Daily Themed Crossword December 24, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 24, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
December 24, 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 | "Incidentally" in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Closest companion: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | To and ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Surfboard projection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Prefix with "fuse" or "fract" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Hummus for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Like "occupied" restrooms: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | "The ___ Express" 2004 Christmas adventure film featuring the voice of Tom Hanks as the narrator | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Female horse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Group from Mars as per author John Gray | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Cupid's Greek counterpart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Tiny bug to pick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Hermione Harry and Ron e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "Garfield" dog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "How the ___ Stole Christmas" 2000 Christmas fantasy comedy film starring Jim Carrey as the titular character | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Football Hall of Famer Marchetti | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "This Is Not Happening" former host ___ Shaffir | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "It's a ___ Life" 1946 Christmas fantasy drama starring James Stewart and Donna Reed | Show answer | 9 | |
| #19 | ___ Mode from "The Incredibles" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Go sour | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Texter's "Highly unlikely": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Black Friday events | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Rock band ___ Zeppelin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | "The Twelve Days of Christmas" fruit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "Milk" actor Sean ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Before to poets | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Whoopi Goldberg comedy film "Sister ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Billy Wilder's "___ in the Hole" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Julie Covington's "Don't ___ for Me Argentina" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ tear (common knee injury): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Grassy expanse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Explorer of kiddie TV | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Twistable cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Train track | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "That was ___ brainer.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Word that follows "Hermit" or "Alaskan King" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Event where Cinderella lost her slipper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Stilletto's high end? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___ the limit (go beyond) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | Andean animal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Participated in a marathon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "America's Next Top Model" creator ___ Banks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ Rose of Guns N' Roses | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Last letters in "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Victor Hugo's "___ Miserables" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Hawke from "Before Sunrise" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Shelly expanse | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "A Christmas ___" 2009 Christmas fantasy film featuring the voice of Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | First Duke of Normandy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | "___ Bird" song by Lynyrd Skynyrd | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Sludge | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Marvel's "metal" man? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Broody rock genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | 2003 Christmas comedy film starring Will Ferrell as Buddy Hobbs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Commit a blooper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | 1990 Christmas comedy starring Macaulay Culkin as Kevin: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #57 | ___-century modern | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Comic strip "Alley ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "Straight Outta Compton" rap group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Shocking fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Virgo preceder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Dry as a desert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Rob ___ "Parks & Recreation" actor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Marshy land | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Arya Stark's father in "Game of Thrones" lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Translucent gemstone | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 24, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 24, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WONDERFUL at 9 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, and 3 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 24, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 24, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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.