Daily Themed Crossword December 23, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 23, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
December 23, 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 | "Chiquitita" band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Befitting and suitable | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "Christmas ___" holiday episode from the second season of the TV series "The Office" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | Musketeer count | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Center of the earth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Includes in an email loop: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Hair tangle breaker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Walk of Fame item | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Horned safari animal briefly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Went on a horseback | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Lubricating liquid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Alternative to cable Internet: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Paul Anka's "___ Beso" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "___ humbug!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "Undeck the ___" Christmas episode from the first season of the sitcom "Modern Family" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Owl's sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Snake's warning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Winter expression | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "The One with the Holiday ___" Christmas episode from the seventh season of the sitcom "Friends" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | "What's up ___?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Enjoyed brunch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | American basketball player nicknamed "King James" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Billy Idol's "Rebel ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Reese Witherspoon's "The Good ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Sentence breakers? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Soccer standout Hamm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Virginia Woolf's "___ Dalloway" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Donkey's alias | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Sci-fi author ___ Asimov | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Quantity for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Month before May for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Chinese martial art Tai ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Tax-collecting agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Prefix with "pod" or "cycle" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Like an animal that is used to humans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Explorer Bancroft | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Former AMC drama series "___ Men" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Speedometer reading: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Like some living room bags | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Freshwater swimmer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Ribosomal ___: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "___ My Name" song by Destiny's Child | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | "The ___" Christmas episode from the ninth season of the sitcom "Seinfeld" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | "Citizen ___" Christmas episode from the fourth season of the TV series "Parks and Recreation" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Actress Priyanka Chopra's home country | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Magazine edition | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Catch in the act | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | "She Walks in Beauty" poet Lord ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | "___ of Illumination" Christmas episode from the seventh season of the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" | Show answer | 8 | |
| #50 | Silent actor? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Singer Collins of "Against All Odds" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Hit the horn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Recede as a tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Dumbo's assets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Comedian ___ Wong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Valentine color usually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Pancake restaurant chain: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Blog feed format: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Mani-pedi location | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Where a train stops for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | ___ de Chanel (fragrance) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Gold digger's office? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Exercise a choice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ one's time (wait) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Another name for a wapiti | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Indian flatbread | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 23, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 23, 2020, a Wednesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ARMADILLO at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 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 23, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 23, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 23, 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 9 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 23, 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 23, 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.