Daily Themed Crossword December 31, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 31, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
December 31, 2022 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Start of a New Year's Eve countdown! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Joke with a bit of wordplay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Retro music collection: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Mailbox opening | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Number of lives a cat has | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Line of airplane seats | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Walking trail | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | No returns tag: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Santa ___ Orange Coast city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Number that becomes infinity when lying down? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Leave speechless | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Snow White's roommate count? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | ___ do it (we shall) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | ___ B. Wells women's rights activist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Loudspeaker sound effect | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Lion's den | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Nerve-wracking forewarning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Half of a dozen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Luxury hotel brand based in Dallas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Middle of a New Year's Eve countdown! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Shape of a square's corner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Only number with the same number of letters as its value | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Restaurant's full-course offerings | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | The ___ Little Pigs (fable with the Big Bad Wolf) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Sailor's affirmative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ bit (tiny amount) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Singer Celine who sang A New Day Has Come | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Skin-colored lipstick shade | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Dublin's land for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | It takes ___ to tango | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | What solving crosswords is to some | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ of War video game series with a character named Ares | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Spike TV formerly: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | End of a New Year's Eve countdown! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Cinnamon measurement for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Portuguese she | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ so fast mister! (Slow down!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ posh (That's a bunch of baloney!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Group of textbook lessons | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Super ___ (Nintendo product): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Wooden box for produce | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Krispy Kreme offering | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me seven ___ a-swimming | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Megan ___ Stallion who rapped Pressurelicious | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Remind to the point of annoyance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Plug-___ (software add-ons) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___-pitch softball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Grain storage structure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Red-coated cheese (anagram of made) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Their efforts were in ___ (futile) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | White stir-fry ingredient | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Royal title in the Arab World | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Crank up as an engine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | They're no friend | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | ___ with (widespread) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Beachgoer's view | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ call you later | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Big T-shirt sizes for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | British linguist's reference: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Hallow ending for a spooky festival | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Bird's nest brick | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Any member of the Justice League e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Pondside plant (anagram of deer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Like many a ghostwriter for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Cousin ___ The Addams Family character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Totally defeat slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Alien's getaway vehicle: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Dull horse color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Ethyl ending | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 31, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 31, 2022, a Saturday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is STEREO at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 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 31, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 31, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 31, 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 69 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 31, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 31, 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.