Daily Themed Crossword December 18, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 18, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 18, 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 | Yellowfin on Hawaiian menus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Liquid in a battery | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "Two ____ play that game!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Option for a long-term investor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Prohibit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Radio part meant to catch signals | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Instantly on a memo: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Heavy drinker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Book of maps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "Key & ___" (Comedy Central series) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | "When will they ___ learn?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Tall shade tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | What you wait in at the supermarket | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Group promoting sober motoring: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Animal similar to a rabbit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Message on a Post-it | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Going through on an itinerary | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "Genie ___" #1 hit by Christina Aguilera (birthday today) from her self-titled debut album: 3 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #19 | Ancient painkiller obtained from poppy seeds | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | From beginning to ___ (completely) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Chest-beating beast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Sir ___ Nobel of the Nobel Prizes | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | "Can You ___ the Love Tonight" (song from "The Lion King") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | ___ Tessio from "The Godfather" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "It takes a lot of talent to ___ such a movie" (play the lead part): 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | What cafeteria food is carried on | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Elton John musical set in Egypt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Observe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Pop singer Grande's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Card game whose name is Spanish for "one" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Solid round object | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | It has an iris a cornea and a pupil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Sign of sleepiness or boredom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Fine-tune a manuscript say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | A popular song that was covered by Christina Aguilera Lil' Kim Mya and Pink for the soundtrack of "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #36 | Yankees great ___ Berra | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Children's entertainers (British word for foolish persons) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | "Green ___" of 1960s TV | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | A braggart might have a big one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | 7'6" N.B.A. star ___ Ming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Tampa Bay footballer briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Fake hair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Vitamin and supplement chain with the slogan "Live well" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ plume (author's pen-name): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Petty thief | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Word indicating "Right away!" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Looked at lustfully | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Rudely overlook | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | One who does some rescuing | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | Out of kilter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Windmill blade | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Like a square ___ in a round hole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | "Straight Outta Compton" rap group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "___ Jagger" a hit song by Maroon 5 that featured Christina Aguilera: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #55 | Compete | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "I think" in text messages | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Next of ___ (relatives) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Before to Shakespeare | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Keats's "unravish'd bride of quietness" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "Just ____" (words under the Nike logo): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Head of state in Kuwait | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Tournament pass? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Barely makes with "out" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Finished | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 18, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 18, 2017, a Monday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LADYMARMALADE at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 18, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 18, 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 18, 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.