Daily Themed Crossword December 9, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 9, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
December 9, 2020 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hiker's guide? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Star Wars Day month | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Therapists' organization in the US: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Japanese currency | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "They had made up ___ minds" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Prefix with "cycle" or "pod" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | One of the 13 in the popular Netflix title | Show answer | 6 | |
| #8 | Online chats for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ Garcia actress who plays forensic scientist Ella Lopez in the fantasy series "Lucifer" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Egyptian slitherers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Night sky twinkler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ Noel (Father Christmas) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Dallas campus: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Big primate in the jungle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Sun Tzu's "The ___ of War" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Throat-clearing sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Grocery bag component | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Insulin-producing organ | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | ___ strip (newspaper feature) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Common Japanese ship name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Celebrity cat with a YouTube record | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "... ___ he drove out of sight" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Dull person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Collision sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ to (similar) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Actress and comedian O'Donnell | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | ___ Minella (monkey Muppet) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "Hometown Proud" supermarket chain letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Inc. in Britain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Thor's brother | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Henpeck | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Title in "Uncle Remus" tales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "Line of Duty" airer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "___ there done that" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Fox News rival: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ Helfer actress who played Charlotte Richards in the fantasy series "Lucifer" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Floppy disk inventor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Coach Parseghian of Notre Dame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ German actress who plays Detective Chloe Decker in the fantasy series "Lucifer" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | 1995 mystery thriller "The ___ Suspects" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Cave | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Victoria's Secret purchase for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Quiver items | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | What blue ticks on Whatsapp indicate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ Alejandro actor who plays Detective Daniel "Dan" Espinoza in the fantasy series "Lucifer" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Chain retailer that bought Sears | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "Let the good ___ roll" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Big coffee holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Puzzle solver's aid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | SNL comedian Michael ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | "Mary ___ little lamb...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Actress Hayworth of "Cover Girl" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Summer top | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Droop down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Person from Czech Republic for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | LAX screeners: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Actor who plays the titular role in the fantasy series "Lucifer": 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #58 | "Delay" to a gamer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Poison ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | College term for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | BMW's "ringed" rival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Popeye's ____' Pea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Fifth or Madison in New York for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Sweet cherry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Long-eared equine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Place to lift weights for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 9, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 9, 2020, a Wednesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PANCREAS at 8 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 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 9, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 9, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 9, 2020 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 9, 2020 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 9, 2020 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.