Daily Themed Crossword December 8, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 8, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
December 8, 2022 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Flash ___ (spontaneous performance) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ one out (different) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Baseball player's head wear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | GPS suggestion briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Dubai's nation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Dustbin cover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Weaver Alien actress who portrays Kiri in Avatar: The Way of Water | Show answer | 9 | |
| #8 | Santa's workshop member | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | River bank deposit (rhymes with tilt) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Carpe ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Indian flatbread type | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Distribute jam on bread say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Skirt's border line | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Actress Hathaway from The Intern | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Life ___ know It: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Caps Lock neighbor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Tend to the sauce say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Splints locale perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Mood light setting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | One hailing from Nairobi perhaps | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | ___ Saldana Guardians of the Galaxy actress who portrays Neytiri in Avatar: The Way of Water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Brave singer Bareilles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | All work and no ___... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Painter's medium perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ Yeoh Crazy Rich Asians actress who portrays Dr. Karina in Avatar: The Way of Water | Show answer | 8 | |
| #26 | Sushi egg mass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Eternals actress McHugh or The Thinning actress Johnson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Casino Royale actress Green | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Tonsillitis department: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ Worthington Wrath of the Titans actor who portrays Jake Sully in Avatar: The Way of Water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Slangy no | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Married woman's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Open the Door singer Redding | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Let the games ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | Days of ___ Lives | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | The Da Vinci Code author ___ Brown | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Legal documents | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | Jemaine ___ Men in Black 3 actor who portrays Dr. Ian Garvin in Avatar: The Way of Water | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Be ill or unwell say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Adobe file type: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Spanish for wave | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Great Salt Lake's locale | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Shrill bark | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Distinct periods of history | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Court divider? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | 32 Flavors singer DiFranco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ Spiegel (German news website) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ Max: Fury Road | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Bring up in a Q&A session say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Maroon 5's ___ Will Be Loved | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Kate ___ Titanic actress who portrays Ronal in Avatar: The Way of Water | Show answer | 7 | |
| #52 | Irish singer known for her track Only Time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Show ___ time! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ around (sulk or brood) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Sleeve filling limb | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Manicure targets? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Actress Pompeo of Grey's Anatomy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | American inventor Thomas ___ Edison | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Slangy affirmation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Miner's sparkling find | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Particle with a +/- charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Espionage agency headquartered in Virginia: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Sandwich meat perhaps | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 8, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 8, 2022, a Thursday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SIGOURNEY at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 8, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 8, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 8, 2022 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 63 clues with answers from 3 to 9 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for December 8, 2022 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 8, 2022 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.