Daily Themed Crossword December 23, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 23, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
December 23, 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 | (8/10) Let's now start wrapping the surprise ___ with ribbons and bows! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Love ___ neighbor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | With all ___ respect... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ manual (booklet with instructions) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | I promise you'll ___ the day you met me! (threatening words) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Load-bearing farm animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Reid of American Pie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ Betty comedy starring America Ferrera | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Tit for ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Lip ___ Battle (musical competition) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Pina follower to mean a rum-based cocktail | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Writer's fluid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Jamaican dance music | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Daytime star in the sky | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Currency from an ATM in Kyoto | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ skirt short fashion of the 2000s rocked by Britney Spears in ...Baby One More Time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Classic card game with a Wild Draw Four | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Use a stencil say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | ___ Nickerson who is Nancy Drew's boyfriend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Sleeveless upper body garment popular in the 2000s sported by Eminem in Stan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Dude or chap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Not yay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | King beater in a deck of cards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Guided | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Space program that put Neil Armstrong on the moon | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Field judge in baseball for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___-rise jeans below-the-belt denim fashion of the 2000s rocked by Britney Spears in I'm A Slave 4 U | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Stanza sculptor? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ bow bedazzled fashion accessory of the 2000s often sported by the Mean Girls in the popular 2004 film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Fluffy red carpet accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Encouraging touch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Apt name for a cook that sounds like Stew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Reserved or timid say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Before to bards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Lose oomph? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | No ___ no glory! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | What more can ___? (Sigh): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Flowerless office plant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Musical ___ Braxton who is Toni's sister | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | ___ hat gimme headgear of the 2000s rocked by Ashton Kutcher in Punk'd | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | ___ Boss German luxury fashion company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | SPEAKS LIKE THIS | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Computer input | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Ralph Lauren's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | C'___ la vie! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Shaggy bovine in the Himalayas | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | River flow-controlling structure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Connections parent?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Toyota Land Cruiser or Jeep Grand Cherokee for one: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | French article | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Thumbs-down votes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Remind irritatingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Rustic resting spot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | School teachers' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Things Are Fine in Mount ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Fashion-forward split skirt of the 2000s rocked by Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Thread the ___ of the needle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Keg attachment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | One with a radar gun informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Get married secretly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Well obviously! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Out of office | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | King ___ play by Shakespeare | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ media (array of media technologies) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Stuffable Middle Eastern bread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Pounds: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ la la! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Cozy floor textile | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 23, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 23, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TRUCKER 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, 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 23, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 23, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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.