Daily Themed Crossword December 6, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 6, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 6, 2017 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tech company with the motto "Think" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Actor Elba of "Luther" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #3 | Unable to hear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Big-selling brand of pasta sauce | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Tappable images on a smartphone screen | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Radiated light as the sun | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | What's more | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Wooden boat in the Book of Genesis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Bring up as children | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Little fella | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Convince someone to believe otherwise | Show answer | 7 | |
| #12 | Spreadsheet numbers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Hectic confusion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "Alice in Wonderland" director Burton | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Took care of the munchies | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Sandy area near the sea | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Garland of flowers in Hawaii | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Fine-tune a manuscript say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Nearsighted Mr. ___ of cartoons | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Feeling ready to cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "First ___ first served" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "___ Presents" HBO sketch comedy co-created by Judd Apatow (birthday today): 3 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #23 | Thanksgiving potatoes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "___ to differ" ("Don't agree with that"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "By the ___" (2015 movie starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Death notice for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Having the exact same score in a game | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | "Knock it ___!" ("Stop it!") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Response to dare deviltry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Boston Bruins great Bobby ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Get better as from a fever | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Longtime ruler of Communist China | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Exclamation similar to 25a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Last number in most countdowns | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Musical about the Perons | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | Boxing match result when a fighter can't continue: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Smoker's residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Teen comedy series starring Linda Cardellini that aired for a single season for which Judd Apatow served as executive producer: 3 wds. | FREAKSANDGEEKS | 14 | |
| #39 | Adds up (to) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | "Show Boat" composer Jerome | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | "Do we have a ___?" ("Are we in agreement?") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Make someone else seem responsible for one's crimes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | ___-haw (donkey's sound) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Homer Simpson's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Handed-down folk knowledge | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Instruct morally | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Fire ___ (insect that can sting) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Maritime | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | A transfer (in sports) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Sitcom starring Jay Baruchel that ran for a single season and was created by Judd Apatow | Show answer | 10 | |
| #51 | TV actress Falco | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ on the cob | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Fashion magazine whose name is a palindrome | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Does and bucks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Piece of a two-piece | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Delivered? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Squeaky wheel's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Beluga yield | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Marriage-sealing vow: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Person who's paid to park cars | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Make an effort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Laughfest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Christmas tree variety | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Irene ___ figure in Sherlock Holmes stories | Show answer | 5 | |
| #65 | They're on tap in taprooms | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Unit of currency in Tokyo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Suspicious | Show answer | 5 |
How the December 6, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 6, 2017, a Wednesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FREAKSANDGEEKS at 14 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 6, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 6, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 14 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 6, 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 9, 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.