Daily Themed Crossword December 12, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 12, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
December 12, 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 | American football players who receive handoffs catch passes and block: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Music genre with a lot of spoken word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | In excessive numbers: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Game played on horseback with a long mallet and a ball | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Talk mindlessly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Crowd chant expressing displeasure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Greasy food e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Suffix with "an" to mean a positively charged electrode | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Drop of a thick liquid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | What a grenade is | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Cult classic comedy film from the 90s "___ World" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Plod through a crowd say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Household animal that carries load | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Popular children's book writer Roald | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Sword used in the sport of fencing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Cap of a jar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Mission carried out alone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | With no further delay: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Brown and pale are varieties of this type of beer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "Peaky Blinders" character played by Cillian Murphy who is the leader of the Birmingham criminal gang: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #21 | Boxing legend Tyson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Fabric weaving machine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Recycle ___ where your deleted files go on the computer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Fifth zodiac sign | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Your bill at the bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | What a dutiful citizen pays to the government | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | In the style of: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Professional American football league that was wrapped up after just one season: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Big beer holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Slushy substance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Musical instrument that's a staple in orchestras | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Arrow's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "Take ___ for the team.." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Suffix with Japan to mean its citizens | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "Peaky Blinders" character played by Tom Hardy who ran a distillery and was seen on the show from season 2 till 4: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | Apple desktop computer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | "The Bourne Trilogy" author Robert | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Portland state for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Cream that has a cooling effect and soothes body aches | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | "This is not ___ dog it's theirs." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Very tiny | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Filled one's tummy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | What ice would do outside the fridge | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | "With ___ passing minute.." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Delicate little water drop on a leaf early in the morning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Court order | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Create something | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "Peaky Blinders" character played by Finn Cole who is the son of Polly Gray the matriarch of the Shelby Family: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #49 | Colored part of your eye | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Gold Peter Florrick's campaign manager in "The Good Wife" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | "This is ___ alert situation." (very serious): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Term referring to days in the past | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Popular South Korean singer with the hit "Gentleman" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Suffix with "sub" to mean something that is below the expected standard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect the rights of the people of America: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Pump ___ (lift weights at the gym) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Zero points in a game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Equipment used for gliding over snow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Unreasonable urge | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "Desperate Housewives" star Hatcher | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Verbal equivalent of an affirmative nod | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Button on a computer keyboard that erases a letter for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 12, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 12, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ALFIESOLOMONS at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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 12, 2018 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 12, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 12, 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 12, 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 12, 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.