Daily Themed Crossword December 18, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 18, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
December 18, 2019 — 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 | "Give it ____!" (try): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Tiny crawler that's also an aardvark's snack item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Gesture of agreement? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "___ good to be true!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Basketball's Lamar ___ nicknamed "Candy Man" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Acorn-dropping tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Came through to help | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Actor Reeves of "Speed" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Italian carmaker ___ Romeo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Joan of ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___-view mirror | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | TV series "Sex and the ___" with Sarah Jessica Parker that is based on Candace Bushnell's novel of the same name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Mess up (rhymes with "roof") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | No charge | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Run out of power like a battery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Hawaiian wreath | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Unwelcoming smell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Select the temperature on as a thermostat: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Like Cola or Sprite e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | ___ Tuesday (Mardi Gras) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | TV series with Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu which is a modern-day take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes | ELEMENTARY | 10 | |
| #22 | ___ Strauss & Co. clothing company known for denims | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Like a hammer or a chisel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Asks for alms | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Red root vegetable which is often pickled for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Sonny and Cher say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Japanese waist accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Pablo Neruda's "___ to Age" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Like guacamole or salsa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Actor Kilmer from "Batman Forever" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Paper size: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "Easy as falling ___ log.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Clenched hand ready for a fight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Doctor's bill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Cleopatra killer allegedly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | TV series with Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman that is based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name: 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | The opposite of "profit" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Formula One champion ___ Hamilton | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | "We Are Never ___ Getting Back Together" (Taylor Swift's 2012 hit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ facto (by the fact itself) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Priestly title for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Constitution Day month briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___-mo (replay option) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | TV series "Pretty Little ___" with Lucy Hale and Troian Bellisario that is based on Sara Shepard's novel series of the same name | LIARS | 5 | |
| #45 | "Queen of All Media" Winfrey | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | The Wild Wild ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Smelting waste | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | TV series "___ of Thrones" with Emilia Clarke and Sophie Turner that is based on George R.R. Martin's novel series "A Song of Ice and Fire" | GAME | 4 | |
| #49 | TV series with Blake Lively and Leighton Meester that is based on Cecily von Ziegesar's novel of the same name: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #50 | Hygiene promoted by dentists | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Hide's partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Unit of heredity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "We ___ the Champions" (Queen's hit single) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Greek God of war | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | From the beginning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | San Francisco's ___ Hill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Freudian term for "self" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | TV series "13 Reasons ___" with Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford that is based on Jay Asher's novel of the same name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "Good Girls" actress Whitman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Sprinted say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Vincent Van ___ Dutch painter of "The Starry Night" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Deer that's smaller than a moose | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | That woman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "Beautiful ___" 2018 biographical drama film starring Steve Carell | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 18, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 18, 2019, a Wednesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BIGLITTLELIES at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 18, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 18, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 18, 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 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 18, 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 18, 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, 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.