Daily Themed Crossword December 28, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 28, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
December 28, 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 | Jessica of "Sin City" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Joan of ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Gather in the field | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Give away for free | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Astrological sign denoted by a ram | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Unspecified choice ("Pick ___ card.") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Small specialized segment of the market | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Stringed toy that keeps coming back to you: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Took care of houseplants in a way | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Magic props used by fairies and witches | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | To legally take in a child say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | El __ (weather event) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Proof of ownership | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | South in France | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Actor DiCaprio to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ Grande (US/Mexico river) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "Goodbye" in French | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Collision sound in a comic strip | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Distant and aloof | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Having well-defined muscles | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Smart speaker released in 2018 which integrates Siri to enable voice control: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Quiet period | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" author ___ Angelou | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Take advantage of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Sun Tzu's "The ___ of War" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Baseball's Mel ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Australia's national gemstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Pot-pie veggie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Egyptian viper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Rip off | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "The Catcher in the ___" (J.D. Salinger novel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Disco ___ of "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Place to get a mani-pedi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | __ capita income | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Biblical watercraft | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Car sent to space in 2018 with a copy of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" in the glovebox and a dummy astronaut in the driver's seat: 2 wds. | TESLAROADSTER | 13 | |
| #37 | National songs | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Comic actress Martha ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Metallic waste | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Dance in which the shoes create a rhythmic sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Catch red-handed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Hide in the shadows | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Arrogant gait | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Pigpen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | U or I e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | By way of to a traveler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Dental filling | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | One and ___ (unique) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "Clock ___" clock designed to keep time for 10000 years whose installation in Texas was announced by Jeff Bezos in 2018: 4 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #50 | Watch chains | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Opposite of "profit" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Expected result | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Canton's home | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Where life begins | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Pouch-like structure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Noise from someone who is fast asleep | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Hooting bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Cry of surprise that's similar to "Aha!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Book for photographs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Salty expanse of water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Outer part of a wheel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Minor surgery targets | Show answer | 5 | |
| #63 | On the ___ (secretly) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "Married to the ___" | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 28, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 28, 2018, a Friday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TESLAROADSTER at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 28, 2018 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 28, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 28, 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 28, 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 28, 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.