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Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for December 22, 2023 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.

Daily Themed Crossword Hints, December 22, 2023

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 12/22/23. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.

« December 21 2023 Hints


  • (7/10) “Unwrap the evergreen ___ you’ve bought and start decorating it!”

  • ___-fi, genre for “Arrival”

  • Feeling “:(“

  • Aloe ___, succulent that can survive for 25 years

  • Pea housing

  • Birthday cake candle count, say

  • Unforeseen obstacle

  • Purple orchid holder, at home

  • Moo-ing farm animal

  • Wall Street deal (anagram of “lob”): Abbr.

  • Job at hand

  • Sweet ___, rhyming phrase that refers to short and satisfying moments, just like a candied delight

  • Swiss mountaineer’s climb

  • Pirate’s domain

  • Kind of cozy?

  • Time between anniversaries

  • Parched, like a desert

  • “___ Dalloway,” Virginia Woolf novel

  • “Tall Girl” actress ___ Michelle

  • Fine ___, rhyming phrase that refers to enhancement with time, just like a well-cellared Cabernet

  • ___ rally (high school event)

  • Moral transgression

  • Like the name Ruby for a jeweler

  • Inner ___, Earth’s hottest part

  • Creme-filled cookie

  • “The dog ___ my homework” (excuse heard at school, perhaps)

  • Big ___, rhyming phrase that refers to an important person, like a CEO at a Fortune 500 company

  • “Don’t forget to leave ___” (waiter’s request): 2 wds.

  • ___ Anthony, Tessa Thompson’s father

  • Spring month, for short

  • Mama’s boy?

  • “Scooby-___,” 2002 film

  • Small, graceful deer

  • “We’re not done ___!”

  • Robotic banker: Abbr.

  • Appliances where you can watch “Cheers” and “Seinfeld”: Abbr.

  • Stimpy’s pal, in cartoons

  • From a bygone ___ (from a time long past)

  • Bird that’s a symbol on the presidential seal

  • Place with relaxing baths

  • ___ Rica, San Jose’s country

  • Ego-___ (perfect self-image)

  • Potato-carrying bag

  • Time in the past

  • Mountain ___, “green magic” soft drink

  • Have one’s say, during an election

  • Winged nocturnal mammal

  • Agent who investigates covertly

  • “Tomorrow Never Dies” actress Hatcher

  • Kind of check?

  • Horror film franchise that shares a name with a toothy tool

  • Guitarist’s sound-boosting accessory, for short

  • “At ___!” (military command)

  • High-flying prefix?

  • Broke into a sprint

  • “___ Santa…” (letter opener)

  • “Previously on…” segment

  • Hot ___, rhyming phrase that refers to the place where most activity happens, maybe like your living room at home

  • Easy ___, rhyming phrase that refers to an effortless job, just like reciting ABC

  • “…covered with grime from head ___”: 2 wds.

  • “Losing My Religion” band

  • Hideous fairy tale monster

  • Armed conflict

  • Corporate finance milestone: Abbr.

  • Bank account earning, for short

  • Palindromic Oklahoma city

  • Turn bad, as a banana

  • Rom-___, rhyming phrase that refers to a genre that’s filled with love and humor, just like “Crazy, Stupid, Love”

Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.


Daily Themed Crossword
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The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.


Daily Themed Crossword
Daily Themed Crossword

The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.


Daily Themed Crosswords
Daily Themed Crosswords

If you enjoy the Daily Themed Crossword, we think you’d also enjoy the LA Times Crossword and the NYT Crossword. If you’re still struggling to solve your crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first.