October 12, 2024

December Crossword Answer Key

Across

1. Single digit 

4. The most populous continent 

9. “Beyond the __,” song by Bobby Darin

12. Gal __, your best girl friend, or girlfriend

13. Grime, sludge, etc.

16. Theater chain in which Nicole Kidman came “for magic, to laugh, to cry, and to care”

17. Neutral possessive without an apostrophe

18. Pink liquid stomach medicine

21. Writing style used by many scientific journals

23. A cure or treatment

24. Goals, what an archer might do before he shoots

25. An old episode

27. Alternative to a clap

28. Marty of “Back to the Future”

31. The ___, 1972 film by Francis Ford Coppola

36. Kazakh character of Sacha Baron Cohen

37. Thurman of “Pulp Fiction”

38. Small, furry mammals often used for fur clothing

40. Upper-class, often British

41. Acronym for crime-fighting adolescent terrapins

43. What a person might have after falling in the snow

45. Not crazy

46. Baseball gloves

47. Slang term for dry skin

50. Mars, Jupiter, Venus, etc. 

52. In a moment

54. To wear away, usually due to weather

55. Russian composer of “The Nutcracker”

59. To __ is human 

62. A time, or what Taylor Swift has ten of

63. ___gram, a picture of an ultrasound 

64. Foot finger

65. Rand, author of “Atlas Shrugged” 

66. “When you __ upon a star”

67. Informal greeting 

Down

1. Popular nail polish brand

2. King Cole of “The Christmas Song”

3. Princesses of “Frozen”

7. Purple or pink flowers of the daisy family 

8. Question of personal intelligence

9. Uncle __

10. Genre of sad rock with a midwest subgenre

11. What an athlete might tear 

14. To arrive or follow

15. Taxi alternative company with a German name

18. South American grasslands 

19. Acronym for what a runner might set in their best race

20. Rhythm with displaced beats or accents 

22. French chanteuse Édith

26. Legends, fables

27. Mountain beside Vesuvius 

29. “All I want for Christmas is my two ____”

30. A love that ___

31. Olivia Rodrigo’s 2023 album

32. Tim__, Australian chocolate biscuit

33. Former streaming service now known only as “Max”

34. Manning, former quarterback of the New York Giants

35. __life, what your RA belongs to

39. Author of the Gospel of Mark, to Catholics  

42. Thompson of “Thor: Ragnarok” 

44. Informal word referring to the Philippines or Filipinos

48. To pull something up, usually by a rope or pulley 

49. Ono, of the Plastic Ono Band 

51. Plural article in French

53. “No”, also in French

55. Drink made from leaves and hot water 

56. What you might do if you get coal for Christmas

57. Solo, who may or may not have shot Greedo first

58. A solemn promise 

60. Salmon eggs 

61. “Star Wars” character played by Daisy Ridley 

Author

  • Megan Mitchell

    Megan is a second-year English Literature and History major. She is a Smooth Transitions mentor, an editor for ReCap, a student archives assistant at Blackmore Library, and a member of Film Club. In her free time she enjoys reading and watching movies.

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