Daily Themed Crossword December 31, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 31, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
December 31, 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 | Droop or slump | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "___ Up and Dance" (Walk the Moon hit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___ and cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Tony-winning actress ___ Hagen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Raptors Canadian basketball team that won their first NBA Championship in 2019 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #6 | Country that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Mopey music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Frank ___ legendary UFC fighter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Opinion pieces for short | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | U.S. airline from 1927 to 1991 casually: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Plant holders | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Do as commanded | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Change direction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Lumpy eye problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Prefix with "pilot" or "correct" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "___ it in the bud" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Share a common boundary with | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Camping ___ (equipment) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "There's ___ all around." (words said at a lush forest say) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #20 | Ram's ma'am | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Masseuse's supply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | "What did ___ to deserve this?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Wrestler ___ Johnson also known as "The Rock" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Parts in a play | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Items to be discussed at a meeting | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | ___ Woodland American golfer who won his first major championship the U.S. Open in 2019 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | CNN's "___ Burnett OutFront" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Academic term for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Milk boxes say | Show answer | 7 | |
| #30 | ___ of Galilee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Running shoe brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | William Faulkner's "___ Lay Dying": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Religious faction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Dies ___ (hymn) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Duo plus one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ Moines Iowa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Grinning icons accompanying some texts | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Yerevan's country | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | State firmly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Prefix with "thesis" or "chronous" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Country that won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | "Benz" ending | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Tiger ___ American golfer who won the 2019 Masters Tournament his first major in 11 years | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Number on a scale: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Bearded antelope | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Pop-___ (pastries from Kellogg's) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Prison resident | Show answer | 6 | |
| #48 | Place in order | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ Halep Romanian tennis player who won the Ladies' Singles in 2019 Wimbledon Championships defeating Serena Williams | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | "Peekaboo ___ you!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Higher degrees in finance: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Cooper of denim | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Ozzy ___ of Black Sabbath | Show answer | 8 | |
| #54 | "Neither here ___ there" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Astronaut's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Novelist ___ Rand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Feeling unhappy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "Inside ___ Schumer" (comedy series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Go through a newspaper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Kid's distraction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Start of Popeye's phrase: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Thomas Hardy's "___ of the d'Urbervilles" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Students who were juniors last year for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ Murray British tennis player who made a comeback in 2019 after undergoing a major hip surgery | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 31, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 31, 2019, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GREENERY at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 31, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 31, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 31, 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 8 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 31, 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 31, 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.