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Daily Themed Crossword December 28, 2019 Answers

All 64 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the December 28, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.

64Clues
9Longest
3Shortest
5Abbreviations
Answers

December 28, 2019 — All 64 Clues

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

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#1 Airport security group: Abbr. Show answer 3
#2 Tiny tree branch Show answer 4
#3 Tail swing Show answer 3
#4 Traveler's resting point Show answer 3
#5 ___ Engel Emmy-winning actress from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" who passed away in 2019 Show answer 7
#6 "See you ___!" Show answer 5
#7 TV screen option: Abbr. Show answer 3
#8 Steep rock faces from which one may enjoy panoramic views Show answer 6
#9 Month for carols for short Show answer 3
#10 Weight-watcher's staple diet Show answer 5
#11 ___-centered (egotistical) Show answer 4
#12 Bana of "Special Correspondents" Show answer 4
#13 Slender in shape Show answer 4
#14 Hollywood Walk of ___ Show answer 4
#15 Of sound mind Show answer 4
#16 India pale ___ Show answer 3
#17 Length times width Show answer 4
#18 One who believes that "the divine" is unknowable Show answer 8
#19 ___-saw Show answer 3
#20 Hemsworth of "The Hunger Games" series Show answer 4
#21 Australia's Great Barrier ___ Show answer 4
#22 Dermatologist's target Show answer 4
#23 ___-night talk show Show answer 4
#24 Karl ___ former creative director of Chanel who held the position from 1983 until his death in 2019 Show answer 9
#25 Prefix used with "virus" Show answer 4
#26 To squeeze out Show answer 3
#27 Tupperware topper Show answer 3
#28 Upper limit Show answer 3
#29 "What ___ do to help?": 2 wds. Show answer 4
#30 Hit the slopes Show answer 3
#31 Off-Broadway Theater Award Show answer 4
#32 Stick on a boat Show answer 3
#33 Shakespeare's "___ Well That Ends Well" Show answer 4
#34 Member of the extended family for short Show answer 3
#35 Launch an assault like the military Show answer 6
#36 Tai ___ (martial art) Show answer 3
#37 "Don't complicate it" in textspeak: Abbr. Show answer 3
#38 Fit for consumption Show answer 6
#39 ___ Peninsula (region in Europe) Show answer 7
#40 I.M. ___ Pritzker Prize-winning architect behind the Louvre in Paris who passed away at the age of 102 in 2019 Show answer 3
#41 Put something away from prying eyes Show answer 3
#42 Elle Fanning's sibling Show answer 6
#43 ___ Buckner one time National League batting champion who played as the first baseman for five MLB teams and passed away in 2019 BILL 4
#44 ___ Day Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree and actress from "The Man Who Knew Too Much" who passed away in 2019 Show answer 5
#45 Doesn't see eye to eye on a subject say Show answer 9
#46 Disease carriers Show answer 5
#47 Basic skills taught in grade school: Abbr. Show answer 3
#48 Food holder at a cafeteria Show answer 4
#49 Small slip in spelling Show answer 4
#50 Relaxing exercise often performed on a mat Show answer 4
#51 Put a car in its place Show answer 4
#52 Fashion's Miranda ___ Show answer 4
#53 Lion's call which is also a Katy Perry hit Show answer 4
#54 Vogue or New Yorker for short Show answer 3
#55 Toni ___ Nobel laureate behind works like "The Bluest Eye" and "Home" who passed away in 2019 Show answer 8
#56 Take to court Show answer 3
#57 Extra game minutes for short Show answer 3
#58 Last but ___ least Show answer 3
#59 Farming prefix used with "culture" Show answer 4
#60 Cash dispenser: Abbr. Show answer 3
#61 Prefix before "correct" and "pilot" Show answer 4
#62 Shaggy Tibetan animals Show answer 4
#63 Solid liquid and ___ Show answer 3
#64 Baby bird's abode Show answer 4
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About this puzzle

How the December 28, 2019 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 28, 2019, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LAGERFELD at 9 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 1 clue carries 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 28, 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 28, 2019 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 28, 2019?
The December 28, 2019 grid has 64 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 64 clues. The longest answer is LAGERFELD at 9 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 5 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for December 28, 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 27, 2019 and December 29, 2019.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the December 28, 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 64 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 28, 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 28, 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

64clues on this board
9longest answer
6,030boards archived
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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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