Daily Themed Crossword December 17, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 17, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
December 17, 2020 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ and don'ts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Helen Mirren's title | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Sum of money to be paid for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Tai (cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Margin of ___ (statistic) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Undecided on a schedule: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Living room entertainment boxes for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "And there you have it!" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Barber's office | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Actor Pitt from "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Grocery holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "Pilot" preceder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | FBI agent informally: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Actor Epps from "The Wood" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Slithering constrictor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Cuba libre liquor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Draw circles with a spoon? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Sauce made with basil and pine nuts | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Jack and Jill's vessel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "___ snail's pace": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Roman "I" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | None on the pitch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | "Winning ___" 2001 direct-to-comedy movie starring the Olsen twins which is set in the Home of the Big Ben | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Kate Beckett's organization in "Castle": Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Ship's stop? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "Passport to ___" 1999 direct-to-video movie starring the Olsen twins which is set in France | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Similar to | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | "___ ideas?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Unreturnable serve in tennis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Astronaut's affirmative: Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Inc. in the United Kingdom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Punctuation in a URL | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "That was close!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | ___ Christian Andersen author of "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Lady from the garden of Eden | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Like a freshly painted door | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Baby's sleeping spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Azerbaijan's capital | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___-la-la | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "___ in the Sun" 2001 direct-to-video movie starring the Olsen twins set in the Bahamas | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Vintage PC game "Dangerous ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Lava spurter in Italy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Sam Smith's "___ Good at Goodbyes" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Breakfast bowl bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Meshed fishing equipment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Young goat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | "The Seven Year ___" 1955 Marilyn Monroe movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | A hold-up of sorts | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Lines on a globe for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "It ___ Two" 1995 comedy movie starring the Olsen twins whose title is taken from a song by Marvin Gaye | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Baby's first word often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "New York ___" 2004 comedy movie starring the Olsen twins set in the Empire City | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | FaceTime device | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Military alliance: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Suffix with "senor" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Therapists' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Dressed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Chemical exfoliation letters: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Beer holders | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | West ___ (furniture brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Mop and ___ (floor cleaner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Mattress problem | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Yoga practitioner's aide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Reaction to a funny one-liner: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | "___ Enchanted" movie starring Anne Hathaway | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | "Without further ___..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "Woohoo!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Smoky haze | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 17, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 17, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HOLIDAY at 7 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 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 17, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 17, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 17, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 17, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 17, 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.