Daily Themed Crossword December 16, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 16, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
December 16, 2019 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Genetic code material: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Unpaid loan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | A very long time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | A relaxing soak with bubbles and salts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Someone who steals | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "It's a ___!" (fraud) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Mudbath locale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Lacking in color | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Dog in "The Jetsons" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Prayer ender | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Beast of burden | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Auctioned off | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Lounge couch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Biblical ark builder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ browns (breakfast order) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Adding another one would make it Santa's laughter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Cow's call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Prefix used with "biotic" or "virus" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | High male voice also known as countertenor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Tiny friend in many a fairytale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Number-one hit released by The Beach Boys in 1965 which was featured in "That Darn Cat!" starring Hayley Mills: 3 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Actor Schreiber who portrayed Marty Baron in "Spotlight" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Accompanies a "mani" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "___ I wasn't expecting you." (surprised "hello"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Shakespearean expression of disgust or shame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ and aah (expression of admiration) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "Long time ___ in Bethlehem..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ in or nothing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Wooden bit used in a campfire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Reaction to a funny video on WhatsApp: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Modify a document | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | "May ___ of service?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___-la-la (nonsensical syllables) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Pile or load | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Fair-hiring initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "Barbara ___" number-one hit released by The Beach Boys in 1965 which was a cover of a song by the Regents | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | L.A. time zone: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Number-one hit released by The Beach Boys in 1966 which was featured in the climax scene of "Vanilla Sky" starring Tom Cruise: 2 wds. | GOODVIBRATIONS | 14 | |
| #39 | One who is not able to hear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | "___ I care!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Banks of "America's Next Top Model" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Stare at creepily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Not hard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Sinusitis specialist: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "Life of Pi" director Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "Wouldn't It Be ___" hit released by The Beach Boys in 1966 which was featured in "50 First Dates" starring Adam Sandler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Garden dwarf | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Extreme wrath | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Clean a slate | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | "___ Lake" (ballet composed by Tchaikovsky) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Hit released by The Beach Boys in 1962 which was featured in "American Graffiti" starring Richard Dreyfuss: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #52 | "Oops!": Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "Rock and ___ Music" hit released by The Beach Boys in 1976 which was a cover of a song by Chuck Berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Outcomes post some additions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ on the back (expression of praise): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "___ Around" the first number-one charting song released by The Beach Boys in 1964: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | The ___ (English rock band of the '60s) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Forceful takeover (by a military) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | "It's been ___ since we last met." (quite a long time) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "And so on...": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Librarian's "quiet!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Early internet pioneers acquired by Verizon in 2015 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Rachel's baby girl in "F.R.I.E.N.D.S" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Creator of "Family Guy" MacFarlane | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Stanley Cup organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Superlative suffix for "cool" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ A Sketch (mechanical drawing toy) | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 16, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 16, 2019, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GOODVIBRATIONS at 14 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 8 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 16, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 16, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 16, 2019 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 67 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 16, 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.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 16, 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.
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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.