Our WSJ Crossword Hints for December 30, 2023 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Wall Street Journal Crossword is a well-known and respected puzzle that appeals to solvers looking for a challenging and thought-provoking experience. The puzzles are created by a team of skilled constructors and are known for their clever clues, intricate wordplay, and challenging themes. The WSJ Crossword is published daily and offers solvers the opportunity to exercise their minds while enjoying a classic form of entertainment.
WSJ Crossword Hints, December 30, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the WSJ Crossword on 12/30/23. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
- Shot that completely misses the basket
- Steams (up)
- Train in the ring
- Fourth-yr. class
- Ref’s ring decision
- Rap’s ___ Khalifa
- Like two peas in ___
- Lets loose
- Builder of a San Simeon castle
- As a whole
- It has flippers and bumpers
- Cry on spotting another vessel
- Sam for whom a bridge bidding convention is named
- Some vodka orders
- Prohibited
- First odd prime
- Labor request
- Red Sox manager Alex
- Homer holler
- Brian of Roxy Music
- Most recent
- Main point
- Warned
- Hammer part
- Fudges made with brown sugar
- Cheers from the sidelines
- Start of many box set titles
- Work together
- Dean’s partner in upscale grocery stores
- Losing strategy
- Reggae offshoot
- This ___ outrage!
- Offer that’s easy to refuse
- Cooperstown’s “Master Melvin”
- Illegal diamond delivery
- Kings goalie Cam
- Tiny shape-shifter
- Bee follower
- Belle ___ (pre-WWI period)
- Digital counters
- "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" prop
- Jakob and Wilhelm, of fairy tale fame
- It’s often played in Congress
- “Clear for takeoff”
- Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones movie series, for short
- First word of Dante's "Inferno"
- Not remotely recently
- It sinks when you scratch
- Qatari capital
- TV’s House and Howser, e.g.
- It gets snapped
- Inc. relative
- In the vicinity of
- Tricky puzzles
- A ___ (deduced)
- Scientific prefix meaning “completed”
- Cooler suffix
- Match point, maybe
- Hydrocarbon suffix
- Viking of the comics
- Yule greeting
- Preventing progress
- Sprite’s kin
- Large singing groups
- Allowing for contingencies
- Revolt
- Sitcom set at Whitlock High
- Takes the next step after a right swipe
- Trivial talk
- Tough to grasp
- Vientiane language
- Granada grizzlies
- Quake
- Digital IDs
- Some lawn mowers
- Last letters
- Roman racer
- Shay’s country music partner
- Lose focus, and a visual hint to solving seven Across clues and a literal hint to seven Down answers
- Clockwork part
- Brain-freezing treat
- Mare meal
- Surprised salutation
- Interest
- Frugal
- Newspaper command centers, back in the day
- Sushi staple
- Opposed to
- Hedge fund pro
- Sale proviso accompanying a photo on eBay
- Response to a parent’s “Because I said so”
- Like many Bluetooth headsets
- Sword beater
- Secretary Xi’s nation: Abbr.
- Recreation destination of northeastern Pennsylvania
- Took the car out
- Admitted a humiliating mistake
- Boxing prize
- Moniker for a ravenous teen
- Corn kin
- Effective insults
- Undercover title role for Rob Schneider
- Personal driver, of a sort
- Les ___-Unis
- “Bosch” org.
- Jazz musician Macero and racer Fabi
- Potential site of a George Washington confession
- Less lively, as a party
- “Stop dawdling already!”
- La Salle of “ER”
- “As ___ care”
- “Baby ___ Star” (Prince song)
- Grammy winner Jackson
- Skirt option
- Course org.
- Jet Ski rival
- Be a knight in shining armor
- Ellipsis component
- Emperor whose name is Italian for “black”
- Servitude system
- Felt remorse for
- Stock holder, of a sort
- It’s a 9 on the Beaufort scale
- Debonair
- ___-Aztecan (language family)
- Big oil producer
- Arthur of the court
- Where to find sun bears and clouded leopards
- Lola’s locale, in song
- Many a Sundance film
- Add spirits to
- Get smart
- “I know the answer! Call on me!”
- “You’ve piqued my interest, tell me more”
- Remain undecided
- Remark from Holmes to Watson
The WSJ Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in The Wall Street Journal newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its challenging difficulty level, clever wordplay, and witty themes.
The WSJ Crossword was first introduced in 2008, and has since become a popular source of entertainment and mental stimulation for crossword enthusiasts around the world. The puzzle is created by a team of experienced crossword constructors, who are known for their creativity and skill in the field of crossword puzzles.
One of the unique features of the WSJ Crossword is its emphasis on finance and business-related themes. The puzzle often includes clues and answers related to the world of economics, investing, and business news.
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