” and “Seinfeld”: Abbr.TVS
- 2d. Stimpy’s pal, in cartoonsREN
- 3d. From a bygone ___ (from a time long past)ERA
- 4d. Bird that’s a symbol on the presidential sealEAGLE
- 5d. Place with relaxing bathsSPA
- 6d. ___ Rica, San Jose’s countryCOSTA
- 7d. Ego-___ (perfect self-image)IDEAL
- 8d. Potato-carrying bagSACK
- 9d. Time in the pastAGO
- 10d. Mountain ___, “green magic” soft drinkDEW
- 15d. Have one’s say, during an electionVOTE
- 18d. Winged nocturnal mammalBAT
- 20d. Agent who investigates covertlySPY
- 21d. “Tomorrow Never Dies” actress HatcherTERI
- 22d. Kind of check?RAIN
- 24d. Horror film franchise that shares a name with a toothy toolSAW
- 26d. Guitarist’s sound-boosting accessory, for shortAMP
- 28d. “At ___!” (military command)EASE
- 29d. High-flying prefix?AVI
- 30d. Broke into a sprintRAN
- 32d. “___ Santa…” (letter opener)DEAR
- 34d. “Previously on…” segmentRECAP
- 35d. Hot ___, rhyming phrase that refers to the place where most activity happens, maybe like your living room at homeSPOT
- 41d. Easy ___, rhyming phrase that refers to an effortless job, just like reciting ABCPEASY
- 42d. “…covered with grime from head ___”: 2 wds.TOTOE
- 44d. “Losing My Religion” bandREM
- 45d. Hideous fairy tale monsterOGRE
- 47d. Armed conflictWAR
- 48d. Corporate finance milestone: Abbr.IPO
- 50d. Bank account earning, for shortINT
- 52d. Palindromic Oklahoma cityADA
- 53d. Turn bad, as a bananaROT
- 54d. Rom-___, rhyming phrase that refers to a genre that’s filled with love and humor, just like “Crazy, Stupid, Love”COM
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