Daily Themed Crossword December 12, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 12, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
December 12, 2020 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Best buddies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Kissing on the beach say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Balanced ___ (Nutritionist's advice) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | San Francisco Bay ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Actor De Niro who played Michael in the 1978 war film "The Deer Hunter" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | Pied Piper's followers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Sushi fish? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Goodyear or Michelin product in America | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Carbonated beverage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | "The Princess and the ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | "___-wee's Big Holiday" 2016 movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "___ Pray Love" movie starring Julia Roberts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Newspaper heads for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Breathable mixture? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Cleveland's state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Light-loving insects | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Honey-based alcoholic drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Bruce ___ from "Fist of Fury" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Aviary resident | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Granola bar bits | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | 12a is one | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Chinese "way" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | "E" in SE Asia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Poli ___ (college major) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | It's worth a million dollars in a Jon Hamm movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Actor Damon from "The Martian" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Actor Aspegren who played Axel in the 1978 war film "The Deer Hunter" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | "Back in the ___" song The Beatles: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Director's "stop!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Actor Jeong from "Crazy Rich Asians" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "___ left" (GPS instruction) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | "___ Recall" 2012 movie starring Colin Farrell | Show answer | 5 | |
| #33 | British lavatory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Magazine edition | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | "I" in Berlin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Critical hospital area: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Guevara | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Me ___ movement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Covert ___ (missions) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Train stopover for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Actor Walken who played Nick in the 1978 war film "The Deer Hunter" | Show answer | 11 | |
| #42 | Fashion ___ (celebrated figures) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Filming site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "Odyssey" author | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Opposite of WSW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | As a consequence | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Popular elevator company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Checklist component | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Rescue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Actress Streep who played Linda in the 1978 war film "The Deer Hunter" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Invite letters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | 2021 e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | DC Comics' Lois ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ Morrison lead vocalist of "The Doors" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Actor Savage who played Steven in the 1978 war film "The Deer Hunter" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Rink legend Bobby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "To each ___ own" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Adhesive strip | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Wooden pin for a coat? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Amitav Ghosh's "___ of Poppies" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Purple bloom or hazel eye part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "Never have I ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Amsterdam's ___ Gogh Museum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Title for Maisel or Dalloway | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Actress Foster from "Ticket to Heaven" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Prefix with "school" or "mature" | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 12, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 12, 2020, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHRISTOPHER at 11 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 12, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 12, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 12, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 12, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 12, 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.
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.