Daily Themed Crossword December 2, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 2, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 2, 2017 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cards in a deck that have "A" written on them | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "Work of ___" (very beautiful) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Egg ___ (appetizer dish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Bean curd | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Good name for a talkative girl? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Space between two teeth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Settle on the same decision | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Impoverished | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Short description as of a book | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Speak boastfully | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ and rave (complain angrily) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "The ___ Griffith Show" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Prefix related to the Earth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Pigeon's call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "Many years ___" (a while back) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Division of a highway | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Santa's workshop employee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Boys in the 'hood | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Small branch as of parsley | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | "Cancel my last action" software command | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Hit single by Britney Spears (birthday today) from her ninth album "Glory" featuring Tinashe: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Domestic helping-hand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Glow that mystics claim to see | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Sailor's "yes" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Massage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "What's ___ matter?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Type of cuisine you'd find in Bangkok | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Scorching | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | The Yellowhammer State: Abbr | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Standardized high school exam: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Knight's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Singer/songwriter DiFranco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Cavity fillers' org.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Fast way to connect briefly: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Absorbed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "___ Me" a hit single from Britney's seventh album "Femme Fatale" that was co-written with Bonnie McKee: 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | "___ only hurt a little" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Word after "wisdom" or before "fairy" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Facts and figures | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Flight's expected landing hour: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Tater ___ (crispy potato nugget) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Shade of green named for a river | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Add insult to injury so to say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Mop & ___ (floor cleaner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Flower part found in potpourri | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Alternative to a print version: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Reside as some people do in the past | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Trident part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "___ Ends" a hit single from Britney's seventh album "Femme Fatale" that went like "Keep on dancing...": 3 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #50 | Holiday and Days? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Very funny!": Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Respond to an invitation: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | King in a Shakespeare tragedy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Refuse to admit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Failed negotiation result perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | One who indulges too much in the grape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Love's opposite | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Catch sight of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Tolstoy heroine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Actor Holbrook | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Vehicle for moving your stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Medical advice often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "___ About that Bass" (Meghan Trainor song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Be nosy | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 2, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 2, 2017, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HOLDITAGAINST at 13 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, 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 2017 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 2, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 2, 2017 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 64 clues with answers from 3 to 13 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.
Keep the streak going
The 2017 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 2, 2017 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 8, 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.