Daily Themed Crossword December 21, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 21, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
December 21, 2018 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Zodiac sign of Cancer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Hair-parting tool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Actress Chaplin from "Game of Thrones" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Le ___ (French car race) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Hair style with a lot of twists | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Wow" read upside down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Another term for mother | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Die-hard and enthusiastic fan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Excessive enthusiasm often a suffix with wrestle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Arrange in a straight line | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Formal agreement or a treaty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Animal companion at home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Queen in "Frozen" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Part that wags | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Lion's cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Shape of an egg | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Montgomery state for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Actress Kendrick of "Pitch Perfect" or Kournikova of tennis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ____ Cooper (car name) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "___: Miami" (TV series): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Elemental and fundamental like a college course or an early computer language | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Kind of salmon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "___ Fortress" thriller written by Dan Brown about a supercomputer that cracks cryptic codes | Show answer | 7 | |
| #24 | Entry on a list | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Example of 9a which may bark at you | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Third state of matter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Insect which loves sugar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Enjoyed a meal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Well-suited and appropriate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Degree after masters perhaps: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Lead character on "How I Met Your Mother" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "Elvis ____ left the building" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Pig's muddy abode | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Singer Clapton | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Baseball hitter's stat: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Particle with a charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Judge's assistant for short (also a Mercedes Benz car) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Thriller written by Dan Brown set in Washington D.C. after the events of "The Da Vinci Code": 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #39 | Ancient harp like instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | First day of the weekend for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "Y" in BYOB | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | "Ed Edd n ___" (animated series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Ming of Houston Rockets in the NBA | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Fountain pen filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Fish eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Constellation with a hunter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Occur next | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Spot for a bubble bath | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Special forces cap worn by Che | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | "As ___ saying ...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Mystery thriller novel written by Dan Brown set in Florence which is inspired by Dante's work | Show answer | 7 | |
| #52 | "And Then There Were ____" by Agatha Christie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Times New Roman or Helvetica for example | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "He was ____ her!" (aware of the scheme) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "___ Without a Cause" (revolting kind) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | One who is dull and glum | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Sharp side of a knife | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | "Kings of ___" (rock band) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Win over someone romantically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "Winning ___ everything" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Summer shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Went by a bicycle say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ Arbor Michigan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "I'm ___ here!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Another word for therefore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Game ___ match | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Extra-bright color which is an anagram of 47d | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Age between twelve and twenty | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 21, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 21, 2018, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THELOSTSYMBOL at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 21, 2018 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 21, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 21, 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 68 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 21, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 21, 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.