Daily Themed Crossword December 1, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 1, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
December 1, 2020 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Small songbird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Vegas starter? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "A Death in the Family" author James ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Like a sharp mountain slope | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Sense of self | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Recedes slowly as a tide | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Sewing machine spindle | Show answer | 6 | |
| #8 | Scottish child | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | "Shrek!" author William ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Swiss lake with four arms? | Show answer | 7 | |
| #11 | High school Science experiment setting for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Egyptian hisser | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "Don't ___ stranger": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Simon Cowell's reality show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Kid's dad? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "___ your words!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Australia's Great Barrier ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Winter bug for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Annual theater award | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Tax advisor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Ship's spine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Grease someone's palm | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Favoritism | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | 1977 sports documentary drama about professional bodybuilding: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #25 | Diagnostic scan: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ down (frisk) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Gives the green light | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "If I Ruled the World" rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Sprinted | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "Puppy Love" singer Paul | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | "Enola Holmes" actor ___ Claflin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "The ___" 2012 documentary drama based on an expedition to K2 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #33 | "Gattaca" actress ___ Thurman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "505" band Arctic ___ | Show answer | 7 | |
| #35 | Prefix with "van" or "bar" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Lend a hand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Gauge a situation | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Sow's pen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | French for "to me" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Xs in xoxo | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Wafer candy ___-Kat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Educator Horace and Novelist Thomas | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Mocking smile | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Peaceful and picturesque scene | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Counterpart of lass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Peruvian pet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "When We Were ___" 1966 sports documentary on the "Rumble in the Jungle" championship | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Big fancy party | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "Only ____" (Oingo Boingo song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Banned apple spray | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Water-loving supe from "The Boys" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Chair part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Mature like wine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Needlefish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Upper ___ Side | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Brewpub fixture | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Chip's cartoon chum | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Bit of sunshine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Zeno of ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ West of Hollywood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Robin Williams' "___ Doubtfire" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Scratchy voice? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Dadaism co-founder Jean ___ | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 1, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 1, 2020, a Tuesday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PUMPINGIRON at 11 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 3 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 1, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 1, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 1, 2020 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 63 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 1, 2020 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 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 1, 2020 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.