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Thomas Joseph Crossword December 31, 2022 Answers

Complete clue list for the December 31, 2022 edition — click any clue to reveal its answer

Date

December 31, 2022

Across

Down

Total Clues

Across (25)

1 Narrow passage View answer
7 Fleet unit View answer
11 With 38-Across, New Year’s start View answer
12 Hunting garb, for short View answer
13 Surrounded View answer
14 Tire holders View answer
15 Pays to play View answer
16 Airport areas View answer
17 Still life fruit View answer
18 Skiing variety View answer
19 Cruise stop View answer
21 Braying beast View answer
22 New Year’s Eve quaff View answer
25 Pigeon sound View answer
26 “Dear me!” View answer
27 Cry of discovery View answer
29 River vessel View answer
33 Impetus View answer
34 Bill add-on View answer
35 Tear down View answer
36 Like tears View answer
37 Composer Stravinsky View answer
38 See 11-Across View answer
39 Small change View answer
40 Makes fun of View answer

Down (23)

1 Gown part View answer
2 Binding need View answer
3 Words before car or cop View answer
4 Libya neighbor View answer
5 Composer Charles View answer
6 Hall of Famer Williams View answer
7 Throw away View answer
8 Port-au-Prince native View answer
9 Enormous View answer
10 Outlaw chasers View answer
16 Gather View answer
18 Dominant View answer
20 Chimney output View answer
22 Pluck View answer
23 Distant sight View answer
24 Dian Fossey subject View answer
25 Comic dubbed “the Entertainer” View answer
28 Tennis star Chris View answer
30 Bye, in Baja View answer
31 Wield a foil View answer
32 Hard journeys View answer
34 Track event View answer
36 Lush View answer

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About the December 31, 2022 Thomas Joseph Crossword

This page lists every Across and Down clue from the Thomas Joseph Crossword puzzle published on December 31, 2022. The puzzle contains 48 total clues, made up of 25 Across entries and 23 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.