Daily Themed Crossword December 21, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 21, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
December 21, 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 | Lager's cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Put in as ingredients | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "The Shape of Water" director Guillermo ___ Toro | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Faintly lit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Top of a mountain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Gentle consoling touch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "The Fault in Our Stars" star Elgort | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Japan's capital | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Villain's foe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Hula hooping joint? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Pop ___ (one who is idolized) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | First commercially successful video game released by Atari in 1972 that involves playing table tennis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Hawaiian garlands | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Fizzy drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Brian ___ ambient music pioneer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Environmental prefix with "warrior" and "friendly" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Tickle Me ____ (children's toy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Enquire about something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Actor Howard known for his role as Opie in "The Andy Griffith Show" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Classic arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981 that features the adventures of a gorilla character: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #21 | "You can count ___": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "Neither he ___ can answer..." ("None of us know"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Turkish tribesman (sounds like "heard") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Tobacco holder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Stevie Wonder's signature instrument | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | "I Believe ___ Fly" (R. Kelly song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" singer Reed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "M" in SMS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Singer's sound-amplifying device for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "___ Doubtfire" ( Robin Williams movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Tina Fey's old sketch comedy show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Road ___ (anger felt by a driver) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Prefix for "dynamics" or "nautics" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Wide smile | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Sixth sense: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Classic arcade game released by Taito in 1978 in which the goal is to defeat aliens: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Penny for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ Corleone father of Michael in "The Godfather" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ""It's so quiet you could hear ___ drop.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Biological inheritance for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Gloss target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Tombstone letters: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | "Its ___ or never" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Popeye's gal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | "___ as if to meet the moon." (quote by Robert Frost): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Pumbaa's pal from "The Lion King" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Cat's call | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ minimum (smallest bit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Classic arcade game released by Atari in 1980 in which the goal is to save a tank from attacks by other tanks and missiles | BATTLEZONE | 10 | |
| #50 | Former student for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Shade of color | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Actor Billy of "Titanic" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "Love Story" actress ___ MacGraw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Tax sheltered savings plan: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Not closed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "___ Man" classic arcade game released by Namco in 1980 in which the player controls a ghost eater | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "It's the end of an ___" (line by Joey from "Friends") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sydney's state: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "Out ___" classic arcade game released by Sega in 1986 in which the goal is to avoid traffic to reach one of five destinations | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Delivery vehicle e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "Star ___" classic arcade game released by Atari in 1983 in which the goal is to survive for a set time from the shots fired by enemies | WARS | 4 | |
| #62 | Ambulance team member: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Suffix with "acetyl" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Crow's cry | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 21, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 21, 2019, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SPACEINVADERS at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 7 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 21, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 21, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 8, 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.