Daily Themed Crossword December 9, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 9, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
December 9, 2022 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Plumber's charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Male pal for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Sheep's hello | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Fool's month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Tear violently | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Group of wolves | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Four Women singer ___ Simone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Response to a question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Former tennis star Kournikova or actress Kendrick | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Where the Crawdads ___ 2018 novel by Delia Owens that was adapted into an eponymous 2022 thriller film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | At no cost? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Mexican she-bear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Kimono tie-up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | The A in FDA for short | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Hear me out | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | The Big ___ Theory (Jim Parsons sitcom) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Square on a calendar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Genetic messenger: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | The ___ Girls 2013 novel by Lauren Beukes that was adapted into 2022 TV series of the same name | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | ___ Wallace co-presenter of the cooking show MasterChef | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Pied Piper's rodent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Garment that sounds like t | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Luckiest Girl ___ 2015 novel by Jessica Knoll that was adapted into 2022 mystery thriller movie of the same name | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Opus ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Big name among manufacturer of speakers (anagram of obes) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Actress Whitman from Good Girls | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Death on the ___ 1937 novel by Agatha Christie that was adapted into the eponymous 2022 mystery film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Go on and on angrily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | A Man Called ___ 2012 novel by Fredrik Backman that was adapted into a 2022 movie titled A Man Called Otto | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | It's definitely not good | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Home security group letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Navigator's chart? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | The Wizard of Oz production studio: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Ceiling spinner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Prefix with pen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Suffix with east or north | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Oat ___ (cereal) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Engagement jewelry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Special ___ (military missions) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Boon's distant pal? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Teenage skin woe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Alias letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Mrs. 'Arris Goes to ___ 1958 novel by Paul Gallico that was adapted into a 2022 comedy-drama film | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Delegate duties for one | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Actor McKellen from The Hobbit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Quantico agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Prefix with potent or present | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | The ___ Games for short (series of international athletic contests) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Muscles that come in packs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Partner of lah-di | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Fig or oak e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Class with essays for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | To pester or annoy constantly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Coiled hereditary chains: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Like James Bond briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Hot blood state | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Former telecom giant: Abbr. (anagram of get) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Horse rider's strap | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Magic phrase starter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Washing machine contents | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | ___ that weird? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Dog's medic for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Opposite of shallow in a swimming pool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Female parent lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Actress Gardner from Mogambo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Computer manufacturer with a blue logo: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Internet issue on an online call perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | DJ Tiesto or David Guetta's genre: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 9, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 9, 2022, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SHINING at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 9, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 9, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 9, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 9, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 9, 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.
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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.