Daily Themed Crossword December 14, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 14, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 14, 2017 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Assist a criminal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "Press ___ key to continue" (message from a computer) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "The end is ___" (near) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Bear in Jellystone Park | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Hundredth: Prefix | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Shopping icon on Amazon's site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Title character of Disney's "The Little Mermaid" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Grain used in risotto | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "___ Mutant Ninja Turtles" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Largest city in the UAE | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | "The Girl Next ___" (Elisha Cuthbert movie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Unwritten like much folklore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Look at lustfully | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "Everybody Hurts" band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Prefix for "hazard" or "degradable" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Canal in New York | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Irresistible impulse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Omelet ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Opposite of naughty to Santa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Soothing cream or ointment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Debut film for Vanessa Hudgens (birthday today) that starred Evan Rachel Wood and was based on a teenager's life | Show answer | 8 | |
| #22 | Word after "bed" "dining" or "living" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Microbrew beverage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Cooking liquid that might be made from olives or peanuts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Yellowfin on Hawaiian menus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | 2013 movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | 1970s TV production co. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ Jojo ("The Powerpuff Girls" baddie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Amusedly surprised cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | George W. Bush's younger brother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Had a snack | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "Ice ___" (animated film franchise featuring a mammoth and a sloth) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Sticky substance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Bearded antelope | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Mother Teresa was one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "___ the Force Luke" ("Star Wars" quote) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "Journey 2: ___Island" a 2012 adventure film starring Vanessa Hudgens beside Dwayne Johnson and Michael Caine: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #38 | Big mouth in slang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Operating system on old Nokia and Samsung phones | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Roadside stopovers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Flash ___ (spontaneous gathering of people) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Congressional approval vote | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Not any | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Roused from slumber | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Measurement of typing speed: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Bend the knee? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Ones bound by blood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Absolutely perfect | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Withdraw | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Status ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Choice on an Edit menu | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | 2009 film also known as "High School Rock" that starred Vanessa Hudgens beside Aly Michalka and Lisa Kudrow | Show answer | 8 | |
| #53 | Unit of land measurement | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Lion's den | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Friend in war | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Ones having XY chromosomes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Word before some animal names | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Bankrupt so to speak | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Slushy treat with a polar bear mascot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ carte menu: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Leather essentially | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Vicinity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Needing medicine perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | English school since 1440 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | 1994 Jodie Foster movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Deli loaf with seeds | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 14, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 14, 2017, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THEMYSTERIOUS at 13 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 2 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 14, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 14, 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 66 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 14, 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.