Daily Themed Crossword December 26, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 26, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
December 26, 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 | Not cold | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Off-roading wheels: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | (1/5) Down the slopes we swiftly ___ (alpine activity). Graceful glides wild and free!... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Pie ___ mode: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Number of players in a chess match | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Rolling ___ (dough-flattening tool) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Mentally sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Band-___ (adhesive strip) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Bon Jovi's ___ My Life | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Baa-ing barn resident | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | (2/5) Rolling on blades off we ___ (navigate through ice) under the moonlight we navigate!... | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | (3/5) Battles are fought with ___ sticks (NHL domain) in arenas where prowesses mix!... | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | ___ o' shanter (Scottish cap) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Diminutive Spanish suffix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Product of brushstroke brilliance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Slip-___ (comfy shoes) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | And so on... letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Speedwagon Keep the Fire Burnin' band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Jotted down say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | (4/5) Snowboard daredevils ___ (mimic an eagle) fearlessly carving beautiful trails endlessly!... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Doha's airport code hidden in Doha | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Movement for a finger or a tail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Heart graph: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Happy ___ Day! Let's unwrap the Christmas presents while solving 7a 20a 22a 36a and 43d. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | TiK ToK singer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Headphone's organ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | 128 fluid ounces for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Oscar: Movie :: ___: TV | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Grace ender | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Street where Freddy Krueger might live | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Catch a sight of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Eastern discipline with many poses | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Fair hiring letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Palindromic attention-getting sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Do ___ disturb | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | This ___ been the most tiring day ever! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Suffix with Cray for a crayon company | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Lie under the sun say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | I'm ___ place in my life where...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Plot ___ (surprise TV show development) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Bloody Mary liquor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Eject saliva | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Benjamin Franklin's flying toy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Break-___ (certain crimes) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Comic strip scream | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ and tear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Charlotte Bronte's Jane ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Mi ___ (My love in Spanish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Makes haste old-style | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Beetle Bailey dog with a palindromic name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___-Cola soft drink since 1886 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Dot in reverse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ lay me down to sleep...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Adidas ___ Smith (tennis shoes) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Slow down! to a horse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Chicken's first home? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Low-___ image (low quality) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ the orders! (Do as told!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Container for the lungs and the heart | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | (5/5) In court of winter ___ (leisurely pursuits) galore joy echoes in frosty realms forevermore! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | See-through medical scan: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | What Popeye might swap for spinach? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Red one from Sesame Street who speaks in third person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Golly ___ whiz! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Got together say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Weekday starter for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | The mind's I? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Unforgettable singer ___ King Cole | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 26, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 26, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HOCKEY at 6 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 3 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 26, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 26, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 26, 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 6 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 26, 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 26, 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.