Daily Themed Crossword December 24, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 24, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
December 24, 2023 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | (9/10) Let's put a twinkly ___ on the top of your Christmas tree for that final touch! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Pilates class need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Rub the wrong way | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Magician's cry after the big reveal: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | The Grand ___ Opry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Fabricate facts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Very small amount (anagram of bird) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Pub quantity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Seat at a campfire maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ story (tragic tale) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Birds that fly in a V-formation | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Popular Christmas carol by Franz Gruber and Joseph Mohr...and a hint to solve 28a 41a 52a 6d and 35d: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #13 | What a YouTube Premium subscription lets you avoid for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Almost unobtainable? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | *Sun-soaked vacation spot in the sea with a hushed s in its name | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Fluffy eggy brunch dish | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | Sparkling jeweled headpiece | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Ho ___ Minh City Vietnam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Incantation opener? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Internet messaging pioneer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Shiny lip application | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | *Work the dough in rhythmic motion with a hushed k in its name | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | ___-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | The Suicide Squad actor and comedian Davidson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Partner of ready and willing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Android alternative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | *Chitchat action with a hushed l in its name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Said as a farewell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Teacher's favorite say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Pushing Daisies actor Pace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Orange-fleshed tuber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | The S in EST for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Covers as a street with black goo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | ___ Amigo (Goodbye friend!) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | Torah teacher | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | Tool for a wet floor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | *Straightens up while keeping the g hushed | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Core principle or belief say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Against the law say | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | ___ de Janeiro Brazilian port city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Barrel in a taproom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Perfect score | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Courtly address for a monarch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Popular singer ___ Del Rey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ Byrnes of 77 Sunset Strip | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | European realm until 1806: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Vietnamese New Year celebration | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Give ___ thought! (Consider!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Brother or sister for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Adjective for Jupiter or a blue whale | Show answer | 7 | |
| #51 | Shrunken Central Asian sea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Aha! kin? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Moo juice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | *Medieval king's residence with a moat and a hushed t in its name | Show answer | 6 | |
| #55 | Make a choice with for | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Mammal that claps for you | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Seize as a criminal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Online auction giant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Alan of M*A*S*H | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | As you ___ fit (As it suits you) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Nurse in a bar? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Clod-chopping tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Squeeze out as a living | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 24, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 24, 2023, a Sunday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SILENTNIGHT at 11 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 clues carry 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 24, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 24, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 24, 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 63 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 24, 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 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 24, 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.