Daily Themed Crossword December 22, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 22, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
December 22, 2022 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Naughty child's Christmas gift | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Slippery slime | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Poem of praise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ That I Love You song by Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Snooty one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Tear as wrapping paper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Swedish furniture franchise | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Larger than large | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___: Cyber (procedural TV series): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___-cone (cool treat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Newton in physics textbooks | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Mr. ___ villain in It's a Wonderful Life who is played by Lionel Barrymore | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Aquarium denizen that shocks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Grande who sang Not Just on Christmas to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | The ___ Bandits villains in Home Alone who are played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ going to have a baby! (that woman) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Garden hoe targets | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Ebenezer ___ villain in the 1984 film A Christmas Carol who is played by George C. Scott | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | Lymph ___ (inner body part) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | The Raven poet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Beetle Bailey's superior e.g. for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Place to relax | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Stan Lee's appearance in a Marvel film e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Scut ___ villain in the 1983 film A Christmas Story who is played by Zack Ward | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Soup ___ salad?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Porter served with porterhouse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Turkey currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Show disrespect at a lecture say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Trigonometry's sin ___ and tan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Brazil's ___ Paulo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Everything's going to be ___ (alright) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Palindromic Vietnamese new year | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | WSW's directional opposite: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ and rave (talk loudly and angrily) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Windy City for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Acorn's tree form | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Enjoyed a burger say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | That is the ___ of our worries | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Serengeti herd member | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ Boogie villain in The Nightmare Before Christmas who is voiced by Ken Page | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Very overweight | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Seal-hunting sea dolphin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | The D in CD-ROM | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Prefix with Pen or dural | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Where the sea touches the land | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Morning paper contents | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | By the way... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Little one on a chessboard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Cookie with a Java Chip variety | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Neck and neck on a scoreboard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Honey-in-tea measurement for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Garden-watering tool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Waffle brand in the freezer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Become firm as jelly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Place for the boss's mug perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Hot ___ (chocolate drink) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | ___-view mirror | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Heart rate measure often checked via the wrist | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Thai or Bangladeshi e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Head of a town or county council | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | ___ of the matter (truth) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Gel in skin products | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Sit down for a while (take a break) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Nigiri topping | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Nickname indicator: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Obi-___ Kenobi (2022 TV series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Spelling Bee publisher: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 22, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 22, 2022, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SCROOGE 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 22, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 22, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 22, 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 67 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 22, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 22, 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.