Daily Themed Crossword December 30, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 30, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 30, 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 | Legally possess | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Middle-Eastern country that is home to Muscat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Broadway's "Mamma ___!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Another word for "Donkey" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Jawaharlal ___ India's first Prime Minister | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Swiss peaks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Everything | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Rich supply or ore deposit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Greg Evans comic strip | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Containing no sweetness like some healthy foods | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | "Ready ___ go!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Twin brother of Jacob | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | President's four years for example | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Knowledgeable and filled with wisdom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ Reed famed rocker of Velvet Underground | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Utilize | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Crosby Stills ___ and Young (famed rock band) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Near-obsolescent hand-held organizer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | A needle-nosed fish whose name comes from the Old English word for "spear" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Michael ___ actor who played Lex Luthor on the hit TV series "Smallville" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #21 | Leave out or fail to mention | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Oafish unmannered sort | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Writing fluids | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "To recap" or "To wrap up...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Writer and director ___ Ephron | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Relating to a mark of disgrace or supernatural marks | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | Neither here ___ there | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "To be or ___ to be..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | An enraged state | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ de Janeiro | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | The conclusion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Early automotive pioneer Ransom E. ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | John Wayne's nickname "The ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Banana peel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | The actress whose birthday it is today who played Lana Lang on "Smallville": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #36 | Slightly burn as a fillet of fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Really eager | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | A popular meat seasoning herb that is in the same family as mint | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | A poetic tribute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Hit the slopes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | China's Chairman ___ Zedong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Green lights | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | German steel city located on the Ruhr | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Smell bad | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Pal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | The lead character in "Smallville" who eventually becomes Superman played by Tom Welling: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #47 | ___ Minelli famed actress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "Red Balloon" painter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Mozart's "___ kleine Nachtmusik" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | A Top 10 song say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Foreman foe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | A sudden inspiration | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Opus ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Consume | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "___ you done with this crossword?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | A submachine gun made in Israel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Japanese capital | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Not far | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ 'n' cheese | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Meet at the poker table | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Flying toy on a string | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 30, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 30, 2017, a Saturday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KRISTINKREUK at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 30, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 30, 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 30, 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.