Daily Themed Crossword December 9, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 9, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
December 9, 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 | Use a straw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | No ___ intended | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Nut's counterpart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Obamacare initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Stuck With U singer Grande's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Somewhere ___ the rainbow... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Just out of the box say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Prison on a warship informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | After-dark dance party with electronic music say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Wish granter who famously lives in a lamp | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | A ___ Brown Christmas 1965 animated television movie where the protagonist tries to find the true meaning of Christmas | Show answer | 7 | |
| #12 | Inter Miami's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | General ___ (chicken dish on a Chinese menu) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1964 animated TV special about a reindeer with a glowing nose | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Resident of Zurich or Geneva e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___ Ivanovic retired tennis player | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Item in a folder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ Geo channel for nature documentaries | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Extra benefits for staff say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | ___ on 34th Street 1947 movie about a mall Santa who claims to be the real Santa Claus | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | What a dog wags | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Scoreboard figures for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | What a wolf wolfs? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | I don't need to know more!: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Part of a dance move | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Unruly hair say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Icy surface for figure skaters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | City with a leaning landmark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Authorizes slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | I'm ___ you! (I'm watching you!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Arena blaster for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Petal plucker's word? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | (8/10) Don't forget to buy this perfect gift for the little child in the family (or the little child in you!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Belted out a tune say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Slurpee's competitor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Chess piece that's moved first | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Golfer's aim at each hole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Acid linked to gout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Time for stargazing | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Take out on a loan say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Football stadium shape perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Famous denim maker Strauss | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | One of many in a forest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ Book and Candle 1958 supernatural romantic comedy about a witch who uses magic on the man she loves during Christmastime | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | This is what I think on the Internet: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Confidently state as one's belief | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Sunscreen tube letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Genre for Jay-Z and Ludacris | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Suffix with fort or trib | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Blowgun ammunition | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Red baddie from The Powerpuff Girls | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Monsters ___ 2001 animated movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Actor Mineo from Who Killed Teddy Bear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Sault ___ Marie Ontario | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___-smacking good (super tasty) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Japanese river-dwelling creature in folklore | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Yes ___! (army affirmative) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Space-related prefix with physicist or logy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | The ___ Drop Kid 1951 comedy about a con artist who is given a Christmas day deadline to pay off his debts | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Beatle bride Ono | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Refreshing herb in a cocktail perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Vanish ___ thin air | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Place to de-stress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | The Cowboy in Me singer ___ McGraw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Paranormal ability: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Los Angeles clock setting: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Stand-up comic Jo ___ | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 9, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 9, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHARLIE at 7 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. 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 9, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 9, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 9, 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 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 9, 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 9, 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.
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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.