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Daily Themed Crossword December 29, 2022 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the December 29, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
12Longest
3Shortest
4Abbreviations
Answers

December 29, 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 Single-___ plastics Show answer 3
#2 Sugar-glazed meat Show answer 3
#3 Me in France Show answer 3
#4 Spinning toys Show answer 4
#5 Enjoyed takeout say Show answer 3
#6 On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me five ___ rings... Show answer 4
#7 Continent with the Great Wall of China Show answer 4
#8 Whales that are swimming together Show answer 3
#9 Hairstyle with some height Show answer 4
#10 ___ Pocus 2 2022 film starring Sarah Jessica Parker that is a sequel to the 1993 film of the same name Show answer 5
#11 Leaning Tower of ___ Show answer 4
#12 Bubble bath spot Show answer 3
#13 Spider-Man: ___ the Spider-Verse 2023 film starring Shameik Moore that is a sequel to a 2018 film Show answer 6
#14 Iced tea flavoring most often Show answer 5
#15 People adored by their fans Show answer 5
#16 If you ask me in text talk: Abbr. Show answer 3
#17 ___ Paulo Brazil Show answer 3
#18 ___ garden (distinctive Japanese garden) Show answer 3
#19 2022 film starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey that is a sequel to a 2007 film Show answer 12
#20 ___ Holmes Batman Begins actress Show answer 5
#21 Everything happens ___ a reason Show answer 3
#22 ___ mower (grass cutter) Show answer 4
#23 Avatar: The Way of ___ 2022 film starring Zoe Saldana that is a sequel to a 2009 film Show answer 5
#24 Top Gun: ___ 2022 film starring Tom Cruise that is a sequel to a 1986 film Show answer 8
#25 Song sung alone Show answer 4
#26 Pooch from Garfield Show answer 4
#27 ___ Smith who sang Unholy Show answer 3
#28 Gracious party thrower? Show answer 4
#29 Indian flatbread Show answer 4
#30 How long ___ it been? Show answer 3
#31 Bruce of Enter the Dragon Show answer 3
#32 Salt Lake City's state Show answer 4
#33 Pretty mediocre: Hyph. Show answer 4
#34 Much more than amazing Show answer 4
#35 Prefix with hazard to mean disorganized (anagram of pah) Show answer 3
#36 At the apex of Show answer 4
#37 Social ___ (Instagram and the like) Show answer 5
#38 Floor cleaner that leaves a wet trail Show answer 3
#39 Outdated as a trend Show answer 3
#40 Promise to a to-be spouse: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#41 Quickly fry as mushrooms Show answer 5
#42 ___ dog (protectful pet) Show answer 5
#43 Addition calculation Show answer 3
#44 S in STEM briefly Show answer 3
#45 Dark-skinned pear Show answer 4
#46 Move like slime Show answer 4
#47 Vehicle that slides over snow Show answer 4
#48 Nine-digit government ID: Abbr. Show answer 3
#49 ___ and found Show answer 4
#50 I'd rather not slangily Show answer 3
#51 Texter's I'm not too sure letters Show answer 3
#52 Mamma ___! Here We Go Again (2018 musical) Show answer 3
#53 Frequent oops sayer perhaps Show answer 3
#54 Come On ___ 1982 song by Dexys Midnight Runners Show answer 6
#55 Within arm's reach Show answer 4
#56 Right this second Show answer 3
#57 ___ talk (insulting speech) Show answer 5
#58 Puss in Boots: The Last ___ 2022 film starring Antonio Banderas that is a sequel to a 2011 film Show answer 4
#59 Student sports organization: Abbr. Show answer 4
#60 One in a handyman's kit Show answer 4
#61 What ___ is on your mind? (Tell me more) Show answer 4
#62 Repetitive learning technique Show answer 4
#63 Start to the school week briefly Show answer 3
#64 Lovelace in computing history Show answer 3
#65 Communication ___ email (through) Show answer 3
#66 Metric distance measures: Abbr. Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the December 29, 2022 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 29, 2022, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DISENCHANTED at 12 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 29, 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 29, 2022 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 29, 2022?
The December 29, 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 DISENCHANTED at 12 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 4 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for December 29, 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 28, 2022 and December 30, 2022.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the December 29, 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 12 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 29, 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 29, 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
12longest 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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