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Daily Themed Crossword December 25, 2020 Answers

All 69 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the December 25, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.

69Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
3Abbreviations
Answers

December 25, 2020 — All 69 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Like a pre-storm period Show answer 4
#2 Corn on the ___ Show answer 3
#3 Butter substitute Show answer 4
#4 Heineken product Show answer 4
#5 Zayn ___ former One Direction member Show answer 5
#6 Fourth planet Show answer 4
#7 Request forgiveness for Show answer 5
#8 "___ Out Wild Bells" Christmas poem by Lord Alfred Tennyson Show answer 4
#9 Sault ___ Marie Ontario Show answer 3
#10 Big soup brand Show answer 5
#11 Kit ___ (wafer bars) Show answer 4
#12 Berry rich in antioxidants Show answer 4
#13 Paves a road Show answer 4
#14 "Miss Congeniality" wear? Show answer 4
#15 "A" in IPA Show answer 3
#16 Back ___ (resume): 2 wds. Show answer 4
#17 Organization for student athletes: Abbr. Show answer 4
#18 "Jack Reacher" creator ___ Child Show answer 3
#19 ___ wolf (solitary creature) Show answer 4
#20 Rower's paddles Show answer 4
#21 "Music on Christmas ___" Christmas poem written by Anne Bronte Show answer 7
#22 "...___ far wherever you are..." (Celine Dion's lyric) Show answer 4
#23 Enraged Show answer 4
#24 Dublin native Show answer 5
#25 Squeeze out Show answer 3
#26 "The ___ Couple" TV series starring Matthew Perry Show answer 3
#27 Lake in Springwater Canada Show answer 3
#28 Seventh Greek letter Show answer 3
#29 Actor Miller of "Justice League" Show answer 4
#30 Bit of acne slangily Show answer 3
#31 Mr. Bighorn? Show answer 3
#32 Wine barrel wood Show answer 3
#33 Tribute in verse Show answer 3
#34 St. Patrick's Day month for short Show answer 3
#35 Bumped into Show answer 3
#36 Little lamb's mum Show answer 3
#37 Gym shirt informally Show answer 3
#38 Headpiece for a pageant winner Show answer 5
#39 Catch a bug Show answer 3
#40 "Plus" sign action Show answer 3
#41 In ___ (amazed) Show answer 3
#42 Anywhere anytime money vendor?: Abbr. Show answer 3
#43 Annoy or anger someone Show answer 3
#44 Atkinson who co-created "Mr. Bean" Show answer 5
#45 Tic-tac-___ Show answer 3
#46 "Little ___" Christmas poem by E.E. Cummings Show answer 4
#47 ___ Pinkett Smith actress from "Gotham" Show answer 4
#48 "Let's Get Loud" singer fondly Show answer 3
#49 Drumroll source? Show answer 5
#50 Brazilian city ___ Paulo Show answer 3
#51 Lofty storage area Show answer 5
#52 "Journey of the ___" 43 line Christmas poem by T.S. Eliot Show answer 4
#53 ___ Hari (WWI figure) Show answer 4
#54 Tel ___ Israel Show answer 4
#55 "___ Dancer" song by Elton John Show answer 4
#56 "___-Time" poem by R.L. Stevenson which is about Christmas season Show answer 6
#57 Apple music device Show answer 4
#58 Actor Moranis of "Ghostbusters" Show answer 4
#59 Passionate as a reader Show answer 4
#60 "Give ___ on the back": 2 wds. Show answer 4
#61 Chat pop-ups: Abbr. Show answer 3
#62 Miss Piggy word Show answer 3
#63 ___ Barrett of Pink Floyd Show answer 3
#64 ___ Linetti character from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Show answer 4
#65 California roll ingredient Show answer 4
#66 Playfully shy Show answer 3
#67 Name of a plant or a league Show answer 3
#68 Last month for short Show answer 3
#69 Singer ___ Rock Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the December 25, 2020 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 25, 2020, a Friday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MORNING at 7 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 25, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

December 25, 2020 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 25, 2020?
The December 25, 2020 grid has 69 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 69 clues. The longest answer is MORNING at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 3 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for December 25, 2020 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including December 24, 2020 and December 26, 2020.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the December 25, 2020 Crossword

01

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 69 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.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for December 25, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 25, 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, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

69clues on this board
7longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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