Universal Crossword December 14, 2023 Answers
By Emma Oxford
Editor: Adrian Johnson
We've solved all 78 clues from the Universal Crossword crossword published on December 14, 2023. The full solution is presented below with an interactive grid and sorted clue lists. Each answer links to a comprehensive page showing confidence ratings, similar clues, and crossword history.
Across
1.
Help illegally
5.
Outback bird
8.
"Your work is amazing!"
14.
Actor Auberjonois
15.
Jay-Z's genre
16.
Manage somehow
17.
*King or queen, e.g.
19.
COVID vaccine producer
20.
Scent
21.
"It's open!"
23.
Color on 74% of world flags
24.
Sgt., e.g.
26.
Actress Stubbs of "Sherlock"
27.
See 36-Across
30.
One of many in the Sistine Chapel
32.
*A fitted one is hard to fold
34.
Personal preferences
36.
27-Across addresses
37.
Midwestern clock setting ... and a hint to what can follow the start and precede the end of each starred clue's answer
40.
Release, as a song
42.
Parmesan relative
43.
*Occasion to hire a babysitter
46.
Bit of progress
50.
Muscles worked by crunches
51.
Run smoothly
52.
"Mr. Blue Sky" grp.
53.
TSA ___Check
54.
Enduring aspect of one's life
56.
Baptism and others
58.
Like Stephen Sondheim and Ira Gershwin
61.
*Assist on "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?"
63.
Response to "Look at that!"
64.
Prefix meaning "one"
65.
Claudius : "Hamlet" :: ___ : "The Lion King"
66.
Gorgon defeated by Perseus
67.
___ roll (Asian food)
68.
Aide: Abbr.
Down
1.
Dog's repetitive bark
2.
"I hate to be the ___ of bad news ..."
3.
Put into a cipher
4.
Overflow (with)
5.
Clinton ___ (1993-2001)
6.
Word shouted in a pool game
7.
Bridal hairstyle, perhaps
8.
Loom
9.
Some crime families
10.
Similar (to)
11.
Tasseled cap
12.
Summer drink suffix
13.
"... ___ do I"
18.
Dance associated with the Moulin Rouge
22.
Alternative to oatmeal
25.
$200, for the world's most expensive fries
27.
"When We ___ Young"
28.
Slippery swimmer
29.
"Dynamite" group
31.
NBA star Curry
32.
Beauty's counterpart
33.
Funny business?
35.
Therapy topic
37.
Pieces of a machine
38.
Turn ___ (flee)
39.
Pay no mind
40.
Evidence at some trials
41.
Tease
44.
Postgraduate's project
45.
Should, informally
47.
PR team's concern
48.
Game sites
49.
Painted or Mojave
52.
Looking at
54.
Stead
55.
Detective's lead
57.
Ingrid's "Casablanca" role
58.
Captain Kirk, to Dr. McCoy
59.
Opposite of WNW
60.
Marry
62.
Seedy fruit
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How many clues are in the Universal Crossword crossword from December 14, 2023?
The Universal Crossword crossword from December 14, 2023 contains 78 clues and answers.
The puzzle has 37 Across clues and 41 Down clues.
Where can I find the answers for the December 14, 2023 Universal Crossword crossword?
All 78 answers for the Universal Crossword crossword from December 14, 2023 are listed on this page. You can browse answers by Across and Down directions, or click on any clue to see a detailed breakdown with alternative solutions and appearances in other crossword puzzles.
Who created the December 14, 2023 Universal Crossword crossword?
The Universal Crossword crossword from December 14, 2023 was constructed by Emma Oxford and edited by Adrian Johnson.
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