Daily Themed Crossword December 5, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 5, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
December 5, 2023 — 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 | Annoying web pop-ups for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Playground game that's all about chasing and dodging | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Go away! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ the tail on the donkey (party game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Horseback sport with mallets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Group of grazers say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Spanish that | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Hit the slopes to surf on the white wintery blankets with this piece of winter sports equipment | Show answer | 9 | |
| #9 | Food ___ (post-meal lethargy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___'acte (Between the acts) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Buddy or chum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Put on a scale say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Little blue cartoon character | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Connector of exclusions? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Dirty dish spot in the kitchen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Big heap of laundry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Dissenting votes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Prefix for center dermis or tome | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ Skates glide gracefully across the ice with this winter sports footwear designed for intricate routines | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | Car part that goes vroom vroom | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Museum display | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Don't forget this warm sturdy footwear when out enjoying winter sports to protect your feet from the cold! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Birds in an Aquarium artist Jean ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Detective's find | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Actress ___ West who featured in Myra Breckinridge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | The S in ASAP | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | This does it? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Something to open at a bank for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | The Great actress ___ Fanning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | You ___ me big time! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Result of letting fruit sit for too long | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | (4/10) Keeping with the sports theme the next item to purchase is a snow ___ that you can ride down the slopes with your kids! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Swinging primate at the zoo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | The D of CD-ROM | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Young Wild & Free rapper ___ Dogg | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | This weighs a ___! (This is so heavy!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ vera spiky succulent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Prom dress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Where land meets the sea | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Isn't ___ true gentleman?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Bobby ___ former Canadian ice hockey legend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Unlike the numbers 2 4 6 8 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Sacred hymn | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | One more thing... in text speak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Wear this protective facial covering when out enjoying winter sports to protect your face from the biting cold | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Cozy stop for weary travelers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Slime monster's make-up? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | There are 24 in a day for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Reuters competitor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Oil-drilling machinery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Seasonal illness | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Half of a school year for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Wall Street debut: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Small thing to pick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Memorable time in history | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | To and ___ (pendulum motion) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Causes to disappear? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | Follow instructions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Provocative and disruptive Internet user say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Actor Sharif of The Tamarind Seed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Crunchy order from a Mexican food truck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Clan's cousin? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Ski ___ lean on this winter sporting accessory to balance yourself while you glide down the slopes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Top boss in a corporation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ of inertia (Newton's formulation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | In ___ (lavatory sign) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Actor Beatty of Charlie Wilson's War | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 5, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 5, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SNOWBOARD at 9 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 5, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 5, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 5, 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 67 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 5, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 5, 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.