Daily Themed Crossword December 18, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 18, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
December 18, 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 | Wrapped box under a Christmas tree | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Anderson from Baywatch for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Have unpaid debts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Farmland measure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Relocate to a new flat say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Prepare a cocktail say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Use Somebody band Kings of ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ stage right (theater instruction) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | President Eisenhower's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | The S in SNL for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Monkeys Do I Wanna Know? band whose name features one of the coldest places on earth | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | More than plump | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Silent go signal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ Wolf (Shakira hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Apple's mobile platform | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Jon ___ Game of Thrones character whose name features something you may see on the Alps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Engine lubricant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Robert ___ The Road Not Taken poet whose name features something that you may see on a frozen window | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Price negotiation acronym | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Door fastener | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Impress romantically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Foil or can material | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Go ___ the grid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Unhappy or distressed | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Ariel ___ Modern Family actress whose name is reminiscent of Christmas season | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Center of a peach | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Had brunch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Dissenting vote | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ Burnett Better Call Saul actress whose name is reminiscent of Christmas | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Deep dreaming stage: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Covert federal group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ of thumb (general guideline) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Brooding music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Slippery ___ (tree) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Start over from scratch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Country miss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Vanilla ___ Get Wit' It rapper whose name is reminiscent of the cold | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | To and ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Very nervous | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Chicken ___ (rash-inducing disease) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Bird-related | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | ___-Goldwyn-Mayer (media company) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Leave out a detail say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Prefix with leaks or pedia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | The E in CEO for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Shooting star | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | ___ I care!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | D.J.'s stack: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Cleveland's state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Kristen ___ The Good Place actress whose name features something you may see on a Christmas tree | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Shed more than a few tears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Piglet's mom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | C sharp or B flat for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Memorial column for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Took the trophy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Cream of mushroom ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Hot ___ (retail chain) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Tater ___ (snack) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Picket ___ (domestic boundary) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Physically delicate | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Ringo ___ drummer for The Beatles whose name is reminiscent of a Christmas night | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Suffix with hard or soft in technology | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Amazon wishlist component | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Pixar's lost fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Thanksgiving tuber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Deeply regret | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Moth-eaten as clothes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Sign before Virgo | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 18, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 18, 2022, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ARCTIC at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 18, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 18, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 18, 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 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 18, 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 18, 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.