Daily Themed Crossword December 26, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 26, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 26, 2017 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Confucian concept of life | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Baby powder ingredient | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Limb with an elbow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Actor ___ Cobb of "12 Angry Men": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Boat for Pocahontas | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "___ get it!" ("It's finally clear"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Food service trade organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Wander aimlessly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Orderly formation | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Pad ___ (Asian noodle dish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "Can't Stop ___ Feeling!" (Justin Timberlake hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Person who saves the day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Turn a blind ___ to (ignore) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Length times height for a rectangle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Curie's title | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Actor Roger ___ who played Bond in the 70s-80s | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Sharp part of a knife | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "___ Jude" (classic Beatles song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Black cat or red sky to some people | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Lifetime achievement ___ (honorary category) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | "___ you listening to me?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | MLB center fielder and 3-time All-Star who served as an army physical education instructor during WWII: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #23 | Case for holding sewing equipment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "The Sweet Escape" singer ___ Stefani | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Inbound flight approximation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Churchyard tree in "Romeo and Juliet" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | They're hired to spin tracks at clubs: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Hair colorant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Exclamation of impatience | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Bygone coin portraying Louis XIV | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Baseball officials for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Athlete in the majors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Mother of piglets | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | International currency introduced in 2002 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "___ only as directed" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Skid ___ (bad part of town) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Capital ___ (credit card company) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | MLB second baseman and 6-time consecutive All-Star who served in the segregated Army cavalry unit in Kansas during WWII: 2 wds. | JACKIEROBINSON | 14 | |
| #39 | Three of a ___ (certain poker hand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | What one thinks | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Light bulb figuratively | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Feng ___ (Chinese philosophical system) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Had unsettled bills | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Wool-covered female | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Slangy turndown | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Left open-mouthed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Electrical lines | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Part of the body where the femur and tibia are | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Hurdles for M.B.A. hopefuls: Abbr. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Heavy brass instrument that makes deep sounds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | MLB left fielder for the Red Sox and 19-time All-Star who served as a marine pilot during WWII: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #52 | Diabolical | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Sneaker or boot string | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Attorney-to-be's exam: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Dweller in Clydebank | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Distress call from the ocean | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Big car that might have off-road capabilities: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Wipe out like pencil marks | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Marathoner's woe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Weed whacker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Stately shader | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "Star Wars" character ___-Wan Kenobi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Coffee without the buzz | Show answer | 5 | |
| #64 | Labor saver | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | MLB pitcher ___ Maglie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Stage backdrop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Wineglass part | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 26, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 26, 2017, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is JACKIEROBINSON at 14 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are 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 26, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 26, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 14 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 26, 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.