Daily Themed Crossword December 20, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 20, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 20, 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 | Oater actor Jack ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Recede like the tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ from all sides (attacked) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | Milk additive which is a competitor of Hershey's | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Green-shelled veggie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ Beta Kappa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Company with toy trucks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ Facto | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Beehive product | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Easter roasts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "Just ___ water." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Frank ___ legendary UFC fighter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | A vast body of water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | The star sign of the Lion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Hair hides them | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Ooze slowly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Garfield's canine friend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Another word for "Donkey" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ Cillian the mathematician played by Lindy Booth on the TV series "The Librarians" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | Everything | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Muslim pilgrim's destination | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Mozart's "___ fan tutte" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | The bottom of a shoe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | A hammer or chisel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "Twin Peaks" co-creator and "Mulholland Drive" director David ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | "Straight Outta Compton" rap group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | The opposite of a pro on a list | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Gardening tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | An involuntary twitch of the muscle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Consumed something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Knight's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Spoil or deface | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Attempt to win over | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Anderson Cooper's TV home: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | The actor who plays the lead character and genius Jacob Stone on "The Librarians": 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | ___-Haw (donkey's bray) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Use oars | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "The Man with ___" Eastwood's character in the "Dollars Trilogy": 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Songwriter and actor ___ Kristofferson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | The lead protagonist in "The Matrix" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Bobble | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | "I'm fairly ___ this so I'm no expert yet!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | "The Wizard of Oz" composer Harold ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Popular evening beverage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Small playful bites from a puppy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Suffix meaning "eater" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Family car such as a Honda Accord | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Officials in sports for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Low-cost home loan corporation: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Lose traction on the road | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Fireplace residue | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Successful auctioneer's last word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | In vogue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | John ___ the actor who portrays Ezekiel Jones a thief in the TV series "The Librarians": 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #55 | Penny profile | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Tobiko in Japanese cuisine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "___ all good!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "Much ___ About Nothing" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Wind in a pit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Teensy bit or a small bug | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | ___ pal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Romeo or Juliet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Commercials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Appropriate answer for this clue location | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 20, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 20, 2017, a Wednesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHRISTIANKANE at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are 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 20, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 20, 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 20, 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.