Thursday · December 14, 2023 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword December 14, 2023 Answers

All 67 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the December 14, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.

67Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
8Abbreviations
Answers

December 14, 2023 — All 67 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 ___! That's amazing! Show answer 3
#2 Bro's palindromic counterpart Show answer 3
#3 Palindromic Vietnamese New Year Show answer 3
#4 Feeling of rage Show answer 3
#5 Elephant weight unit Show answer 3
#6 Tax-deferred investment: Abbr. Show answer 3
#7 I don't kiss and ___ Show answer 4
#8 Santa ___ county seat of Orange County California Show answer 3
#9 Trail ___ (hiker's snack) Show answer 3
#10 The ___ 2006 Christmas-themed rom-com starring Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet Show answer 7
#11 ___-length dress (midi) Show answer 4
#12 Prescription issuer for short Show answer 3
#13 ___ You Again song by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth Show answer 3
#14 Point at a target Show answer 3
#15 Sports info on a card for short Show answer 4
#16 While You ___ Sleeping 1995 Christmas-themed rom-com starring Sandra Bullock Show answer 4
#17 Black ___ (rare gemstone variety) Show answer 4
#18 Tehran's currency: Abbr. Show answer 3
#19 Went downhill unintentionally Show answer 4
#20 ___ Actually 2003 Christmas-themed rom-com starring Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson Show answer 4
#21 ___ for business (store sign) Show answer 4
#22 Actress Claire ___ of The Crown Show answer 3
#23 Nine-digit ID for a U.S. citizen: Abbr. Show answer 3
#24 Tidal opposite of flow Show answer 3
#25 Naughty or nice to Santa Show answer 4
#26 Constellation object Show answer 4
#27 Kit ___ (chocolate bar) Show answer 3
#28 Mine material Show answer 3
#29 Suitable for all ___ (G-rated) Show answer 4
#30 Direction opposite to WSW: Abbr. Show answer 3
#31 Mother Teresa for one Show answer 3
#32 Type of horse? Show answer 4
#33 Thanksgiving veggie Show answer 3
#34 Suffix with depend or persist Show answer 3
#35 He's ___ me... (accompanying) Show answer 4
#36 Popular sandwich cookie Show answer 4
#37 ___-done (steak option) Show answer 4
#38 ___-at-home parent Show answer 4
#39 Particle with a +/- charge Show answer 3
#40 Slithering reptile Show answer 5
#41 What a clock tells you Show answer 4
#42 Great Lake that sounds scary Show answer 4
#43 Paycheck deduction Show answer 3
#44 Covering on a jar Show answer 3
#45 Number between uno and tres Show answer 3
#46 Director's cry Show answer 6
#47 Journalists may break it? Show answer 4
#48 Space between curbs? Show answer 6
#49 You've got mail! company: Abbr. Show answer 3
#50 Stock market launch: Abbr. Show answer 3
#51 Dallas hoopster briefly Show answer 3
#52 Crumpled Paper artist Jean Show answer 3
#53 2003 Christmas-themed comedy movie starring Will Ferrell Show answer 3
#54 ___ Grande fourth-longest river in North America Show answer 3
#55 Ice cream maker Joseph ___ Show answer 3
#56 Why settle for ___? Show answer 4
#57 LeBron James' league: Abbr. Show answer 3
#58 The Family ___ 2005 Christmas-themed rom-com starring starring an ensemble cast Show answer 5
#59 Organ that thinks? Show answer 5
#60 Actress Condor or Turner Show answer 4
#61 Shopping cart unit Show answer 4
#62 Dispatched as an email Show answer 4
#63 Every lock has one Show answer 3
#64 Learn to walk before you ___ Show answer 3
#65 Miracle-___ (gardener's brand) Show answer 3
#66 Fair-hiring initials Show answer 3
#67 Longest-running NBC skit show: Abbr. Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the December 14, 2023 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 14, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HOLIDAY at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 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 14, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

December 14, 2023 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 14, 2023?
The December 14, 2023 grid has 67 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 67 clues. The longest answer is HOLIDAY at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 8 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for December 14, 2023 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including December 13, 2023 and December 15, 2023.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the December 14, 2023 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 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.

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 14, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 14, 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, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

67clues on this board
7longest 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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