Daily Themed Crossword December 4, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 4, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 4, 2017 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Greeting from a sailor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Another name for a donkey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | First six tracks of an LP say: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | Great bargain for a shopper | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | ___-A-Fella Records label Jay-Z is signed to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Plant part that grows downward | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "What have we here!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Greasy liquids | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Charge someone for using a road | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Insect related to a hornet that lends its name to a popular scooter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Change course suddenly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "Even if It Breaks Your Heart" group ___ Young Band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Subgenre of punk rock | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Weasley Harry Potter's best friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ the road (go travelling) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | State whose capital is Columbus | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Tickle Me ___ (popular children's toy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Poem that honors someone or something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "___ Course" a collaborative EP from Linkin Park and Jay-Z (birthday today) that featured songs like "Numb (Encore)" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | Apple's software platform | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "Oh ___?" ("Wanna bet?") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Arizona tribe known for its Snake Dance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Food in a pigsty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Hawaiian greeting | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | "Tell ___ About It" (Billy Joel song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "We ___ the World 25 for Haiti" (2010 charity single) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Rio carnival dance | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Fannie ___ (mortgage loan agency) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Story of a person's life for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Furry alien of 1980s TV | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Its capital is Lima | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | In ___ (occupied) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Be under the weather | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Golfer Ernie who spent 288 weeks in the World Top 10 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "___ Mind" a 2009 hit single from Jay-Z's 11th album that featured vocals from Alicia Keys : 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | Slangy word of indifference | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Thanksgiving dessert often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___-la-la (song syllables) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Point at a target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Frozen dessert chain known by its initials | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Flowery souvenir from Hawaii | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Clapton who created "Tears in Heaven" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | A hard covering or a big oil company | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Faithful | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Official record of events as may be recorded by the Captain of a ship | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Walk at a leisurely pace | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Youngest solo artist to have a US #1 Billboard Hot 100 single | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Poke in a way | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | "I goofed up!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "No ___!" ("Sure thing!") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Better Call ___" ("Breaking Bad" prequel) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | It's enveloped in white | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Toy with a tail | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Rooster's mate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Hit single from Jay-Z's 12th album featuring vocals from Justin Timberlake which won a Grammy in 2014: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #56 | Artist/musician Yoko | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Caustic chemical used in drain cleaners | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Furious Feeling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | University in Baton Rouge Louisiana: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Slugger's stat.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Single-named Celtic singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | "A Love Like ___" (1999 Barbra Streisand album) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Bit of Braille? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Oasis lead guitarist Gallagher | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Veal Cordon ___ (dish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Meadow mother | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 4, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 4, 2017, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is EMPIRESTATEOF 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 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 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 4, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 4, 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 66 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 4, 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.
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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.