The Daily Themed Crossword Dec 30 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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- 1a. (4/5) Part of a New Year’s Countdown…or a duo’s numberTWO
- 4a. Limb attached to one’s shoulderARM
- 7a. Matures, like wineAGES
- 11a. “Ready, ___, go!”SET
- 12a. “Mamma ___!”MIA
- 13a. Champagne bottle stopperCORK
- 14a. Lap-loving family memberPET
- 15a. *37a was a type of ___ (nomadic) bird that traveled long distances and was used to send messages.MIGRATORY
- 17a. Nevada copper townELY
- 19a. ___-mo (replay speed)SLO
- 20a. ___ Howard who starred in “Happy Days”RON
- 21a. Lily pad leapersFROGS
- 25a. Luxurious water vesselYACHT
- 29a. Perfume by singer GrandeARI
- 30a. *37a ___ (delivered) its eggs one at a time.LAID
- 33a. Be a ___ (very funny)HOOT
- 35a. *Newly hatched 37a ___ (nourished) on “crop milk”.FED
- 36a. “Planet,” to a poetORB
- 37a. *Extinct “passenger” bird…and a clue to solve 15a, 30a, 35a, 47a, and 42dPIGEON
- 39a. Disney deerBAMBI
- 41a. Karachi’s nation, for shortPAK
- 43a. Actress Michele of “Scream Queens” and “Glee”LEA
- 45a. ___ Frank who wrote “The Diary of a Young Girl”ANNE
- 47a. *Studies suggest that 37a resembled the mourning ___ (peace-loving bird).DOVE
- 50a. ___-Carlton (hotel chain)RITZ
- 53a. Like all prime numbers except 1aODD
- 55a. SketchDRAW
- 56a. Houston Rockets legend ___ MingYAO
- 57a. Number on a scale, for shortWGT
- 58a. X, in ancient RomeTEN
- 59a. “Big ___,” 2012 seriesANG
- 60a. Nintendo’s Super ___: Abbr.NES
Down
- 1d. Recipe measure, for shortTSP
- 2d. Teensy bitWEE
- 3d. Playful aquatic mammalOTTER
- 4d. “___ audible?” (“Can you hear me?”): 2 wds.AMI
- 5d. Fix illegally, as a boxing matchRIG
- 6d. Red planet named after the Roman God of WarMARS
- 7d. George Clooney or Ben Affleck, e.g.ACTOR
- 8d. Sticky stuffGOO
- 9d. Make a mistake or mess up, sayERR
- 10d. “Blue” or “starry” expanseSKY
- 15d. Feathered mimic artist? (anagram of “many”)MYNA
- 16d. Furry ’80s TV alien whose real name was Gordon ShumwayALF
- 18d. Early chess player SamLOYD
- 22d. Clumsy sort (word hidden in “loaf”)OAF
- 23d. Hurdle for college seniors: Abbr.GRE
- 24d. “___ the Science Kid,” PBS children’s showSID
- 26d. ___-Town (nickname for Illinois’ most populous city)CHI
- 27d. Plump pigHOG
- 28d. Pedicure focusTOE
- 30d. High tennis shotLOB
- 31d. Palindromic “altar” in the skyARA
- 32d. ThinkPad creator: Abbr.IBM
- 34d. Dark yellow November birthstoneTOPAZ
- 37d. Baked pastry dishPIE
- 38d. Mum’s mum, in LondonNAN
- 40d. “It ___ my mind!” (“Wow!”)BLEW
- 42d. *The last ___ (famous) 37a was a female named “Martha”.KNOWN
- 44d. Youngest Stark daughter in “Game of Thrones”ARYA
- 46d. One of 12 on a cubeEDGE
- 47d. Now-banned pesticide: Abbr.DDT
- 48d. Miner’s findORE
- 49d. Delivery vehicleVAN
- 51d. “Casino Royale” author FlemingIAN
- 52d. Dress up, with “out”TOG
- 54d. Rehab withdrawal woes: Abbr.DTS
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