Saturday · December 19, 2020 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword December 19, 2020 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the December 19, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
6Longest
3Shortest
6Abbreviations
Answers

December 19, 2020 — All 68 Clues

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

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#1 Prefix for "metric" or "phonic" Show answer 3
#2 Used the pool say Show answer 4
#3 Try to win romantically Show answer 3
#4 Alias letters Show answer 3
#5 "___ Python and the Holy Grail" 1975 comedy movie starring John Cleese and Terry Gilliam Show answer 5
#6 ___ pal Show answer 3
#7 NFL stats: Abbr. Show answer 3
#8 Window treatments Show answer 5
#9 Dog's warning Show answer 5
#10 Muay follower? Show answer 4
#11 Boxing match ender: Abbr. Show answer 3
#12 Pottery oven Show answer 4
#13 Decides on something say Show answer 4
#14 Lennon's love ___ Ono Show answer 4
#15 "A" in Vienna Show answer 3
#16 ___ Hop (music genre) Show answer 3
#17 Groan's partner Show answer 4
#18 Major artery in the body Show answer 5
#19 Kournikova of tennis Show answer 4
#20 ___-rock music genre for short Show answer 3
#21 What it takes to tango Show answer 3
#22 Like some hours Show answer 3
#23 "Planes ___ and Automobiles" 1987 comedy movie starring Steve Martin and John Candy Show answer 6
#24 "The ___ have it" Show answer 4
#25 Distress signal when at sea Show answer 3
#26 "The Adventures of Tom ___" novel by Mark Twain Show answer 6
#27 Pub offerings Show answer 4
#28 Shed tears Show answer 4
#29 Sylvester Stallone to fans Show answer 3
#30 Bullring cheer Show answer 3
#31 In-flight announcement: Abbr. Show answer 3
#32 Silver-gray color Show answer 3
#33 ___ the frog (do the hardest task) Show answer 3
#34 Smoothie berry Show answer 4
#35 Soft body powder for short Show answer 4
#36 Leak slowly Show answer 4
#37 Chiromancer's reading spot Show answer 4
#38 "___ matter of fact...": 2 wds. Show answer 3
#39 Up and ___ Show answer 5
#40 Jazz style Show answer 4
#41 Kelvin or Pratt knot accessory Show answer 3
#42 Aromatherapy location Show answer 3
#43 "Chernobyl" airer: Abbr. Show answer 3
#44 On vacation Show answer 3
#45 Former professional boxer Laila ___ Show answer 3
#46 Barrister's degree: Abbr. Show answer 3
#47 Like a giant Show answer 5
#48 "The ___ Brothers" 1980 comedy movie starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi Show answer 5
#49 "___ Space" 1999 comedy movie starring Ron Livingston and Mike Judge Show answer 6
#50 Young horses Show answer 5
#51 Prefix with "rival" Show answer 4
#52 "___ House" 1978 comedy movie starring John Belushi and Tim Matheson Show answer 6
#53 ___ Place Animal Thing (game) Show answer 4
#54 "___ bitsy spider" Show answer 4
#55 E.T carrier: Abbr. Show answer 3
#56 Cheese loving pest Show answer 3
#57 Sign of oxidation Show answer 4
#58 Workout unit consisting of reps Show answer 3
#59 "Good Luck Chuck" actress Jessica Show answer 4
#60 Londoner's lavatory Show answer 3
#61 Setting for a joke usually Show answer 3
#62 Paul Rudd's favorite insect maybe? Show answer 3
#63 Ruler divisions for short Show answer 3
#64 Expression of surprise Show answer 3
#65 Start-up aid? Show answer 4
#66 "___ There Delilah" song by Plain White T's Show answer 3
#67 Superlative suffix Show answer 3
#68 Basic spreadsheet function Show answer 4
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About this puzzle

How the December 19, 2020 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 19, 2020, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TRAINS at 6 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 1 clue carries 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 19, 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 19, 2020 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 19, 2020?
The December 19, 2020 grid has 68 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 68 clues. The longest answer is TRAINS at 6 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 6 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for December 19, 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 18, 2020 and December 20, 2020.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the December 19, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 19, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 19, 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

68clues on this board
6longest 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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