Daily Themed Crossword December 28, 2017 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 28, 2017 grid, in puzzle order.
December 28, 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 | Cheap as ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Alternative to cable internet: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Winter wear for the neck or head | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | Not against the law | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | On fire like a candle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Trips around a racetrack | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Powdery volcanic residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "Not guilty" for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Parts of a tennis match | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Impatient as if sitting on pins | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | ___ mater (where a person graduated from) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Actress DeLaria of "Orange Is the New Black" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "___ in Black" (Will Smith movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Pop-ups paid for by sponsors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Cubes from a freezer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Small bit of land such as Wight or Skye | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "A friend in ___ is a friend indeed" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Old cloth to clean with | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "Remember ___" a 2000 sports film where Denzel Washington (birthday today) portrayed football coach Herman Boone: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | ___ & Tina Turner (R&B duo) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Streetcar seen in London | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | ___ Millions (multistate lottery) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Poses a question to | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Bug that might torment a dog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "Wherefore ___ thou Romeo?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ the storm (central calm region): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Before in old poems | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "It'll be ___ little secret" ("I won't tell anyone") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Jim Brown Tom Rathman et al: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Something with x and y axes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | Sum (up) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Words ___ minute (speed of a typist) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "Curb Your Enthusiasm" channel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Massage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Dishwasher detergent alternative to powder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "The ___" a 2007 biography directed by and starring Denzel Washington based on an article about the Wiley College debate team: 2 wds. | GREATDEBATERS | 13 | |
| #37 | Singer Carly ___ Jepsen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Airport schedule approximation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Crumb-carrying insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Actress Hatcher Polo or Garr | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Ingest food | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Unmanned aircraft | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | By ___ and bounds (rapidly) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Sheltered entrance to a house | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Participate in a slalom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "Based on a ___ story" (can be said for 16a 32a and 50a) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ point (only so far): 3 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Brings in | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Somewhere between "not great" and "very good" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Cards with A's on them | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Ivy League school in Connecticut | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Samsung Galaxy Tab competitor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Gets rid of the gray | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | ___-hop (genre for Drake and Jay Z) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "The ___" a 1999 biography where Denzel Washington plays Rubin Carter a boxer wrongly convicted for murder | Show answer | 9 | |
| #56 | "Kill Bill" star Thurman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Rodent in a sewer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Masefield play "The Tragedy of ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Last part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Audition with "out" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Line of Apple desktops | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Style and enthusiasm | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Last word heard on New Year's Eve? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Off the beaten ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Button hit after writing a text message | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Biblical rebuker | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 28, 2017 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 28, 2017, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GREATDEBATERS 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 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 28, 2017 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 28, 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 28, 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.