Friday · December 13, 2019 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword December 13, 2019 Answers

All 62 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the December 13, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.

62Clues
13Longest
3Shortest
7Abbreviations
Answers

December 13, 2019 — All 62 Clues

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

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#1 Program built to interact with humans online Show answer 3
#2 Secretly include on an email: Abbr. Show answer 3
#3 Mindy of "The Facts of Life" Show answer 4
#4 Spiced Indian beverage Show answer 4
#5 Nabisco nibble Show answer 4
#6 When the switch is not on Show answer 3
#7 "Without ___" 2002 novel written by Lee Child in which Jack Reacher helps Mary Ellen Froelich protect the Vice-President-Elect Show answer 4
#8 Marshy land Show answer 3
#9 ___ and aahs Show answer 4
#10 ___ of relief (feeling of happiness) Show answer 4
#11 Elevations: Abbr. Show answer 3
#12 "Game of Thrones" network: Abbr. Show answer 3
#13 "Never Go ___" 2013 novel by Lee Child in which Jack Reacher helps the commander of his old unit Major Susan Turner Show answer 4
#14 "What a surprise to see you!": 2 wds. Show answer 4
#15 "Insecure" actress Issa Show answer 3
#16 Language spoken in Bangkok Show answer 4
#17 Jonathan ___ German soccer player who plays for Bayer Leverkusen Show answer 3
#18 A in German class Show answer 3
#19 2016 novel by Lee Child in which Jack Reacher joins a mission to find a soldier who's cut a deal with a terrorist: 2 wds. Show answer 11
#20 Word before "time" and "tide" Show answer 4
#21 ___ off (angry) Show answer 4
#22 Universal donor's blood group briefly Show answer 4
#23 Move hastily old-style Show answer 3
#24 Kith and ___ (one's relations) Show answer 3
#25 Parrot's cry Show answer 3
#26 F.B.I. employee for short Show answer 3
#27 ___ long way (last): 2 wds. Show answer 3
#28 Former MTV show hosted by Carson Daly informally Show answer 3
#29 Goo in a salon Show answer 3
#30 Corrosive caustic chemical Show answer 3
#31 "They lived happily ___ after..." Show answer 4
#32 Ex G.I.'s organization: Abbr. Show answer 3
#33 Fair hiring initials Show answer 3
#34 Monopoly purchases: Abbr. Show answer 3
#35 2010 novel by Lee Child about Jack Reacher meets the Duncans and solves an old case of a missing child: 3 wds. Show answer 13
#36 ___-savvy Show answer 4
#37 Composer Stravinsky Show answer 4
#38 It may be proper common or collective in grammar books Show answer 4
#39 Vegetable with curly leaves Show answer 4
#40 Sense of self Show answer 3
#41 Anderson who directed "The Grand Budapest Hotel" Show answer 3
#42 Metered vehicle Show answer 3
#43 Top-notch: Hyph. Show answer 4
#44 Finance degrees: Abbr. Show answer 4
#45 Over and ___ (end of communication) Show answer 3
#46 Lean slightly Show answer 4
#47 ___ Rachel Wood "Digging to China" actress Show answer 4
#48 2001 novel by Lee Child in which Jack Reacher helps a woman named Carmen: 2 wds. Show answer 11
#49 Enclosure for birds Show answer 4
#50 Popular card game with a Spanish name Show answer 3
#51 Biblical ark artisan Show answer 4
#52 "___ Tomorrow" 2009 novel by Lee Child in which Jack Reacher investigates the death of Susan Mark Show answer 4
#53 Which of you Show answer 3
#54 Harper Ferry's locale: Abbr. Show answer 3
#55 Old ___ ("Game of Thrones" character) Show answer 3
#56 Carpet maker's need Show answer 4
#57 AOL rival Show answer 3
#58 Broomstick rider Show answer 3
#59 Paul Anka's "___ Beso" Show answer 3
#60 Gets darker under the sun say Show answer 4
#61 "My ___ and Only" Show answer 3
#62 Egg layer Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the December 13, 2019 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 13, 2019, a Friday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WORTHDYINGFOR at 13 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 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 13, 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 13, 2019 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 13, 2019?
The December 13, 2019 grid has 62 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 62 clues. The longest answer is WORTHDYINGFOR at 13 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 13, 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 12, 2019 and December 14, 2019.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the December 13, 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 62 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.

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 13, 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 62 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 13, 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
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

62clues on this board
13longest 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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