Daily Themed Crossword December 27, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 27, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
December 27, 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 | Mobile download for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Powdery volcanic residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Buttery skin food | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | A rhinoceros has one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Punctuation indicating a pause | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Young Sheldon" airer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Time-out for coffee or a quick smoke | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Penn or Connery | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Cake with a hole in the middle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Aptly named Olympic star Usain ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Memorial column for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Act in a lustful manner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | 21a is an example | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Vietnamese noodle soup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Metal in its raw state | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Ridesharing rival of "Lyft" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "P" in mph | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Lindsay Lohan starrer "___ Girls" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Supermodel Campbell | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Opposite of naughty to Santa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "___ Wasp" Marvel's 2018 superhero film that became the seventh highest-grossing film of the year: 3 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Ring of a bell say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Indian flatbread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Mighty shade provider in a forest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Grain in granola | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Money manager in a corporation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Fuel for old steam engines? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Clumsy one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Governor ___ Landon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Hawaiian stringed instrument for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "The Con Is On" actress Thurman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Military leader: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | When repeated a dance of Cuban origin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Refuse to share | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | __ Zion Church: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "Jurassic World: ___" Universal Pictures' 2018 sci-fi film that made over $100 million over two consecutive non-holiday weekends: 2 wds. | FALLENKINGDOM | 13 | |
| #37 | ___ Killmonger (supervillain from 40a) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Immature dragonfly (rhymes with "lymph") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Rapid stream of water say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ the beaten path | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Bread that is dense and often considered to be more healthy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Strong desire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ and pains | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Point at a target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Agassi of tennis | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Stubborn animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Slope that's hard to climb | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Bradley Cooper's 2018 film "A Star Is ___" which is a remake of a 1937 film of the same name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Marvel's 2018 superhero film that became the first film since "Avatar" to top the box office for five consecutive weekends: 2 wds. | BLACKPANTHER | 12 | |
| #50 | Island celebration | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Bank statement number: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Words of agreement | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | 24th and 31st December | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Jon M. Chu's 2018 film "Crazy ___ Asians" which is based on a 2013 novel of the same name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "That hurt!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | London park which houses the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Word put on either side of "-a-" to mean "in relation to" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Kind of milk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Competition | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Prior to in old style | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | ___-warrior (one fighting for the planet) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Tidbits in some chocolates | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Calendar abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "Once bitten twice ___" | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 27, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 27, 2018, a Thursday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FALLENKINGDOM 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 3 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 27, 2018 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 27, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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.