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Thomas Joseph Crossword December 23, 2021 Answers

Complete clue list for the December 23, 2021 edition — click any clue to reveal its answer

Date

December 23, 2021

Across

Down

Total Clues

Across (26)

1 Touch down View answer
5 Takes in View answer
10 Homer classic View answer
12 Laughable View answer
13 Door holder’s words View answer
14 Ventilation pipes View answer
15 Gifted View answer
16 Mythical monster View answer
18 Porch noisemakers View answer
20 Motor part View answer
21 Mayor’s domain View answer
23 Clumsy one View answer
24 Needs to View answer
26 Head features View answer
28 Vitality View answer
29 Thailand, once View answer
31 “— Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” View answer
32 Early space travelers View answer
36 Entrance for Santa View answer
39 Contented sound View answer
40 Hummer’s instrument View answer
41 Pound part View answer
43 Tipped View answer
44 Bring together View answer
45 High homes View answer
46 Where the Magi came from View answer

Down (24)

1 Purple hue View answer
2 First Hebrew letter View answer
3 “The Untouchables” villain View answer
4 Block up View answer
5 “What — tell you” View answer
6 “One” on a one View answer
7 First lap leader View answer
8 Snares View answer
9 Tahini base View answer
11 Lies View answer
17 FDR’s successor View answer
19 Rap performers View answer
22 Response to “Who, me?” View answer
24 Flammable gas View answer
25 Adds to the workforce View answer
27 French friend View answer
28 Bully View answer
30 Rink makeup View answer
33 Craze View answer
34 Accords View answer
35 Paper unit View answer
37 — Blanc View answer
38 Silent okays View answer
42 Arles article View answer

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About the December 23, 2021 Thomas Joseph Crossword

This page lists every Across and Down clue from the Thomas Joseph Crossword puzzle published on December 23, 2021. The puzzle contains 50 total clues, made up of 26 Across entries and 24 Down entries.

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About the Thomas Joseph Crossword

The Thomas Joseph Crossword is a daily American crossword distributed by King Features Syndicate. It runs in over a hundred newspapers and on a number of online puzzle platforms. Compared with bigger 15×15 weekday puzzles, the Thomas Joseph is more compact — usually an 11×13 grid — with friendlier clues, shorter answers and a consistent voice from day to day. Most regular solvers finish a Thomas Joseph in well under fifteen minutes.