Daily Themed Crossword December 12, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 12, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
December 12, 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 | I ___ your pardon! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Facebook image for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Publish as on Instagram | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | The Diary of a Young Girl writer ___ Frank | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Much ___ About Nothing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | He's ___ no good: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | White ___ (US President's quarters) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Going to California band ___ Zeppelin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Red carpet attendee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ Blair Hellboy actress | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Once in a ___ (sometimes) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Mr. ___ & the Big Steppers 2022 music album by Kendrick Lamar that debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Hen in the past | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Macbeth or Hamlet e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Carnegie ___ University Pittsburgh | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | ___ Jude (Beatles classic) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Layered cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | The Good Wife network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | 2022 music album by Beyonce that debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 | Show answer | 11 | |
| #20 | Villain's domain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Lose Yourself rapper whose name sounds like a brand of chocolate | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | 2022 music album by South Korean group BTS that debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Flynn who played Robin Hood | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | The U in CPU | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Student advocacy group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Heredity units | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Nervous twitch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Country ___ (lodging option) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ FM 2022 music album by the Weeknd that debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Informal summer wear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Rock band Jimmy ___ World | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Hairstyling gunk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ humbug! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Music producer Brian ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Bearded beast of Africa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Beach plant with dates | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | I have no ___! (Don't ask me!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Atlantic ___ (fish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ P 2022 collaboration between Gunna and Future featuring Young Thug that debuted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | ___ nerve (related to the eye) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Plant stem | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Ripped a shirt say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | English class composition | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Slithery fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Fruit that's an anagram of melon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | You-know-___ (aka Lord Voldemort) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Speed-limit letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Soccer chant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Bit of sunshine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Hold Me ___ 2022 collaboration between Britney Spears and Elton John that debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #51 | Disco ___ (early '70s) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Floral Oahu wear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Inside Politics network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Pre A.D. letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Academic year division for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Laugh ___ (very funny person) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | North Pole worker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Urban haze | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Had the flu say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Orange muppet from Sesame Street who is Bert's partner | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | The ___ (singing show with blind auditions) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Gentle golf stroke | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Sicily's active volcano | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ and rave (complain angrily) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Sweetest ___ 2022 collaboration between Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa that debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Keep pestering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | One with a wool coat? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | NBC's popular skit show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 12, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 12, 2022, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RENAISSANCE at 11 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 12, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 12, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 12, 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 11 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 12, 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 12, 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.