Daily Themed Crossword December 31, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 31, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
December 31, 2020 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Karachi's home for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Feline foot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Offerings to the poor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Yellow jacket e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Sci-fi film directed by Christopher Nolan which is one of the highest-grossing films of 2020 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Tiny bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ management | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Rock's ___ Leppard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Tiny branch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Iron Maiden's "Hallowed be ___ Name" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Beyonce's hit from "I Am... Sasha Fierce" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Stock report initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "Carte" or "mode" preceder: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Suffix with "Senegal" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Ice cream pattern | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Smack a fly say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Metric distances: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Office-inappropriate: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Kid's four-wheeler | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | "The Call of the ___" (2020 adventure film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Holiday splurge | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | It may be calculated | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Barcelona buddy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | New Zealand's ___ Chapman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Addams Family cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Long-snouted fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Black ___ (secret military missions) for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Has possession of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Early hours | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "N" in NYE | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Japan's Mount ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | "Bad Boys ___" action comedy film directed by Adil & Bilall which is one of the highest-grossing films of 2020: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #33 | Reality talent show "American ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Fluster (rhymes with "haze") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "___ of the Tiger" ("Rocky III" theme) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Sneak a glance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Most admired in chat rooms | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Low state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___ job | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Put in stitches | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "The Last Ship" TV network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ Mahal Indian monument | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Slender reed instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Flow slowly like lava from a lava cake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Greek "I" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | "The ___ Man" sci-fi horror film directed by Leigh Whannell which is one of the highest-grossing films of 2020 | Show answer | 9 | |
| #47 | S.U.V alternative | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Rapper Azalea with the hit "Fancy" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "Birds of ___" superhero film directed by Cathy Yan which is one of the highest-grossing films of 2020 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Secret plan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Shoestring | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Freudian topic dealing with self | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Medicine-approving agency in the U.S.A: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Campus house | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Stomach acid: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "Sonic the ___" action comedy film directed by Jeff Fowler which is one of the highest-grossing films of 2020 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #57 | Cotton gin inventor ___ Whitney | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Part of H.R.H | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "That price is negotiable" in ads: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Corporate biggies: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Prefix meaning "ten" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Potter's supply | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Company known as "Big Blue": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Assent at sea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___-Manuel Miranda composer of "Hamilton" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Message from a sinking ship | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 31, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 31, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is INVISIBLE at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 9 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 31, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 31, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 31, 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 66 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 31, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 31, 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.