Daily Themed Crossword December 9, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 9, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
December 9, 2018 — All 62 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | April's follower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Trim grass with a machine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Be a borrower and be in debt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "The pace of the train was not fast" say: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #5 | "What ___ could I say?" (alternatively) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | "SpaceX" founder ___ Musk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Arm or leg of a person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | "Dedicated to the ___ love": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | American sitcom of 2011 starring Zooey Deschanel: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Surface or ground that is inclined say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Flower stalk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Pack down as pipe tobacco | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | What may be opposed to good | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Significant other or one's close friend say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Overwhelming emotion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Queue in a bank say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Volcanic rock that flows and glows | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Japanese money | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Fish-eating duck drake for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Eliminate something from the list intentionally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Nickname for New York City that was first popularized by John Fitz Gerald and was a part of an ad campaign: 3 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | Troop command which means cease to move | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Kind of ant that raids | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Recedes from the flood | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "Frozen" queen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Another word for entice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Furious feeling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Animal associated with the zodiac sign Taurus | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Noah had one as per the Genesis flood narrative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "Twist my ___" (persuade or pressurize into doing something) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Looney Tunes cartoon character famous for his signature line "Th-th-th-that's all folks": 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #32 | Toy dog which was owned by Queen Victoria who lay on her death bed at her request for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "Head ___ heels" (madly in love) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Prefix with "hertz" that means huge or grand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "The City of ___" nickname for Philadelphia which was also called "The City that Loves You Back" in an ad campaign: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | "___ snag!" (have a problem with something): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Make someone lose their freedom of choice say | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Take money forcibly and run | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Use a needle and thread to darn e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Color printer's cartridge filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Salem's state and California's neighbor for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Devices that make wrinkles disappear from clothes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | What "I" stands for in "TGIF" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Gumbo ingredient and cajun veggie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Popular cheese from Netherlands that is pale yellow in colour | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Nickname of Seattle that has a reference to the lush green forest of the area: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #47 | Brief reminder note | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Days before events or holiday precursors | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Denoting or involving a period of twenty four hours | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Baby's sleeping bed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Small land surrounded by water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "Whip It" American rock band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Broadcasts a show on TV say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Peter ___ fictional character created by Scottish novelist J.M. Barrie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "Rehab" singer Winehouse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ de plume (writer's pen name) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Prayer closing word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Bride's face concealer? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Texter's "as I see it": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Rolling stones can't gather this | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Hamburg's river which flows into the North Sea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Fitness club or workout sight say | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 9, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 9, 2018, a Sunday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BROTHERLYLOVE at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 8 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 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 9, 2018 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 9, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 9, 2018 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 62 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for December 9, 2018 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 62 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 9, 2018 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.