Daily Themed Crossword December 17, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 17, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
December 17, 2024 — 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 | Mary Had a Little ___ (nursery rhyme) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | River-stopping structure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | What a hen lays | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Head ___ heels (in love) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Bloated self-image | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | London lavatory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Building construction spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Opposite of high | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Suffocating urban haze | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Sushi chef's tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Audio effect in a cave | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Oh for Pete's ___! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Single stranded messenger: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug actor ___ McKellen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Go bad as a fruit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Almond or cashew e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Talk snow sports talk of ___ Shiffrin alpine skier and two-time Olympic Gold medalist who has the most World Cup wins | Show answer | 7 | |
| #18 | ___ and tidy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Architect's blueprint | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | TV commercials for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ Na Na American rock and roll group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Reaction to a punch in the comics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | James Cameron film franchise with a blue species called the Na'vi | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Talk snow sports talk of Lindsey ___ World Cup alpine skier who has won an Olympic gold medal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___-Mex cuisine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Next of ___ (closest relative) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Crushed ingredient in a slushie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Talk snow sports talk Hannah ___ professional snowboarder who holds six World Cup victories | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Wall-climbing vine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Spanish for gold | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Sport-___ (off-road vehicle) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Not minimum for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Celebration towards the end of December: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Musical group from Massachusetts: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ Angeles California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Prefix that means bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Gala (annual NYC event) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ up (end a relationship) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Corner sandwich shop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Many centuries ___ ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Lawn appliance to trim grass | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Red Sesame Street character | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Sticky oozy stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ and Magog | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Talk snow sports talk ___ White former professional snowboarder and three-time Winter Olympic Gold medalist | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___ it is! (Found it!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Newsroom broadcaster: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Travel by boat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Paul ___ who sang Eso Beso | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Troublemaking toddler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Snowman created by Elsa in Frozen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ bit (tiny amount) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ tube (chemistry lab equipment) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Author unknown for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Expression of Now I get it! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Black gunk used to cover roads | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Took to the couch say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Veggie that brings you to tears | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Animal doctor for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Lumberjack's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | ___ La Vida song by Coldplay | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Black gemstone usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Talk snow sports talk Chloe ___ professional snowboarder who won an Olympic gold medal when she was just 17 years old | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ Me a River | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Fair-hiring initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Bath bomb's target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Outer space visitors: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ Speedwagon (vintage truck) | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 17, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 17, 2024, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MIKAELA at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 17, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 17, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 17, 2024 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, 2024 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, 2024 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.