Daily Themed Crossword December 3, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 3, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 3, 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 | "Make ___ while the sun shines" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | That guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "___ your pardon?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | List of items at a restaurant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ Parton country music legend | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Performed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Perfect | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Unable to hear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "Fold" declaration in Poker: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "___ that you mean what I think you mean I'm in!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | The Fantastic ___ comic characters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "___! It's cold!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | The opposite of "No" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Honest ___ Lincoln's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Poetic tribute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Less's opposite | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Japanese currency | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Green part of a tree | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Swing one's arms wildly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Belonging to you and me | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Former Montreal Canadiens player considered one of the greatest NHL players of all time who released his own disco album: 2 wds. | GUYLAFLEUR | 10 | |
| #22 | Class with Bikram and Hot varieties | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Humorist ___ Bombeck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Olive ___ love interest of Popeye | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Museum pieces | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Boiling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Reagan's first secretary of state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Cigar residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | The rock in "On the rocks" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Budding socialite for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Not bright | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Drunkard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Pouch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Opposite of 53-Across | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | You wear it on your head | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Famed boxer nicknamed "Golden Boy" who released a self-titled Latin Pop album in 2000 - receiving a grammy nomination!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Rock and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Clothesline alternative | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | The bottom of a boat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Something that's definite? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Saturn or Mercury | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | School in the Lone Star State near the Rio Grande: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Miniature | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Tissue box word indicating thickness | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Exotic smoothie ingredient | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Country miss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Impressive display. "We have a vast ___ of gems.." | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Make some loops | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Former NFL lineman who played for the St. Louis Rams who went on to form a self-titled band and establish his own record label: 2 wds. | KYLETURLEY | 10 | |
| #50 | Small municipality | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Recedes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | New ___ the Big Apple | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | It may relax you | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "Chicago" or "Philadelphia" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Bobby of the rink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Lion's call | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ the Builder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Baby in blue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Strait-laced | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | The Mountain State: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Bud | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Bohemian | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Vote in the negative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Blue expanse above you | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 3, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 3, 2017, a Sunday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is OSCARDELAHOYA at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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 3, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 3, 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 3, 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.