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Daily Themed Crossword December 6, 2020 Answers

All 67 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the December 6, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.

67Clues
11Longest
3Shortest
5Abbreviations
Answers

December 6, 2020 — All 67 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 "A" in MFA Show answer 4
#2 Lincoln lovingly Show answer 3
#3 "___ me up Scotty" ("Star Trek" catchphrase) Show answer 4
#4 Living on the ___ Show answer 4
#5 Guinea pig for one: 2 wds. Show answer 6
#6 Scottish girl Show answer 4
#7 Chicken ___ King: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#8 Weep in sorrow Show answer 3
#9 Hide and ___ Show answer 4
#10 Toupee Show answer 3
#11 British science fiction show "Doctor ___" Show answer 3
#12 Fairy tale villain Show answer 3
#13 Surgery settings: Abbr. Show answer 3
#14 "R" of VIBGYOR Show answer 3
#15 ___ Vera plant with medicinal properties Show answer 4
#16 ABC's "Boston ___" Show answer 5
#17 Someone whose pants may be on fire? Show answer 4
#18 Dog ___ military identification locket Show answer 3
#19 Popular movie about a young pig Show answer 4
#20 Fear-inducing items for those who suffer from ovophobia Show answer 4
#21 Spread unflatteringly Show answer 5
#22 ___ Darya (Asian river) Show answer 3
#23 Beer barrel Show answer 3
#24 Pointy-eared creature from "The Lord of the Rings" Show answer 3
#25 Attack with claws Show answer 4
#26 Salt Lake City's state Show answer 4
#27 Headed the pack Show answer 3
#28 Soup stirrer Show answer 5
#29 "I Know What You ___ Last Summer" Show answer 3
#30 ___ the cat out of the bag Show answer 3
#31 Snaky curve Show answer 3
#32 Title for a fictional fox and bear Show answer 4
#33 Fear-inducing items for those who suffer from lepidopterophobia Show answer 11
#34 Eldest Stark child on "Game of Thrones" Show answer 4
#35 Recede like the tide Show answer 3
#36 Organ with a drum Show answer 3
#37 Singer Grande to fans Show answer 3
#38 Big deal Show answer 3
#39 Rehab woes: Abbr. Show answer 3
#40 ___ of fresh air Show answer 6
#41 Love to bits Show answer 5
#42 Airport safety group: Abbr. Show answer 3
#43 Discreet email add-on: Abbr. Show answer 3
#44 Fear-inducing items for those who suffer from coulrophobia Show answer 6
#45 Four-wheeler for hire Show answer 3
#46 Fear-inducing items for those who suffer from ornithophobia Show answer 5
#47 "Such a boring speech!" Show answer 4
#48 Fear-inducing items for those who suffer from trypophobia Show answer 5
#49 Stable feed? Show answer 4
#50 Diplomat's asset Show answer 4
#51 Winter flake? Show answer 4
#52 Woodwind instrument Show answer 4
#53 Sunrise direction Show answer 4
#54 Blouse or a shirt for one Show answer 3
#55 Eye drop? Show answer 4
#56 "I" issue? Show answer 3
#57 "Cost an ___ and a leg" Show answer 3
#58 Start afresh say Show answer 4
#59 "Old MacDonald" ending syllables Show answer 3
#60 Escape slangily (rhymes with "ham") Show answer 3
#61 "___ I have this dance?" Show answer 3
#62 Shrek for one Show answer 4
#63 Wishing well bit? Show answer 4
#64 NASA's counterpart across the Atlantic: Abbr. Show answer 3
#65 Lap dog breed for short Show answer 3
#66 "Terrible" years for tots Show answer 4
#67 Home of 15a Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the December 6, 2020 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 6, 2020, a Sunday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BUTTERFLIES at 11 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 6, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

December 6, 2020 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 6, 2020?
The December 6, 2020 grid has 67 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 67 clues. The longest answer is BUTTERFLIES at 11 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 5 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for December 6, 2020 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including December 5, 2020 and December 7, 2020.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the December 6, 2020 Crossword

01

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 11 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for December 6, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 6, 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, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

67clues on this board
11longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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