Daily Themed Crossword December 17, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 17, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 17, 2017 — All 61 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | QB ___ Manning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Bigger than big | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Bean holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Frozen water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Deep abyss | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Exchange | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Hit the slopes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Famed Soprano ___ Te Kanawa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "Baldness is more prominent ___ not women.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Steamroll or defeat with complete ease | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | ___-Wan Kenobi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Block of hay in a barn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Fluid applied through a nib | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | The ___ Ness Monster | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | The opposite of "Lose" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | UPS delivery vehicle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Start of a solution | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Upper limb | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Yellowstone grazer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Georges ___ UFC fighter who has had roles in several movies including "Captain America: Winter Soldier": Hyph. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #21 | Bulletin board fastener | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Shipping department confirmation stamp: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Nina ___ "Spartacus" and "Ten Commandments" actress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Pro ___ (perfunctorily) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | "___! Funny meeting you here!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | As a matter of course | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | Fresh off the blocks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Cry of discovery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Bottle topper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Furry TV alien | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "As easy as ___!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Common bait fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Title beekeeper played by Peter Fonda | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Ink stain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Former UFC fighter - whose birthday it is today - considered one of the greatest. Has appeared in "Drillbit Taylor" and "War Pigs": 2 wds. | CHUCKLIDDELL | 12 | |
| #36 | Joker for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Retro skyscraper style | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "He ___ home run on that one!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Doctor's charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Actor DiCaprio for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Annoy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Birthplace of Obama's father | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Halley's ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | "Next round is ___!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Folk legend Guthrie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ Silva UFC fighter considered one of the greatest of all time who has appeared in films like "Tapped Out" and "Never Surrender" | ANDERSON | 8 | |
| #47 | Sign on for another tour | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Not 48-Down | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | What we breathe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | "___ you going to finish that?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Protagonist of "The Matrix" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Listless assent maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Early bird? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | The works | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Verbal nudge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Unwell | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "That's tasty!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Take in the wrong way? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Siegfried collaborator | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Primate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Likely to break out into fighting | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 17, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 17, 2017, a Sunday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHUCKLIDDELL at 12 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 5 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 17, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 17, 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 61 clues with answers from 3 to 12 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 61 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 17, 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.