Daily Themed Crossword December 1, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 1, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
December 1, 2023 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dribble-catching tablewear for a baby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Baseball headgear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Beast of burden | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Singer ___ DiFranco with her own record label Righteous Babe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Much ___ About Nothing (2012 film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | High school subject studying the human body for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Happy ___ Day! Let's celebrate the person who mixes cocktails like a pro and would use the words in 24a 41a 7d 23d 27d and 36d | BARTENDER | 9 | |
| #8 | Home where you hear oinks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Came to a conclusion | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Creamy white condiment for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Horse-controlling strap | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | *___ rim flavored rim to enhance the taste of drinks like the Margarita or Bloody Mary | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | King's son | Show answer | 6 | |
| #14 | Unadulterated or spotless | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Circular chart type with slices | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Tarzan's adoptive mother | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ Man The Wizard of Oz character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Agassi Olympic gold medalist and tennis champ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Obstacle in a course? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | ___ to someone's level (behave in a dishonorable way) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | *James Bond's preferred cocktail mixing method that's an alternative to stirred | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Santa Barbara's state for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Type of mining done in Silicon Valley maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Fastener on a bulletin board | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Like vaccines administered via the mouth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___-disclosure agreement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Earth's center of rotation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ stick (jumping toy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Brian ___ who pioneered ambient music | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | I ___ to differ! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | It's the first ___ of the year! The holiday season is upon us! Look out for fun hidden themes throughout this month in DTC! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Baseball legend ___ Ruth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | You've put me ___ awkward position...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Sparrow or flamingo e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Soda container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Find a sum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Sonnet or limerick for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | *What 13a might serve you when you order a Swedish vodka shot? | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | What you do when the music stops during musical chairs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Non-dairy milk option | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ Hatcher of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Forbidden fruit garden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ al Ghul (DC Comics supervillain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Sharpish puppy bark | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | This is so gross! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | *Dimple Pinch ___ Walter White's go-to order of whiskey with no mixer on the show Breaking Bad | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___-state area New York | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Have a ___ for (crave or desire) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | *Common beer quantity ordered from 13a which is half the size of a quart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Start again from the beginning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Faux ___ (social blunder) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ Miserables 2019 film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Volcanic residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | *Bourbon on the ___ Jack Nicholson's preferred order of whiskey with ice cubes from the movie The Shining | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | Pollution control group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Itty-bitty bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Citizen ___ (1941 classic) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Prestigious prep school by the Thames | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Tiny technology prefix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Chops off as tree limbs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Mineral found in hemoglobin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Key above caps lock | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Have an ___ to grind | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Tobacco product for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Time in the rearview mirror? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Up high! Down ___! Too slow! | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 1, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 1, 2023, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BARTENDER at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 1, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 1, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 1, 2023 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 1, 2023 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 1, 2023 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.