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Daily Themed Crossword December 5, 2019 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the December 5, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
9Longest
3Shortest
7Abbreviations
Answers

December 5, 2019 — All 66 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Frost's poem "The ___ Not Taken" Show answer 4
#2 Go bad as some fruits Show answer 3
#3 "___ Upon a Time in Hollywood" 2019 comedy drama film starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie Show answer 4
#4 Short-term office worker for short Show answer 4
#5 Advanced degree: Abbr. Show answer 3
#6 ___ favor (Spanish "please") Show answer 3
#7 Japanese waistband Show answer 3
#8 Martini & ___ (vermouth) Show answer 5
#9 Communication system that uses radio signals Show answer 8
#10 Obi-___ Kenobi Show answer 3
#11 Teenage skin malady Show answer 4
#12 Clutter-free Show answer 4
#13 Vending machine bills Show answer 4
#14 Labor day month for short Show answer 4
#15 "Westworld" network: Abbr. Show answer 3
#16 Cubes in a tray Show answer 3
#17 Crowning point for a mountaineer Show answer 4
#18 Frisbee say Show answer 4
#19 Shipping unit: Abbr. Show answer 3
#20 Genetic initials Show answer 3
#21 Johnny who played Jack Sparrow Show answer 4
#22 "The Wolf of Wall ___" 2013 biographical comedy film starring Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie Show answer 6
#23 Kind of food or footage Show answer 3
#24 2018 neo-noir thriller film starring Margot Robbie and Simon Pegg Show answer 8
#25 Sequence-shortening letters Show answer 3
#26 Narrow coastal inlet Show answer 3
#27 Zuckerberg of Facebook Show answer 4
#28 What foodies love to do Show answer 3
#29 Sense of self Show answer 3
#30 Anagram of "gun" which is an African grazer Show answer 3
#31 Rower's must-have Show answer 3
#32 Text message abbreviation for expressing gratitude beforehand: Abbr. Show answer 3
#33 Ground-water source Show answer 4
#34 "___ there be light" Show answer 3
#35 Produce as eggs Show answer 3
#36 California's Santa ___ River Show answer 3
#37 They're restricted in some diets for short Show answer 5
#38 Baby's dinner wear Show answer 3
#39 Early Beatle ___ Sutcliffe lovingly Show answer 3
#40 Mermaid's home Show answer 3
#41 Artificial grass Show answer 4
#42 "That '70s Show" exchange student Show answer 3
#43 First-aid ___ Show answer 3
#44 Hog's home Show answer 3
#45 Ernie of the PGA Tour Show answer 3
#46 When doubled one of the Teletubbies Show answer 3
#47 NBC sketch show: Abbr. Show answer 3
#48 Public transport featured in the movie "Speed" Show answer 3
#49 Uncomplaining type Show answer 5
#50 Past twelve going on twenty Show answer 4
#51 "The Legend of ___" 2016 adventure film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Margot Robbie Show answer 6
#52 Song for a diva Show answer 4
#53 Sounded the bell Show answer 4
#54 "Bye" in Birmingham Show answer 4
#55 "___ want for Christmas ... ": 2 wds. Show answer 4
#56 Even scorewise Show answer 4
#57 Real estate unit Show answer 4
#58 "This marks the end of an ___." (words said at farewell parties) Show answer 3
#59 One who drinks too much Show answer 9
#60 Network with an eye?: Abbr. Show answer 3
#61 Liberal arts achool in Tulsa Oklahoma: Abbr. Show answer 3
#62 ___ polloi Show answer 3
#63 "One" in German Show answer 3
#64 Chicken bred for its meat Show answer 7
#65 Consistently pester Show answer 3
#66 "___ Squad" 2016 superhero film starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie Show answer 7
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About this puzzle

How the December 5, 2019 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 5, 2019, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ALCOHOLIC at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 5, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

December 5, 2019 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 5, 2019?
The December 5, 2019 grid has 66 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 66 clues. The longest answer is ALCOHOLIC at 9 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 7 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for December 5, 2019 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including December 4, 2019 and December 6, 2019.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the December 5, 2019 Crossword

01

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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 9 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for December 5, 2019 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 5, 2019 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

66clues on this board
9longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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