Daily Themed Crossword December 15, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 15, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
December 15, 2019 — All 59 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "In sickness and in health" follower: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "___ a Wonderful Life" (1946 Christmas fantasy drama) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | First double-digit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | One-sixtieth of a minute for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Prefix meaning "half" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Liquid from a tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "Not a little but ___" (very much): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ Colada popular cocktail which was popularized after Rupert Holmes' 1979 hit song "Escape" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Action good or bad | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Music sample | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "It's to die ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Definitely not near | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "On the Pulse of Morning" poet Maya | Show answer | 7 | |
| #14 | Loaf aimlessly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Manning of the New York Giants | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "___ and for all" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Lennon and Yoko's Plastic ___ Band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Day of the blues for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Popular cocktail which was also the signature drink in Pierce Brosnan's 2005 comedy crime film "The Matador" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | Sonny and Cher's record label | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Joe ___ Oakland Athletics' All-Star | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Walking speed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Cockpit member | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | "Eyes Without a Face" singer Billy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | At a ___ for words | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Large flightless Australian bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Big fuss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___-de-sac | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Software fixes | Show answer | 7 | |
| #30 | "___ Where's My Car?" (2000 comedy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Utah ___ (Salt Lake City's athletic team) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___ 'n' Stormy popular cocktail which is a registered trademark of Gosling Brothers since 1991 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "Benz" and "butyl" enders | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Popular cocktail which was also the signature drink of Carrie Bradshaw from "Sex and the City" | Show answer | 12 | |
| #35 | Crush food to a pulp | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Turkish moolah | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Actress Pataky of the "Fast & Furious" movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Before in poetry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ salt (seasoning ingredient) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "Did he ___ lot of pie?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | The ___ outweigh the benefits (businessman's words) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | "To Live and Die ___" (1985 action thriller): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Bloody ___ popular cocktail which is allegedly named after Hollywood actress Pickford | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Popular cocktail which is named after one of the boroughs of New York city | Show answer | 9 | |
| #46 | ___ vera (rash curer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Actress Dobrev from "The Vampire Diaries" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Mai ___ popular cocktail which was prominently featured in Elvis Presley's rom-com "Blue Hawaii" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Muhammad of boxing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Coffee alternative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ Island Iced Tea popular cocktail which is also named after the island in Southeast New York | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ Fashioned popular cocktail which is also the signature drink of Don Draper in "Mad Men" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Michael Jordan's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Reflex that prevents choking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Weasley of Gryffindor house | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "___ Lay Dying" (William Faulkner novel): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Actress Jessica known for her role as Sue Storm in "Fantastic Four" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | "Aye" anagram and synonym | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | 1950s UN secretary general ___ Hammarskjold | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 15, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 15, 2019, a Sunday. It contains 59 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is COSMOPOLITAN at 12 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 15, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 15, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 15, 2019 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 59 clues with answers from 3 to 12 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 15, 2019 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 59 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 15, 2019 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.