Daily Themed Crossword December 23, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 23, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 23, 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 | Honest ___ Lincoln's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Fitting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Vote or a matter of opinion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Vegan protein source | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ paint used for graffiti | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Tree's sticky output | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Awaken | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | D.C bigwigs or congressional figures: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | What boxing gloves cover | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Italian automaker who is the majority owner of Chrysler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "___ time yet?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "___ My Children" a TV series starring Cameron Mathison | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Vietnamese New Year | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | What unhappy fans do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Senior year dance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Evan ___ the first Arizona governor to be impeached | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | ___ of Capri | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Santa's little helper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Anger or agitate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Thick riverbank deposit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | The primary protagonist from "One Tree Hill" played by 30-Across: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | "Will you be paying by card or ___?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | The third largest of the Hawaiian islands | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Vote in the positive | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "If anyone ___ anything to say now is the time!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "If you ask me..." in text speak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "___ just about to say the same thing!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Quick of the mind when it comes to humor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | What actors do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Journalist Nellie ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "___ humbug!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Sphere or globe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Hooting barn resident | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___-Mart Stores Inc. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Harsh cleaning agent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Chad ____ the actor who plays 18-Across in "One Tree Hill": 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | "Immediately!": Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Carves into a tree say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Prego competitor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Extremely exaggerated in text speak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Sow's home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "Ready willing and ___!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Sass | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | The name of the character played by Rob McElhenney on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Tavern selection | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Campfire need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Having a lot to lose maybe | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Playlet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | The actress who played one of the central characters Brooke Davis on "One Tree Hill" | Show answer | 10 | |
| #50 | Planning session input | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Get lost!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Significant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Borrow but not really | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Azerbaijan's capital | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Whichever | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | One of a cube's dozen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Tea ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Pea holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Newton e.g | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Views | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | "A long time ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Sasquatch for instance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "___ you ready for this?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ Mosby the main character from "How I Met Your Mother" | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 23, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 23, 2017, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MICHAELMURRAY at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 23, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 23, 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 23, 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.