Daily Themed Crossword December 21, 2023, Solutions

ACROSS

• (6/10) Let’s decorate the front ___ with reindeers presents lights and a snowman!
  YARD
• Snap Crackle and ___ (breakfast cereal mascots)
  POP
• ___ see what I can do…
  ILL
• If nothing ___ works…
  ELSE
• They’re playing ___ song! (couple’s exclamation at a pub perhaps)
  OUR
• Wander aimlessly say
  ROAM
• Choose as you please dining option: 3 wds.
  ALACARTE
• Don’t get ___ any trouble!
  INTO
• Hair-setting goo
  GEL
• Morsel in a bird feeder
  SEED
• Short comedy sketch
  SKIT
• Curved foot part
  ARCH
• One-named Lonely singer
  AKON
• Attempt to charm as a woman
  WOO
• Back at sea
  AFT
• *The Neighbors’ ___ 2019 short film that won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
  WINDOW
• U.S.A. currency
  DOLLAR
• Language of Daily Themed Crossword for short
  ENG
• Gentle bob of agreement
  NOD
• *God of ___ 2010 short film that won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
  LOVE
• Wrestler John ___ who you can’t see?
  CENA
• Palindromic nostalgic hashtag: Abbr.
  TBT
• *___ Distant Strangers 2020 short film that won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
  TWO
• Company for campers: Abbr.
  KOA
• Key or primary
  MAIN
• *Winter ___ annual cosmic event when the day is shortest…and a connecting theme for 31a 39a 42a 8d and 20d
  SOLSTICE
• Photo ___ (publicity events)
  OPS
• Seventh Greek letter hidden in theta
  ETA
• Like an exam where one is expected to talk
  ORAL
• Insect that’s a symbol of busyness
  BEE
• Get out of my ___!
  WAY
• Subject of introspection?
  SELF

DOWN

• I agree vote in the House of Representatives
  YEA
• ___ the best!
  ALL
• Cape Town’s nation: Abbr.
  RSA
• Last month of the year for short
  DEC
• Microscopic dermal opening
  PORE
• Robin Hood Billy the Kid or Butch Cassidy e.g.
  OUTLAW
• Opposite of post
  PRE
• *An ___ Goodbye 2022 short film that won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
  IRISH
• ___ wolf (like someone who keeps to themselves)
  LONE
• Way past the deadline say
  LATE
• The ___ Squad (’60s TV series)
  MOD
• FBI operative for short
  AGT
• *Guy Nattiv’s 2018 short film that won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
  SKIN
• Hong ___ large Asian city and financial center
  KONG
• Priyanka Chopra’s country for short
  IND
• Fishing pole
  ROD
• Pigeon’s wassup
  COO
• Astonishment
  AWE
• I’ve already got ___ on my plate…: 2 wds.
  ALOT
• Most-liked in texting slang
  FAV
• Three in Italy
  TRE
• Second whole number
  ONE
• Came out on top
  WON
• Attorney’s degree in London: Abbr.
  LLB
• Actress Johnson of the Fifty Shades trilogy
  DAKOTA
• ___ artist (swindler)
  CON
• Professor’s helpers: Abbr.
  TAS
• Word with duct or scotch
  TAPE
• Like an owl in a simile
  WISE
• Skincare brand famous for its regenerist line
  OLAY
• Unruly crowd
  MOB
• Put in stitches
  SEW
• How-___ (handy guides)
  TOS
• Fiery mood
  IRE
• Low-___ (diet choice)
  CAL
• Pointy-eared North Pole helper
  ELF