Daily Themed Crossword December 16, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 16, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
December 16, 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 | What North is to South and East to West: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "Run ___" (elope or flee) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Take a tumble at the end of autumn? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Insect which pesters pets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Sport that requires horses | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Brooch e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "Victory is mine!" in a way: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Court separator in tennis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Beach plant with dates | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Wound with one's claws like a bear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Fire breather in "Game of Thrones" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Barbie e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Alley-___ (basketball move) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Small decoy e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Stare suggestively | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "I ___ you one" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Appeal for an overturning of a decision | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Debauched man especially an elderly one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "Think a ___ of" as in admire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Actress who played Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom "That '70s Show": 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #21 | Seized vehicle for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Picnic place in Paris | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Turkey or chicken drumstick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Victorian Period e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | To fall behind | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Mike Trout's team on scoreboards: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "As light ___ feather": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Chicago Wolves' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Tea or plant holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Boxing win: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Floating transport for Huckleberry Finn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Often-seared tuna in Hawaii | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Supplied with nourishment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Three in Italian | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Actor who played Michael Kelso in "That '70s Show": 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | Pack down as gunpowder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Just bottled as wine | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | When sad it trickles down one's cheek | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Black tie affair perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Each "o" in BOGO | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Chemical suffix with "chlor" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Hippo's delight also a "dirty" pie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | "Looks like we're in trouble": Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Jay's ex-wife in hit TV show "Modern Family" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Sound you might make for the Dentist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Ring of light around the head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Electronic beep like "Ring ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Actor who played the role of Eric Forman in the TV show "That '70s Show": 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #49 | Eject expel or to unseat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Coastal inlet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Pepsi's rival in the beverage industry informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Receive as in salary | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Coniferous tree with red berries which sounds like "you" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "Just between ___ and me...." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Gullible dog in Garfield comic strips | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Burden that is carried | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Johnny Depp to Lily Rose Depp | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Chekov's "Star Trek" rank: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "From ___ to toe" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Gumbo-thickening veggie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Damp or soaked | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Word denoting the completion of a movie | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 16, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 16, 2018, a Sunday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ASHTONKUTCHER at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 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 16, 2018 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 16, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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.