Daily Themed Crossword December 15, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 15, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
December 15, 2018 — All 71 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Someone who is not rich | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Common Adobe file format: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Have a fancy meal at a fancy restaurant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ market (place for second-hand goods) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | French speaking nation next to Dominican Republic | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | A regular tendency maybe good or bad | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | ___ one (words on a ticket) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Mr. Burns' teddy bear on "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Country whose capital is Tehran | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Movie about a talking stuffed toy starring Mark Wahlberg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | One who wears gloves and fights in the ring | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Letter after alpha | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Watson of "Beauty and the Beast" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Round-neck shirts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Hathaway of "Get Smart" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Gulf export often called "Black Gold" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Hold precious and be very fond of | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Sign of the future like a black cat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Word often used after "formula" or "air force" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "When I am good I am very good when ___ I am better": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Superhero team with mutants like Wolverine: Hyph | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "Chain ___" science fiction movie starring Keanu Reeves and Morgan Freeman released in 1996 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #23 | Indian spiced tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "At ___ soldier!" (at comfort) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Box-office opposite of a flop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Most admired for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Animal coat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Mysterious saucer in the sky: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Kissing in a crowd say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Polite request usually in a court | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | "Break a ___!" (good luck) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | One who ate the apple in Genesis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Airport in California for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | It falls from a tree in the fall | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Ice cream maker Joseph | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "Mad ___: Fury Road" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Fifth month | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Had dinner say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Japanese currency | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "The ___" horror movie starring Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino which released in 1997: 2 wds. | Show answer | 14 | |
| #41 | Tigers in NCAA: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "Ready ___ go!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Variety of salmon fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | What candles on a birthday cake reveal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | What Justin Timberlake's bringing back in his popular song | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Farm animals who pull a plow in pairs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Someone who requires a lot of attention | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Bolt's partner which is also a fastener | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Storyteller of "The Tortoise and the Hare" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Cigar residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Eurasian diving ducks | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Recedes to the sea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "___ Of Tomorrow" (Tom Cruise movie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Another term for a tied match | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Actress Gershon of "Showgirls" whose name rhymes with "Tina" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Part of the day after dawn for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | "Johnny ___" action thriller movie starring Keanu Reeves which released in 1995 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #58 | Romance novelist Roberts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | NBA legend Steve ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "I had no ____!" (inventor's spark) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Fossil fuel used in thermal power plants | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Larson who is playing the lead in "Captain Marvel" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | One of three states of matter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Golden egg layer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #65 | "Much ____ About Nothing" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Musical group like "The Beatles" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | DC superhero Oliver Queen | Show answer | 5 | |
| #68 | Waterbody where you may find a horse with no legs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Move from side to side along with the music | Show answer | 4 | |
| #70 | Ginger cookies | Show answer | 5 | |
| #71 | "Shallow ____" (Jack Black movie) | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 15, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 15, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 71 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DEVILSADVOCATE at 14 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 2 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 15, 2018 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 15, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 15, 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 71 clues with answers from 3 to 14 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 15, 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 71 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 15, 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.
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.