Daily Themed Crossword December 15, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 15, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
December 15, 2023 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arrow's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | For ___ (gifting section for men) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Month before April for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___-Wan Kenobi who mentors Luke Skywalker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Prefix with corn to mean a magical one-horned creature | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Honest ___ Lincoln's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | I ___ let you down! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Chrysler Building architect William van ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Cunning like a fox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Popular toy company famous for its plastic bricks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Celebratory frosted treat and an item that you can bake by following the recipe in 28a 41a 46a 1d and 36d | Show answer | 7 | |
| #12 | Marlin to Nemo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___ Talks (influential lecture series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | That's sooo cute! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Type of TV screen: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | (1/5) First let us preheat the ___ to the desired temperature! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Office crew on a payroll say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Japanese ruler for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Kissing in a concert say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Skin opening | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Learn to Fly band ___ Fighters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Morsel in snack mix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | (2/5) Now let us gently beat an ___ or two with a fork these will make our dessert light and fluffy! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Tampa Bay NFL player for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | (3/5) For the dry mixture let us combine ___ sugar baking powder and salt | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Hogwash! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Place for a mud bath | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Laugh ___ (like a hilarious comedy gig) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Light-circling insect | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | For ___ a jolly good fellow... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Red Sesame Street Muppet who refers to himself in the third person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Cartoon bubble? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | One-___ wonder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Dawn deposit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | (4/5) After this let us put this mixture into a ___ continuing to stir until all the ingredients are well combined | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Pitch-setting woodwind in an orchestra | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Piece in a KFC bucket | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Netflix alternative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Not at all competent (anagram of nepit) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Chop into tiny bits as meat | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Peel-off-___ (facial beauty sheet) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___-bodied (fit and healthy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | West Coast singer Lana Del ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Fox in The Fox and the Hound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Thunderstruck band: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Without further ___... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Cuddly alien of 1980s TV | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Venomous Egyptian snake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Global commerce group since 1995: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | World ___ Z 2013 zombie horror film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Hysteria band ___ Leppard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Cybersecurity tool for anonymous browsing: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Dean's email address-ending letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Singer ___ King Cole of Wild Is Love | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ sorry for yourself (self-pity) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Menacing mass of people | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | (5/5) Finally let's grease a baking dish ___ the batter into it and place it into 28a! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Al ___ former Vice President of the United States | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Screen Actors ___ (labor union) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ strip (newspaper feature) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | The ___ and the Furious | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | City that surrounds Vatican City | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ list (daily agenda): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Librarian's Be quiet! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ Wei Asian Kitchen (restaurant chain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Aid for a car in trouble? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Mad Hatter's drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Into the Wild actor ___ Holbrook | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 15, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 15, 2023, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CUPCAKE at 7 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 15, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 15, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 15, 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 68 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 15, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 15, 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.