Daily Themed Crossword December 20, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 20, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
December 20, 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 | Practical joke | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Satellite-based navigation aid: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Opposite of con | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Actor Erwin from "Palooka" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Smith (tennis shoe) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ___-mo (replay speed) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ tag (recreational sport) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Aah's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Mac and ___ popular pasta dish | Show answer | 6 | |
| #10 | Jim Carrey's 1996 movie "The ___ Guy" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Spiritual "glow" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Muffin stuff? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ Angeles California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Chemical suffix with "acetyl" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Frida Kahlo's work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Chinese "way" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Second largest Great Lake | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | American ___ popular dish with pasta that is also known as slumgullion made using beef and tomatoes | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | Search for in a dictionary or a phonebook: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | Clean the slate literally | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | "___ a penny two a penny..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Actress King from "The Kissing Booth" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Billie ___ King former World No.1 tennis player | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Love seat part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Choir voice above tenor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Director Spike ___ of "Do the Right Thing" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Hundreds column neighbor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Australian hoppers informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Naomi ___ Japanese professional tennis player | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Give off a strong odor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Plants-to-be | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Solfege opening trio: 3 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #33 | Chimney deposit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | A la carte ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Dozes off for a bit say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Anti vote | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Britney Spears' exclamation? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Plant's home in a balcony? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Speed down a mountain say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Deliver a keynote address | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | English class assignment | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Chess "castle" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ and meatballs pasta dish of Italian-American origin made using meatballs and tomato sauce | Show answer | 9 | |
| #44 | Wine-making ingredient | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Homes for bees | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Spoilt ___ (unruly teenager) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | "The ___ Baby" movie featuring the voice of Alec Baldwin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Prefix for "potent" or "present" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "Pacific ___" 2013 movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | "Show" follower to mean the entertainment industry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Myanmar formerly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Harvard or Tufts for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Billy ___ Cyrus of "Achy Breaky Heart" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Toasted ___ popular pasta dish originally created in St. Louis Missouri | Show answer | 7 | |
| #55 | Labor room doctor for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "The Revenant" actor lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Resting place for a wanderer? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "___ case I want it done!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Chimpanzee e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | English cricketer Stokes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Baked ___ popular casserole pasta dish of Italian-American origin made using a Neapolitan-style tomato sauce | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Positive reply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Prince to a king | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 20, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 20, 2020, a Sunday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SPAGHETTI at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 20, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 20, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 20, 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 9 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 20, 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 20, 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.