Daily Themed Crossword December 11, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 11, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
December 11, 2022 — All 70 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ and flow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Rolling ___ (tool used by a baker) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Tree fluid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Flight connecting word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | My Chemical Romance's music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | At ___ point (eventually) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Is that ___? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Ice crystals that fall during wintertime also the common factor between 18a 21a 34a 42a 53a 3d and 39d | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | American ___ (singing competition series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ Mandela Nobel Peace Prize winner | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Single unit of 14a that may be seen on a Christmas card | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | ___ and cry (commotion) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Shaggy Himalayan beast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Design made on the ground during winter with the help of 14a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Back muscle for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | The Princess and the ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Not much of a friend? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Nutmeg-based spice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Take unlawfully | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Fox follower to mean a dance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Pokemon protagonist Ketchum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Cold dessert that is made with syrup and shares part of its name with 14a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Am ___ brother's keeper?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___-faced (insincere) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Burning Olympic symbol | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Shelter for people living in cold regions that is made of 14a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Boat accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Que Sera Sera singer ___ Day | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Match referee for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Pacific ___ (2013 film starring Idris Elba) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Ski ___ inclined surface for skiing that is made of 14a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Nick the surface of? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Don't give up! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ Lovelace programmer of the first algorithm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Be nosy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Steve Carell starrer ___ Almighty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Liver secretion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Spherical object used in a winter game that is made of 14a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Cylindrical pasta variety | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | According to me in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | This instant! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Happy Meal's fizzy part usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Run ___ (go out of control) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Brazilian soccer legend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Fiber from a cocoon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Chicken Soup for the ___ (book series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Murder ___ Wrote (1984 TV series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Destiny itself | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Luxury boat for a millionaire | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Back to a sailor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Neither rhyme ___ reason | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Storm or Tracker car-maker in the '90s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Vegas lead-in | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ bono | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Geologist's time period | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Grandpa Simpson fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Spider-Man's aunt ___ Parker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Director Burton of Beetlejuice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | A ___ in the machine (insignificant) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Prescription items briefly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Smart like an owl | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Children's temporary winter construction that is made of 14a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Evil mastermind's hideout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Uniformed troop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Shapeless mass | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Persian poet ___ Khayyam | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Nashville's Grand Ole ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Wave in Spanish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Pole used for fishing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #70 | Brewery letters | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 11, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 11, 2022, a Sunday. It contains 70 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NELSON at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 11, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 11, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 11, 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 70 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 11, 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 70 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 11, 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.