Tuesday · December 13, 2022 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword December 13, 2022 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the December 13, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
8Longest
3Shortest
8Abbreviations
Answers

December 13, 2022 — All 66 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 The ___ Housewives of Beverly Hills Show answer 4
#2 Tai ___ (martial art) Show answer 3
#3 High home for a bird Show answer 4
#4 In addition to Show answer 4
#5 Actor McKellen of X-Men Show answer 3
#6 Oscillating stringed toy: Hyph. Show answer 4
#7 Serena ___ American tennis player who took a step back from the sport in 2022 Show answer 8
#8 Fluff on sweaters Show answer 4
#9 One who issues tickets informally Show answer 3
#10 ___ and for all Show answer 4
#11 Ashleigh ___ Australian tennis player who announced her retirement in March 2022 Show answer 5
#12 Monday Night Football airer: Abbr. Show answer 4
#13 Arab aristocrat Show answer 4
#14 Get ___ of it (discard) Show answer 3
#15 Mont Blanc or Matterhorn for one Show answer 3
#16 Catch sight of? Show answer 6
#17 ___ Santana (Smooth guitarist) Show answer 6
#18 Clear a debt Show answer 5
#19 Singer Ora known for Let You Love Me Show answer 4
#20 Jon ___ American baseball player who announced his retirement in January 2022 Show answer 6
#21 Coffee lightener perhaps Show answer 5
#22 Chop with an axe Show answer 3
#23 Palindromic address for a woman Show answer 4
#24 Jamal ___ American basketball player who announced his retirement in March 2022 Show answer 8
#25 Manager's aide for short Show answer 4
#26 For ___ a jolly good fellow... Show answer 3
#27 Room actress Larson Show answer 4
#28 Cloud's locale Show answer 3
#29 Struggle to earn with out Show answer 3
#30 Nutrient in spinach Show answer 4
#31 Not cooked properly say Show answer 3
#32 Yale alum in slang Show answer 3
#33 Silent communication system: Abbr. Show answer 3
#34 That's hilarious!: Abbr. Show answer 3
#35 Italian for hello Show answer 4
#36 Picnic basket Show answer 6
#37 Break-___ (some crimes) Show answer 3
#38 Synthetic fabric Show answer 5
#39 ___ Morgan British cricketer who announced his retirement from international cricket in June 2022 Show answer 4
#40 Lip ___ (matching a person's lip movement) Show answer 4
#41 Shopping bag Show answer 4
#42 Like slippery roads Show answer 3
#43 Big ___ (London attraction) Show answer 3
#44 Love in Barcelona Show answer 4
#45 ___ of passage Show answer 4
#46 Road ___ (journey made by car) Show answer 4
#47 ___ mundus creatus est Show answer 3
#48 Hugging in a crowded place say: Abbr. Show answer 3
#49 Always Be My Maybe actress Wong Show answer 3
#50 Car parking area Show answer 3
#51 Awareness-raising TV ad: Abbr. Show answer 3
#52 ___ and collected (totally cool) Show answer 4
#53 Center of the storm Show answer 3
#54 Elementary curriculum: Abbr. Show answer 3
#55 Fiona's ogre husband Show answer 5
#56 Annoy playfully Show answer 5
#57 That's so gross! Show answer 3
#58 Nashville-based musical event: Abbr. Show answer 4
#59 Tuukka ___ Finnish ice hockey player who announced his retirement in February 2022 Show answer 4
#60 Not at all difficult Show answer 4
#61 Quantity for short (anagram of tam) Show answer 3
#62 SNL comedian Michael ___ Show answer 3
#63 Quantico organization: Abbr. Show answer 3
#64 Ice hockey great Bobby ___ Show answer 3
#65 Carnival city in Brazil Show answer 3
#66 Lion's retreat Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the December 13, 2022 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 13, 2022, a Tuesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WILLIAMS at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 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 13, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

December 13, 2022 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 13, 2022?
The December 13, 2022 grid has 66 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 66 clues. The longest answer is WILLIAMS at 8 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 8 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for December 13, 2022 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including December 12, 2022 and December 14, 2022.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the December 13, 2022 Crossword

01

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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 8 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for December 13, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 13, 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

66clues on this board
8longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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