Daily Themed Crossword December 20, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 20, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
December 20, 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 | Christmas song | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Apply as makeup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Actress Kunis of That '70s Show | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Burst ___ the scene (appeared suddenly) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Trainwreck star Schumer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Colored eye part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Lionel ___ Argentinian soccer player who has won a record-setting seven Ballon d'Or trophies | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Tip of a stocking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Video recorders for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ peek (a secret look) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | That's terrible!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Johan ___ Dutch former soccer player who has won the Ballon d'Or trophy three times | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | 31st December: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Month after July for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Miner's find | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Palindromic fashion magazine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Frankly speaking in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Waikiki's locale | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Put on an ___ (pretend) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | PC key above shift | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Cawing bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Run away from | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Cristiano ___ Portuguese soccer player who has won the Ballon d'Or trophy five times | Show answer | 7 | |
| #24 | Geologist's collection maybe | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Logic-based matchstick game (anagram of min) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Bubble or mud follower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Beachgoer's goal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ Keegan English former soccer player who has won the Ballon d'Or trophy two times | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Do ___ others... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Zion Church letters (anagram of mae) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Run away secretly to get married | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Good Days R&B singer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Physique slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ Kats (animated action series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___ de plume (author's pen name) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Pop band ___ Direction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | UFO's occupants: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Compression type (rhymes with bossy) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Facts and figures collected together | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Run ___ (be out of control) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Toodles! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ Platini French former soccer player who has won the Ballon d'Or trophy three times | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | Tehran's country | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Red carpet ready vehicle for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Braying animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | The I of FYI for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | High School Musical star Zac | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Popeye's love Olive ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Hobbes or Garfield e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___ the wrong way (irritate) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | That's gross! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Nerve cell | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | Gobble up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | British nobleman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | That woman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Cape ___ Massachusetts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Number of seats in a sports car usually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Cartoonish shriek | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Desert animals with humps | Show answer | 6 | |
| #60 | ___ Beckenbauer Dutch former soccer player who has won the Ballon d'Or trophy two times | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Whole ___ Love by Led Zeppelin | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Canyon sound rebound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Air Jordan company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Guess in the dark? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Public transport vehicle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Te ___ (I love you) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | The Simpsons neighbor Flanders | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Solemn pledge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Hoppy beer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #70 | Safety ___ (trapeze artist's safeguard) | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 20, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 20, 2022, a Tuesday. It contains 70 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RONALDO at 7 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 20, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 20, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 20, 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 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 20, 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 20, 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.