Daily Themed Crossword December 8, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 8, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 8, 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 | Kissing in the park for example: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Bursts like a balloon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Belonging to you and me | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "Gangnam Style" rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "Delphine" author Madame de ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Back muscles for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Actor Neeson of the "Taken" movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | "Do as ___!" ("Obey me!"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Thin MacBook model | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | "This clue can ___ break the case" (decide the outcome): 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Tailless primates | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Pretend to be someone else as in a movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Actress and fashion model ___ Delevingne | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | What a waiter carries dishes or cups on | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Coating on neglected furniture | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | The most populous continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | On a ___ with (roughly equal to) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | The youngest daughter of Ned Stark in the "Game of Thrones" series and is one of the most-loved fictional female characters: 2 wds. | ARYASTARK | 9 | |
| #19 | Unhappy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Internet ___ (what we live in) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Not at all difficult | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Long writing assignment | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | "Smooth Operator" singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "Cold hard" money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "You ___ say that" ("That might be it") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Woodwind often found in orchestras | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Nation that was once led by Stalin: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | American singer ___ Rexha | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ constrictor (big snake) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Stomach muscles briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | James Bond's prep school | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Katniss ___ the lead character in "The Hunger Games" series who is one of the most-loved fictional female characters | Show answer | 8 | |
| #33 | The Mystery Machine on "Scooby-Doo" for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Tickle Me ____ (children's toy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___ out (barely made) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ of the above (multiple-choice option sometimes) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Seven-time baseball All-Star Sammy ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | In the center of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Bill to be paid at the bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | First home of the University of Nevada | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | ___ Granger one of the lead characters from the "Harry Potter" series and is one of the most-loved fictional female characters | Show answer | 8 | |
| #42 | Bug (ant for e.g.) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | Males | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Residence ___ (hotel chain owned by Marriott) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | State between Mississippi and Georgia: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "Humble" place of residence | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Holy book (with "The") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Hide a mike on | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | They cross here | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | ___ Bradley the G.I.'s General | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | 1948 Hitchcock thriller | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Capital of Peru | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Actress Taylor of "American Crime" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Sports shirt brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "I think" succinctly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Bennet the protagonist of "Pride and Prejudice" who is one of the most-loved fictional female characters | Show answer | 9 | |
| #57 | What a Brit calls a bathroom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Place for a noise-reducing plug | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Boxing match result often: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "For ___ a Jolly Good Fellow" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Criminal charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Singer Perry ___ with the 1956 #1 hit "Hot Diggity" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | What the Caspian Sea actually is | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | "___ on my bed my limbs I lay": Coleridge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Creature that's similar to a frog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Cupid to the Greeks | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 8, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 8, 2017, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ARYASTARK at 9 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 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 8, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 8, 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 9 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 8, 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.