Daily Themed Crossword December 30, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 30, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
December 30, 2023 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | (4/5) Part of a New Year's Countdown...or a duo's number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Limb attached to one's shoulder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Matures like wine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Ready ___ go! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Mamma ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Champagne bottle stopper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Lap-loving family member | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | *37a was a type of ___ (nomadic) bird that traveled long distances and was used to send messages. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #9 | Nevada copper town | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___-mo (replay speed) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Howard who starred in Happy Days | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Lily pad leapers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Luxurious water vessel | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Perfume by singer Grande | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | *37a ___ (delivered) its eggs one at a time. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Be a ___ (very funny) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | *Newly hatched 37a ___ (nourished) on crop milk. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Planet to a poet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | *Extinct passenger bird...and a clue to solve 15a 30a 35a 47a and 42d | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | Disney deer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Karachi's nation for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Actress Michele of Scream Queens and Glee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Frank who wrote The Diary of a Young Girl | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | *Studies suggest that 37a resembled the mourning ___ (peace-loving bird). | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___-Carlton (hotel chain) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Like all prime numbers except 1a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Sketch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Houston Rockets legend ___ Ming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Number on a scale for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | X in ancient Rome | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Big ___ 2012 series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Nintendo's Super ___: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Recipe measure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Teensy bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Playful aquatic mammal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | ___ audible? (Can you hear me?): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Fix illegally as a boxing match | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Red planet named after the Roman God of War | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | George Clooney or Ben Affleck e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Sticky stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Make a mistake or mess up say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Blue or starry expanse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Feathered mimic artist? (anagram of many) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Furry '80s TV alien whose real name was Gordon Shumway | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Early chess player Sam | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Clumsy sort (word hidden in loaf) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Hurdle for college seniors: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ the Science Kid PBS children's show | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___-Town (nickname for Illinois' most populous city) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Plump pig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Pedicure focus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | High tennis shot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Palindromic altar in the sky | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ThinkPad creator: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Dark yellow November birthstone | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Baked pastry dish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Mum's mum in London | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | It ___ my mind! (Wow!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | *The last ___ (famous) 37a was a female named Martha. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Youngest Stark daughter in Game of Thrones | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | One of 12 on a cube | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Now-banned pesticide: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Miner's find | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Delivery vehicle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Casino Royale author Fleming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Dress up with out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Rehab withdrawal woes: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 30, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 30, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MIGRATORY at 9 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 30, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 30, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 30, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 30, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 30, 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.