Daily Themed Crossword December 15, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 15, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
December 15, 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 | The basics | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Painter's creation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Tree's base? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Apt musical anagram of "note" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Michael ___ head coach who has been leading Pittsburgh Steelers since 2007 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | Fruit pastry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ Lovelace (early Mathematician) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Tears apart say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Stand the ___ of time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Hydroelectric project across a river | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Quinn head coach who led the Atlanta Falcons for six seasons from 2015 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "___ was saying": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Actor Beatty from "Deliverance" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Ghostly cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Garfield's canine pal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "A Christmas ___" novella by Charles Dickens | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | "The Curious ___ of Benjamin Button" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Pro's antonym? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Atlas contents | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | In the middle of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "Man of ___" 2013 Superman reboot | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Flightless Australian bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | The sun is one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "Someone at work ___ my sandwich!" (Ross Geller's line) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Uma Thurman's role in "Pulp Fiction" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | What "&" represents | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Breakfast bread | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Austrian peak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Observe visually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "Animal Kingdom" airer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Give the cold shoulder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___ side up (item often paired with 23a) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #33 | Holiday tuber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Comedian DeGeneres | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | Pilot from "Catch-22" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "To each his ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "__ Let the Dogs Out?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "___ Auto" (Volkswagen's slogan) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Absorb with "up" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | House cat e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Matt ___ head coach who has been leading Carolina Panthers since 2020 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | "I hope you've learned your ___!" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | "That" in Spain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | What a rolling stone does not gather | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Wild guess | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Actress Hyland from "Modern Family" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Judges' gowns | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | School fundraising group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Pageant winner's accessory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Tequila serving | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ and hearty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Bow and ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #53 | Regretted deeply | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Shrek for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Scheduling question | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Rihanna's 2006 hit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Norms for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | "___ Exorcist" (1973 film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Forensic evidence: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | John ___ head coach who has been leading Baltimore Ravens since 2008 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #61 | T-___ (Jurassic Park dino) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "That's terrible!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Football match cheer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ and now (this moment) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ McVay head coach who has been leading Los Angeles Rams since 2017 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | ___-mex (cuisine) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Lion's hideout | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 15, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 15, 2020, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HARBAUGH at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 15, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 15, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 15, 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 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 15, 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 15, 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.