Daily Themed Crossword December 25, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 25, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 25, 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 | "She is smart ___ whip!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ Saints girl band known for their hit song "Lady Marmalade" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "Parking ___" a hit song by Nelly Furtado | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Set fire to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Airplane seat attachment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ___ Door Cinema Club an indie rock band known for hits like "Sun" and "What You Know" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Habits or usual practices | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | "Love ___ Brain" a hit song by Rihanna from her latest studio album Anti: 2 wds | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Salvador ___ famed painter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ Jam Records label that Kanye West and Ludacris are signed to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Clapton "Layla" and "Tears in Heaven" singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Government agents slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Gets mud on or dirties | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Financial claim from a bank | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Cut stone to make a figure | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | ___ Weasley best friend of Harry Potter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "___ You Experienced?" the name of Jimi Hendrix's debut album | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Storage space accessed via the ceiling | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Six-legged hill-dweller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "Put a ___ on it!" ("Be quiet!") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | The name of the rock/pop duo that Annie Lennox - whose birthday it is today - was a part of | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | Stir up or perturb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "Wheel of Fortune" creator ___ Griffin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Stubborn animal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___ Park New Jersey the place where Edison built his lab | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Leave | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Perceive with the eyes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Bill at a bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Prom rental for a guy for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___drop silence | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Old Testament book after Ezra: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Decorate all over again | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "Electric" fish used in Sushi | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Weight loss food program | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | A hit song by U2 inspired by the German reunification | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "Put ___ Your Heart" a song which Annie Lennox covered along with the legendary Al Green: 4 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | "I Want it ___ Way" a hit song by the Backstreet Boys | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ Taylor "Six Feet Under" actress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Lincoln center offerings such as "Fidelio" and "Falstaff" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | A hit song by Kiss which was performed with the New York Philharmonic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | "___ to be square" a hit song by Huey Lewis and the News | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Van Halen singer David ___ Roth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | "___ a Fool" a hit song by Ludacris that was featured on the soundtrack to the film "2 Fast 2 Furious" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Purse closer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Halfhearted as support | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Absolute minimum | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | ___ Levine lead singer of Maroon 5 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Word for the calorie-conscious | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Annie Lennox number featured in "Bram Stoker's Dracula" which she sang at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics in London: 2 wds. | LITTLEBIRD | 10 | |
| #50 | Michael Jackson was one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Care for as a garden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Phi ___ Kappa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Vanilla ___ American rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Lummox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ Carter younger brother of Nick from "Backstreet Boys" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | ___ Thomas lead singer of Matchbox 20 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Rita ___ pop star known for her appearance on "Hot Right Now" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ Stark short for Eddard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "That weighs a ___!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Be in session | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Campfire treat with a chewy center | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | "In the ___" a hit song by Linkin Park | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Holding hands in public say: abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | The seventh album by Michael Jackson which went on to win two Grammys | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 25, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 25, 2017, a Monday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ALITTLELOVEIN at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 25, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 25, 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 25, 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.
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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.