Daily Themed Crossword December 24, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 24, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
December 24, 2024 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Neither solid nor liquid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Stay With Me singer ___ Smith | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Christian ___ (The Dark Knight actor) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Drink at a pub | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Everything Everywhere ___ at Once (2022 film starring Michelle Yeoh) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ Clapton singer of Tears in Heaven | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Singer Carly ___ Jepsen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Karaoke need | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Grand Theft ___ (video game series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | 2004 Christmas Day moment where ___ Bryant led the LA Lakers against Shaquille O'Neal's Miami Heat in an intense rivalry clash | KOBE | 4 | |
| #11 | A Star Is ___ (Musical film starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Obi-___ Kenobi (Star Wars character) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Commercials on TV for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | 2008 Christmas Day moment where ___ Jackson secured his 1000th win as head coach of the LA Lakers against the Denver Nuggets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Just so you know in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Itty bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Harry Potter's redheaded friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Airport bag check group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Headache source sometimes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Yang's counterpart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Just out of the shower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ hall (soldiers' canteen) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Drink with a straw say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Word before Diego or Francisco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Dirty city air | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | 1971 Christmas Day moment where the Kansas City ___ and the Miami Dolphins played the longest game in NFL history lasting over 82 minutes | CHIEFS | 6 | |
| #27 | ___ as a rail | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Goodbye in Italy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | What scissors do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | 1984 Christmas Day moment where Bernard ___ of the New York Knicks scored 60 points in a game against the New Jersey Nets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Forgetful blue Disney fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___ Jude hit by the Beatles | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Countdown ender usually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Taco day for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Fiesta cheer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Freshwater fish with a long snout | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Pie ___ mode | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Hide and ___ (children's game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Dance from Rio | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Stranger from another planet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | I Have a Dream speaker's initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | 2005 Christmas Day moment where the Chicago ___ defeated the Green Bay Packers to clinch the NFC North division title | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Give ___ for one's money: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Shakespeare's subject for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Earth-friendly prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Popular online marketplace | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Night bird with big eyes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Thor's father | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Use a crowbar say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___ polloi (common public) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Travel stop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Opposite of 48a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Neck accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Beast of burden | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ Moines Iowa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Tiny tree part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Ninth month of the year for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Prefix with science or present | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Last Christmas by Wham! for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Haunted house offering | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Chips ___! (cookie brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Part of the leg opposite to the calf | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Where diamonds are found | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Sound that bounces back | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | 1a for a car | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Painful eye bump | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Boxing knockout: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Chicago clock setting in summer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Last three vowels | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 24, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 24, 2024, a Tuesday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHIEFS at 6 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 1 clue carries 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 24, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 24, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 24, 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 69 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 24, 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.