Daily Themed Crossword December 10, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 10, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 10, 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 | Circle over a saint's head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "Game of Thrones" broadcaster | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Edge of a fedora | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Sign of bad things to come | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Another name for a donkey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | "There's ___ sheriff in town": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | A tough ___ to crack | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Online periodical for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ Wide Web (what "www" in internet addresses stands for) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Wildebeest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Color between black and white | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | More than well-off financially | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Put your Head on My Shoulder" singer Paul ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Kansas City Royals manager Ned ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Biceps location | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Japanese form of wrestling with heavy athletes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | El ___ (climate pattern) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Fail to be truthful | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Coffeehouse chain with a siren logo whose name was inspired by Melville's best friend in "Moby Dick" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | ___ constrictor (large snake of the Americas) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ Hotels & Resorts (Marriott competitor) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Ordering ___ (buying items in huge quantities): 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Day-___ (fluorescent like some paint) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Bonnet or beret for example | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Woman who devotes her life to God | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Coffee dispenser on a buffet table | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Big Apple media initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Pat lightly with a napkin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Clothing store named for a Spanish grocery | Show answer | 6 | |
| #30 | Subgenre of punk rock | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Result of an egg getting fertilized | Show answer | 6 | |
| #32 | Trim the lawn | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Clumsy doofus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Make a selection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | A square one doesn't fit into a round hole according to sayings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Number in a duo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Citrus-flavored soft drink brand under PepsiCo whose name was inspired by the term Tennesseans had for illicit liquor: 2 wds. | MOUNTAINDEW | 11 | |
| #38 | Electrically charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Protected parks and lakes like the Bighorn Canyon: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Big-eyed bird that might live in a barn | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Precede in place or time | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | "2 Broke Girls" star Dennings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Powdery stuff at the end of a lit cigarette | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Bunches of grass or threads | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Pester persistently | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Apple's portable tablet launched in 2010 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | "Don't judge a book by ___ cover" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Actress Fey of "Date Night" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Pack away for later | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ up (describe in a nutshell) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | "There's ___ to it than meets the eye" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | During | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Atomizer's output | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Tend to pressing business | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Bankruptcy cause | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Music review website whose name was inspired by the tattoo design on Al Pacino's right arm in "Scarface" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #57 | "State of the Union" cable channel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Edge of a drinking glass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Colorful Japanese fish in some backyard ponds | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Country that's known as "the Emerald Isle": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Having no known author: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Three-person band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Convulsive sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Start of a day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Prefix meaning "half" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Relative of C4: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 10, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 10, 2017, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MOUNTAINDEW at 11 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 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 10, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 10, 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 11 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 10, 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.