Daily Themed Crossword December 20, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 20, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
December 20, 2018 — 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 | Port where you insert a pen-drive in your computer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Country with 50 states: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Travel over snow on two long boards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "We the Living" writer ___ Rand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Kitten-lifting spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Golden State Warriors' league: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Writing on a book jacket | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | "___ end of the day...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Actress Jessica ___ from "Into the Blue" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Belt hole maker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Clothe oneself | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "To ___ a hand" (help out) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Lucy in the ___ with diamonds" (song by the Beatles) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Statistic for a flight's elevation for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Bruce ___ martial artist in "Enter the Dragon" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "Chandler ___" character from the TV show "Friends" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Informal term for a woman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "Stay ___" (stick to your position) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ Ki-moon Kofi Annan's successor at the UN | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Actress who plays Arthur Curry's love interest Mera in "Aquaman": 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #21 | Japanese breakfast soup | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Burger meat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | 3:00 as in direction? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Hygiene related to the mouth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Skateboard maneuver one of the basic ones | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Opposite of "highs" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | "___ good boy" (Behave yourself): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Organization that regulates the pharma industry: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "To and ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Bigger water body than a pond but smaller than an ocean | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Actress ___ Naomi King from the TV show "How to Get Away with Murder" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Scanty like a chance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | ___ Wertmuller who directed "Seven Beauties" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Pop ___ (one who is idolized) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "Sleepless in Seattle" star ___ Ryan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "Batman v Superman: ___" the first live action theatrical film featuring Aquaman: 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | "You can't do it It's a strict ___" (taboo): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "E pluribus ___" motto of the United States | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Houston pro informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | First "a" in AKA | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Hill-building insect? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Beverage made with beaten eggs during the holiday season | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Actress ___ Vardalos of the comedy film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Little map within a map e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | "Make ___" (take action): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___ legend (myth) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Flying Halloween critter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Hold captive | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Actor who plays "Aquaman" in the movie "Aquaman": 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #50 | One on your side | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Clearance event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Took too much of a drug slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Montgomery's state: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Instant lawn unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Language heard in Bangkok | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Channel that airs "Westworld" and "Silicon Valley": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Hot ___ Balloon (vehicle which floats) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Liquid in a fountain pen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Out of sorts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Night before the holiday as in "Christmas ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Box or a receptacle for garbage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Alkaline solution | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ Talks (popular lecture series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Planet in "Mork & Mindy" | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 20, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 20, 2018, a Thursday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DAWNOFJUSTICE at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 7 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 20, 2018 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 20, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 20, 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 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for December 20, 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 20, 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.