Daily Themed Crossword December 19, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 19, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 19, 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 | Majestic display | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Green bean holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Woodwind instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Weight-loss program | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Guitar often played with a slide | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Circular burnable media for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Occupied as a restroom: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Houston baseballer locally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Core of an ear which Frosty's pipe is made of | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Hillary ___ actress who starred in the sports drama "Million Dollar Baby" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Pirate's vessel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Military medal earner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | A metrical foot in poetry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Open slightly as with a crowbar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___-Wan Kenobi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "You don't fool me! I'm ___ you now!" ("I know what you're up to!"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Put on some clothes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Bartender from "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Bill ___ famed comedian | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Military ground force | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Patrick ___ Arizona Cardinals cornerback who was rated as one of the best of 2016 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #22 | Former NHL star ___ Lindros | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | San Francisco's ___ Hill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | A mass of fish eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Court recordkeeper: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ Gehrig famed baseballer after whom a disease was named | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Music genre that spawned a fashion style | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | One of the two races in H.G Wells' "The Time Machine" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Young fellow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Advanced in years | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Lingo used to command and control forces: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Scare word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Crafty or foxy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Place to get pampered | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ talk speech given to a sports team to raise their spirits | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "___ you ready?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | New England Patriots cornerback who was rated as one of the best of 2016: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #38 | Alley-___ (Basketball move) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | John ___ "3rd Rock from the Sun" and "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" actor | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Asian takeout option | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Not even as with numbers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Lubricating fluid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Big buildup | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Buyer's proposal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Choose to do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Primp | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Holding hands in public for example: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Inferior merchandise | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | "Therefore..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Santa's little helper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | "___ Land" film starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Chris ___ Denver Broncos cornerback who was rated as one of the best of 2016: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #53 | Pedigree competition | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | M*A*S*H Emmy winner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Billie ___ King famed tennis star | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Landlord's fee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Sailor in slang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Steffi ___ famed tennis player | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Exuberance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Tiny | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Stare at in a rude manner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Carlos the Jackal raided its HQ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Golfer ___ Poulter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Obelix's preferred meat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Overstudious sort slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Explosive letters?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 19, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 19, 2017, a Tuesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MALCOLMBUTLER at 13 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 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 19, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 19, 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 19, 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 9, 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.