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Daily Themed Crossword December 27, 2019 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the December 27, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
9Longest
3Shortest
6Abbreviations
Answers

December 27, 2019 — All 66 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Like the one you're reading right now Show answer 4
#2 "___-ching!" (cash register sound) Show answer 3
#3 ___ Kong the place that saw large-scale protests against the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill in 2019 Show answer 4
#4 Set in a straight line Show answer 5
#5 Most common dog breed for short Show answer 3
#6 One who fabricates stories Show answer 4
#7 Not well Show answer 3
#8 Rainforest which is the world's largest carbon dioxide sink that witnessed devastating wildfires in 2019 Show answer 6
#9 Marathon or Derby e.g. Show answer 4
#10 Mexican feminist artist Frida ___ Show answer 5
#11 Actress Winslet from "Titanic" Show answer 4
#12 "Many years ___..." (a while back) Show answer 3
#13 ___ Aviv (Israeli city) Show answer 3
#14 Suffix for "Japan" or "Sudan" Show answer 3
#15 Texting chuckle: Abbr. Show answer 3
#16 ___ mater (graduate's college) Show answer 4
#17 "It's been ___ since we last met." (a while) Show answer 4
#18 Yale or Stanford for short Show answer 3
#19 Region of spacetime whose first-ever image was unveiled on 10th April 2019: 2 wds. Show answer 9
#20 Mary ___ (cosmetics company) Show answer 3
#21 ___ Benedict (New York breakfast) Show answer 4
#22 Thailand formerly Show answer 4
#23 Unbeatable enthusiasm Show answer 4
#24 Prefix with "gen" that is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere Show answer 5
#25 Premium cable network owned by Showtime: Abbr. Show answer 3
#26 ___ Speedwagon ("Keep On Loving You" hitmaker) Show answer 3
#27 One's early years Show answer 5
#28 "So gross!" exclamation Show answer 3
#29 Prefix meaning "three" Show answer 3
#30 Color or shade Show answer 3
#31 "Our Father" ender Show answer 4
#32 Long-nosed character from "Despicable Me" Show answer 3
#33 Sugar-attacking insect Show answer 3
#34 Saudi ___ a petroleum and gas company that was attacked on 14th September 2019 Show answer 6
#35 Ham on ___ Show answer 3
#36 Spanish for "here" Show answer 3
#37 Zion Church letters: Abbr. Show answer 3
#38 ___ Mountbatten-Windsor Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son who was born on 6th May 2019 Show answer 6
#39 Floor spread that rhymes with "bug" Show answer 3
#40 Tax preparation experts: Abbr. Show answer 4
#41 Home to the Empire State Building: Abbr. Show answer 3
#42 Old Chevrolet model named after a horned animal Show answer 6
#43 "___ for the challenge." ("Bring it on."): 2 wds. Show answer 4
#44 Educate kids Show answer 5
#45 Country whose robotic spacecraft mission made a successful first landing on the far side of the moon on 3rd January 2019 Show answer 5
#46 "___ Just Not That Into You" (2009 drama) Show answer 3
#47 ___ Rapinoe American soccer player who led her team to victory in the FIFA Women's World Cup on 7th July 2019 Show answer 5
#48 Extremely mean Show answer 5
#49 Big pile of clothes say Show answer 4
#50 Citric ___ (occurs in lemons) Show answer 4
#51 Beauty pageant contestant's accessory Show answer 4
#52 Feng ___ (Chinese system followed by some architects) Show answer 4
#53 Church song Show answer 4
#54 Upper limb that is used in boxing Show answer 3
#55 What follows "Silent night holy night.." in the popular Christmas carol: 3 wds. Show answer 9
#56 Caustic cleaning solution Show answer 3
#57 Jet ___ (traveler's problem) Show answer 3
#58 "He ___ us into a trap." Show answer 3
#59 Tall peaks: Abbr. Show answer 3
#60 Like a bashful bride Show answer 3
#61 Actor Gosling of "La La Land" Show answer 4
#62 "If ___ You Go" (Westlife song): 2 wds. Show answer 4
#63 Rum ___ Tugger ("Cats" character) Show answer 3
#64 The "M" of MB Show answer 4
#65 Fathers informally Show answer 4
#66 Yang's partner Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the December 27, 2019 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 27, 2019, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BLACKHOLE at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 27, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

December 27, 2019 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 27, 2019?
The December 27, 2019 grid has 66 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 66 clues. The longest answer is BLACKHOLE at 9 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 6 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for December 27, 2019 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including December 26, 2019 and December 28, 2019.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the December 27, 2019 Crossword

01

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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 9 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for December 27, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 27, 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.

Last checked — Sep 9, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

66clues on this board
9longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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