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Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for December 30, 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 30, 2023

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 12/30/23. 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 29 2023 Hints


  • (4/5) Part of a New Year’s Countdown…or a duo’s number

  • Limb attached to one’s shoulder

  • Matures, like wine

  • “Ready, ___, go!”

  • “Mamma ___!”

  • Champagne bottle stopper

  • Lap-loving family member

  • *37a was a type of ___ (nomadic) bird that traveled long distances and was used to send messages.

  • Nevada copper town

  • ___-mo (replay speed)

  • ___ Howard who starred in “Happy Days”

  • Lily pad leapers

  • Luxurious water vessel

  • Perfume by singer Grande

  • *37a ___ (delivered) its eggs one at a time.

  • Be a ___ (very funny)

  • *Newly hatched 37a ___ (nourished) on “crop milk”.

  • “Planet,” to a poet

  • *Extinct “passenger” bird…and a clue to solve 15a, 30a, 35a, 47a, and 42d

  • Disney deer

  • Karachi’s nation, for short

  • Actress Michele of “Scream Queens” and “Glee”

  • ___ Frank who wrote “The Diary of a Young Girl”

  • *Studies suggest that 37a resembled the mourning ___ (peace-loving bird).

  • ___-Carlton (hotel chain)

  • Like all prime numbers except 1a

  • Sketch

  • Houston Rockets legend ___ Ming

  • Number on a scale, for short

  • X, in ancient Rome

  • “Big ___,” 2012 series

  • Nintendo’s Super ___: Abbr.

  • Recipe measure, for short

  • Teensy bit

  • Playful aquatic mammal

  • “___ audible?” (“Can you hear me?”): 2 wds.

  • Fix illegally, as a boxing match

  • Red planet named after the Roman God of War

  • George Clooney or Ben Affleck, e.g.

  • Sticky stuff

  • Make a mistake or mess up, say

  • “Blue” or “starry” expanse

  • Feathered mimic artist? (anagram of “many”)

  • Furry ’80s TV alien whose real name was Gordon Shumway

  • Early chess player Sam

  • Clumsy sort (word hidden in “loaf”)

  • Hurdle for college seniors: Abbr.

  • “___ the Science Kid,” PBS children’s show

  • ___-Town (nickname for Illinois’ most populous city)

  • Plump pig

  • Pedicure focus

  • High tennis shot

  • Palindromic “altar” in the sky

  • ThinkPad creator: Abbr.

  • Dark yellow November birthstone

  • Baked pastry dish

  • Mum’s mum, in London

  • “It ___ my mind!” (“Wow!”)

  • *The last ___ (famous) 37a was a female named “Martha”.

  • Youngest Stark daughter in “Game of Thrones”

  • One of 12 on a cube

  • Now-banned pesticide: Abbr.

  • Miner’s find

  • Delivery vehicle

  • “Casino Royale” author Fleming

  • Dress up, with “out”

  • Rehab withdrawal woes: Abbr.

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.