Daily Themed Crossword December 5, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 5, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 5, 2017 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Repress as a ___ reflex | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ station (refueling spot) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Old like some wines | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Han ___ of Star Wars | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | A vast body of water | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Legally possess | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Blue ___ the largest animal on the planet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Geeky type | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Tot watcher | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Playful bites from a puppy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | A kind of golf club | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | The "P" in rpm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Golf legend ___ Snead | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "A long long time ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Revolutionary ___ Guevara | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Real estate measure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Hair-styling substance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "Tell me I'm all ___!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | A series of selling points or sales talk | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | To be expected or par for the course | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Oakland Raiders offensive lineman who was one of the best in his position in 2016: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | Midday | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | ___ Knievel famed daredevil | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "___ at a time! I can't hear you!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "Poisonous" plant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Consumed something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Prefix before pilot and biography | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Container with ashes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Red Sox legend ___ Williams | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | A small gulp of a liquid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "I ___ what you did there!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | China's Chairman ___ Zedong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Hamm American soccer superstar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "If you ask me..." in text speak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Request | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Washington Redskins offensive lineman voted to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl despite a four-game suspension: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Start of a conclusion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | A factor in the calculation of 13-Across | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Stevedore's group: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | "The ___" (Movie's finish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Joint above the thigh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "Take a ___ for yourself! It's right there!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Garden ground cover | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Dirt after a rain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Gives the cold shoulder | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | A female pig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ Winfrey | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Old boxing heavyweight champion ___ Willard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | New York Giants offensive lineman who was shifted into the position from offensive tackle and excelled in 2016: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #50 | College just north of New York City: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Ending with Lenin or Stalin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Optimist's feeling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Band booster | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Explorer Tasman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Book jacket blurb | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | 60 minutes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ Jones Jr. famed boxer and commentator | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Voldemort's wand wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | This and that: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Hoopsters' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | King Kong was one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Sumptuous | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Gray matter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Precipitation on leaves in the morning | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 5, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 5, 2017, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TRENTWILLIAMS at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2017 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 5, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 5, 2017 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 64 clues with answers from 3 to 13 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
Keep the streak going
The 2017 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 5, 2017 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 8, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.