Daily Themed Crossword December 12, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 12, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 12, 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 | The "D" of D.J. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Dr. ___ of rap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ out the red carpet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | One-named Irish new-age singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Actress Cardellini of "Freaks and Geeks" and the "Scooby-Doo" films | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | A spider has eight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Message sent via Internet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Cat in Mexico | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Birth sign for people born late October or early November | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Pink ___ ("Wish You Were Here" band) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Move smoothly like water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Reclined a homophone of "lane" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | State south of Kansas: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "The Grand Budapest Hotel" director ___ Anderson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Electrically charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Apple desktop computer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Salt ___ City (capital of Utah) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Cunning like the fox in "Little Red Riding Hood" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | International defense group founded in 1949: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Frying liquids | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | One of the greatest soccer players from the U.S. who captained the 2006 FIFA World Cup team: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Previously owned like thrift store items | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | ___ a living (make money) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Bando of baseball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Knee or elbow protector for an athlete | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ carte menu: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ vera (skin soother) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Internet connection slowness | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Number that appears on a penny | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "Much ___ About Nothing" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Lung filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Night before a holiday | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Noteworthy historical period | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Competed in a foot race | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Insect that lives in a hill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | U.S. soccer player who holds multiple records in the Major League Soccer and was Best Young Player in the 2002 FIFA World Cup: 2 wds. | LANDONDONOVAN | 13 | |
| #37 | "___ you noblest English ...!": "Henry V" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Unbiased or the central gear of a stick shift | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | "Is she not down so late ____ so early?": "Romeo and Juliet" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | What candles on a birthday cake signify | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Modern: Prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Tenant's payment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Flax fabric | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Baseball Hall of Famer ___ Gehrig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Mideast country whose capital is Sana'a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "___ only live once!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Black cats and comets stereotypically | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Give up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Ex-player in the English Premier League who is the leading U.S. goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup tied with 30a: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #50 | McCann of country music | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Rounded roof like in a planetarium | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Part of a constellation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Effortless | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Harness for oxen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Enthusiasm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Blood line? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | The Colosseum's city | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Concept embodying yin and yang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Kind of hands that are "the devil's playthings" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Prayer's last word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Seek answers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Part of G.M.T. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Capped part of a camera | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Bread that's available with and without caraway seeds | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 12, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 12, 2017, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LANDONDONOVAN 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 4 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 12, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 12, 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 12, 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.