Daily Themed Crossword December 11, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 11, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
December 11, 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 | Matching the occasion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Make a sum of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "Who ___ he think he is?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Passageway for air inside a building | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Unofficial national bird of New Zealand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Joke about something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "I believe ___ do this" (possible): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Resting place for the king of the jungle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Purse one's lips for a selfie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Those people | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "Every culture has ___ traditions that are followed across generations (ancient): 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | From a distance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Civil aviation agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Chemical compound that's used as an aftershave antiseptic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Berry that comes in different colors and is a popular pie flavor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Small water blocks that cool your drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Domain of smartphones and computers collectively for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Met ___ Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute's annual fundraising event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Pale face e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Retired WWE wrestler who goes by the nickname "Stone Cold" and has acted in a number of films most notably "The Expendables": 2 wds. | STEVEAUSTIN | 11 | |
| #21 | Worthless attempt say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "___-team" action comedy film starring Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | With 35a name of the Chinese basketball player who played for the Houston Rockets | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Measurement for the speed of a vehicle: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Cash dispensing equipment outside the bank: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Relaxed sigh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Yellowfin tuna in Hawaii | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Bird whose eggs are the most popular | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "___ be the first one to finish the assignment." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | One part of a race | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Requiring minimal effort | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Abbreviation used before mentioning a person's alternate name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | One of the sixty in a minute for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Unit of age for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | WWE wrestler whose real name is Mark William Calaway and who has more pay-per-view victories than any other WWE wrestler: 2 wds. | THEUNDERTAKER | 13 | |
| #36 | "To everyone's surprise the ___ duckling matured into a beautiful swan." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Bird of prey | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | ___ to one's word (trustworthy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Refer to 20a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Fish with a long needle-like nose | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Room cooling machines: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Record an entry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Leave a detail out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Places to get yourself in shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Young dog | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ and proper (very formal and prudish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Puerto ___ unincorporated U.S. territory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | WWE wrestler whose real name is Oscar Gutierrez and regarded as the greatest cruiserweight wrestler of all time: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #49 | Imprint in memory say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Train stop: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Privy to a secret say: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "This is ___ real value." (worthless): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | American toy store ___ Schwarz that's back in business after shutting down in 2015 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Hale and hearty | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "___ take this package to him." (supposed to): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Data on a particular topic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Tool to row a boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | American collegiate athletic association with fifteen member universities: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Autocrat of yore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ Lisa Da Vinci's masterpiece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Crowd's reaction at a missed chance to score in a game of soccer say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "Neither this ___ that.." | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 11, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 11, 2018, a Tuesday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THEUNDERTAKER at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 9 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 11, 2018 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 11, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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.