Daily Themed Crossword December 4, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 4, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
December 4, 2018 — All 62 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Chivalrous male for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Hair-styling product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Major European river that rises in northern Czech Republic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Someone who does not tell the truth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Powerful electric lamp used on film sets | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | What you make with a rope | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Time of the day when the sun is fully up and about | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ for (picks one choice at the cost of another) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Coffee's biggest competitor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ Lilly pharmaceutical giant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Throaty sound to draw attention | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Ski destination in Utah | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ land a dream world: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | MTV program that features popular music videos: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Lacking principles | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Walk or run with long strides | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Basketball's most popular league: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Cause grievance physically or mentally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Just a little bit of something | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Former American football wide receiver who played seven seasons for the San Francisco 49ers and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds | TERRELLOWENS | 12 | |
| #21 | "I ___ couple of miles every morning." (jog): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "Only much later did he realize that it ___ big mistake.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Actress from the film "Be Cool" ___ Thurman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Piece of cloth used for cleaning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "As a result of the slowing economy the shoppers' enthusiasm seemed to ___ away." (decline) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Receive payment in return of work done | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | "Who ___ you to ask me that?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Make free from something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Test that students have to take for getting into graduate schools: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | What your car runs on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Highest academic degree that a university can award: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Travel regularly along a route | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Guided from the front | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Unit of age for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Former American football linebacker who played his entire 13-year career for the Chicago Bears and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds | BRIANURLACHER | 13 | |
| #36 | Nothing at all informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | African country with Kampala as its capital | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Prepare food in the kitchen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Your favorite furniture at the end of a long day | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "They say one should never ask a woman her ___." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Chances of something happening | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Pained | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Organization concerned with oral health: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Skill to deal with tricky situations | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | "This sauce is way ___ spicy!" (excessively) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "He ___ his life to the brave police officer." (is in debt of) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Affectionate way of addressing someone you love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Former American football safety who played 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds | BRIANDAWKINS | 12 | |
| #49 | Irritate through provocation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Unbearable clamor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Apple product that looks like a slate and is touch-sensitive | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Pleasing to the senses | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Witnessed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Of poor quality | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Conditional temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Gambling cube with different numbers on each face | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Baked dish that is also sometimes seen on corporate presentation slides | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sufficiently skilled to do something | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Tiny scurrying insects that love sweet treats | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Unreturned serve in tennis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Document proving ownership of a piece of land | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Someone's apartment informally | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 4, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 4, 2018, a Tuesday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BRIANURLACHER at 13 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 5 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 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 4, 2018 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 4, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 4, 2018 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 62 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for December 4, 2018 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 62 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 4, 2018 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.