Daily Themed Crossword Clues and Answers December 27 2023

ACROSS

• (1/5) Start of a New Year’s Eve countdown…or the result of 100 divided by 20
  FIVE
• ___-hanging fruit
  LOW
• *Mother affectionately…and the theme apparent in 29a 47a 5d 35d and 46d.
  MOM
• Just Go with It actor ___ Sandler
  ADAM
• …boy ___ girl? (question to new parents perhaps): 2 wds.
  ORA
• Crunch targets for short
  ABS
• ___ mater (one’s former school)
  ALMA
• Surprise police attack
  RAID
• Eggy Yule drink
  NOG
• Prefix with Pen for a lifesaving injection
  EPI
• ___ Kunis mother of Mila Kunis
  ELVIRA
• Reaction after receiving a funny meme: Abbr.
  LOL
• The Young and the Restless actress Longoria
  EVA
• Coat rack pin
  PEG
• Longitude’s partner for short
  LAT
• * ___ Cleaver mother to Wally and Theodore in the 1950s sitcom Leave It to Beaver
  JUNE
• Santa ___ California city in Greater Los Angeles
  ANA
• Christian ___ French fashion designer
  DIOR
• …___ all the confusion they got away! (in the thick of)
  AMID
• Weaver’s machine
  LOOM
• Green legume in fried rice
  PEA
• ___ doubts?
  ANY
• Invoice total for short
  AMT
• Later!
  BYE
• * ___ Simpson mother to Bart Lisa and Maggie in the animated sitcom The Simpsons
  MARGE
• Snaky fish in a dragon roll
  EEL
• Emulate a bunny say
  HOP
• American fashion designer ___ Jacobs
  MARC
• Anna’s sister in Frozen
  ELSA
• Dadaist Jean
  ARP
• Kangaroo’s pouch e.g.
  SAC
• When shadows are at their shortest
  NOON
• Trapeze artist’s safeguard
  NET
• That in Spanish
  ESA
• Godmother often
  AUNT

DOWN

• Air traffic and safety organization: Abbr.
  FAA
• An ___ mind is the devil’s workshop
  IDLE
• Femme fatale and a word you’ll find hidden in vampire
  VAMP
• Letter in your inbox say
  EMAIL
• * ___ Gilmore mother to Rory in the 2000s TV series Gilmore Girls
  LORELAI
• Verbal exam
  ORAL
• Give up as rights during a police questioning (homophone of wave)
  WAIVE
• Tom Clancy’s Every ___ Tiger: 2 wds.
  MANA
• This price is negotiable: Abbr.
  OBO
• The M in SMS for short
  MSG
• League unit for short
  DIV
• Indian royal and a word you’ll find hidden in Maharajah
  RAJA
• ___ Navy (clothing brand)
  OLD
• Close companion
  PAL
• Antacid brand since the 1800s
  ENO
• Federal auditing body: Abbr.
  GAO
• Child’s spinning toy
  TOP
• ___ Thurman who stars as a history professor in The Life Before Her Eyes
  UMA
• The Downward Spiral rock band: Abbr.
  NIN
• Big name in ice cream
  EDY
• * ___ Pearson mother to Kevin Kate and Randall in the 2010s TV series This Is Us
  REBECCA
• Month after February for short
  MAR
• Nautical yes
  AYE
• Tom and Jerry studio: Abbr.
  MGM
• Make fun of say
  TEASE
• * ___ Gilbert mother to Stefanie Salvatore in the 2010s supernatural drama Legacies
  ELENA
• ___ is more (minimalist’s credo)
  MORE
• Scheduled meeting with a doctor for short
  APPT
• ___ Solo character played by Harrison Ford
  HAN
• ___ al-Ayn city in Syria
  RAS
• Rocker Reed
  LOU
• Dad’s boy
  SON
• Hardworking crawler
  ANT