Daily Themed Crossword December 29, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 29, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
December 29, 2018 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Gift of ___ (ability to talk well) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Thick soft jelly-like substance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | An inflated sense of self | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "Velvet Underground" frontman ___ Reed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Part of a lunar cycle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | ___ luck party (you may have to contribute a dish to this party) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___-Wan Kenobi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Large amount of weight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Well-designed like some gadgets | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | ___-mo replay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ it on the line | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Poetic tribute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "A long long time ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | The network that will air the final season of "Game of Thrones": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Young boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Anthony ___ chef and travel host who authored "Kitchen Confidential" and hosted the Emmy-winning show "No Reservations" | Show answer | 8 | |
| #17 | Letters on a tombstone: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Play-___ (modeling clay) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Visual organ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Apple's operating system | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Opposite of "West" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Female animal in a pasture | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Old organization for "The Rock": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Three-time Olympic figure skating champion ___ Henie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | British scientist who performed groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology and authored "A Brief History of Time": 2 wds. | Show answer | 14 | |
| #26 | River in Rome | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Make extremely happy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | "___ I can help it!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Funny business (rhymes with "rumor") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Perfect as a situation | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | "Super Bass" singer Minaj | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Moan aloud | Show answer | 5 | |
| #33 | Liquid that floats on water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | River in Yorkshire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Steven Spielberg or Woody Allen for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Stephen Curry's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Irish playwright George Bernard ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Bank account summary: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Environmentalist's prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Jumbo ___ (large airliner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Exclamation that's much like "Aha!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | State whose capital is Columbus | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Abbreviation between a real name and a stage name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "The Queen of Soul" who gave the world hits like "Chain of Fools" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman": 2 wds. | Show answer | 14 | |
| #45 | Walk on | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Joint below the knee | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | 31st December: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | "___ Ba Yah" (campfire song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Propel a boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Big Apple institution: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Badge holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Signal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Mysterious craft: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | __-Mart Stores Inc. (former name) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii's number one hit from his debut studio album which remains his most popular song: 3 wds. | WAKEMEUP | 8 | |
| #56 | Take one's breath away | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Chow down some food | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Put to work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Scholar's degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | All and sudden connector: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Shoemaker's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | ___ Wednesday | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Beanstalk growth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Harper ___ who authored "To Kill a Mockingbird" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ Mosby from "How I Met Your Mother" | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 29, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 29, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is STEPHENHAWKING at 14 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 10 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 29, 2018 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 29, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 29, 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 65 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 29, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 29, 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.