Daily Themed Crossword December 13, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 13, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
December 13, 2018 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | What remains of a smoked cigarette | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Fix a tear with a needle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ into (gently introduce to something) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Tiny songbird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Former world no.1 tennis player Sharapova | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Not at all impressed" expression | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | A rock concert e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | What you do with curtains at home | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Area of the face where a dimple may appear | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Informal term for one's apartment (also a baby's bed) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Depend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "Taxman" agency of the government: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Spelling ___ a popular academic competition for kids | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Black sticky liquid used as a paving material | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Actress Gardner from "The Night of the Iguana" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | At this location | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "This is of no ___." (worthless) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | City of "The Nevada Museum of Art" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Japanese city popular around the world for its food | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | "Do you need anything ___?" ("Is that all?) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Actor born in England who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the movie "Gandhi": 2 wds. | BENKINGSLEY | 11 | |
| #22 | ___ Annan former UN Secretary-General of Ghanaian origin who passed away this year | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Suffix with "tender" to mean a cut of beef | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Muesli morsel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "Good to go" expression: Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Put up a pretense | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "He went about his business ___ nothing had happened.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | "It's either a he or a ___." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | American public radio personality Glass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Take in a drink in small quantities | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Jet ___ personal watercraft | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Steely ___ rock band formed in the 70s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Homer Simpson's catchphrase | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Born quite a few years ago | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "___ Just Not That Into You" 2009 romantic drama | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Actor born in Wales who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Dick Dicky Eklund in the movie "The Fighter": 2 wds | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | |
| #37 | A more formal couch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Settlements smaller than cities | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | "This time you better ___ time." (arrive at the right time): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Hot beverage that originated in China | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Alley-___ popular offensive play in basketball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "The music festival ___ today." (finishes) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Part of a poem | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Organization for American soldiers who served the country in wars: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Carried or supported | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Prefix for topics relating to life | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Across different groups as opposed to within e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Dispatched an email e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Actor born in Scotland who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Jimmy Malone in "The Untouchables": 2 wds. | SEANCONNERY | 11 | |
| #50 | Poultry enclosure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Trainspotting" actor McGregor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "___ wasn't built in a day." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Toy with a string passing through two connected disks: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Machine in the powered down state say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "___ and out" military radio comms. phrase | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Term often used when describing routes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Put in the right order | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Seek the support of a group of people say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Fish's body parts that help them steer through water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | The number everyone wants to be | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "Back to black" singer Winehouse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Destiny itself | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "How much do you make ___ month?" (every month) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Prefix to mean a modern version of an existing idea | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 13, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 13, 2018, a Thursday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHRISTIANBALE at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 13, 2018 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 13, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 13, 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 64 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 13, 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 13, 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.