Daily Themed Crossword December 16, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 16, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
December 16, 2024 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | School books carrier | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Duet's number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Cry noisily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | India Pale ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Jude song by the Beatles | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Tell a false story | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Baby powder mineral | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | It's no ___! (pointless) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Go the extra ___ (make effort) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Bicep location | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Jean ___ of Dada art | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | 2016 hit song by Travis Scott ... or the hair-rising skin bumps one gets when it's very cold | Show answer | 10 | |
| #13 | Found the sum of 2 + 2 say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Light touch on the back | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Chocolate song by Tom Hanks from The Polar Express ... or a warm drink one may enjoy with marshmallows when it's very cold | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Get ___ of (discard) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Pea's covering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Flightless Aussie runner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | TLC's Say ___ to the Dress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Squares of glass in a window say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Bring home the gold say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Fresh out of the box | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Italian noodle dish | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Billiard's stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Best ___ (groom's aid) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Eve's partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ on the Ground song by Billie Jo Spears ... or the thick sheet one may wear when it's very cold | Show answer | 7 | |
| #28 | Hair-parting tool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Played Red Rover say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Piece of firewood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Mother sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ to the West Wind | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Naval officer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Baseball essential | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Chicken ___ King: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Hair styling goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Rule of ___ (practiced principle) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | ___ Anderson Isle of Dogs director | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Santana's ___ Como Va | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ Slidin' Away 1977 hit song by Paul Simon ... or what may happen while walking on an icy road | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Olive ___ (salad topper) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Insect with a queen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | I rest my ___ (conclude) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Angelina Jolie's Mr. & ___ Smith | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ carpet (celebrity welcomer) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Well suited | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ Oldman actor who played Sirius Black in the Harry Potter films | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Dog from Garfield | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | What are the ___? (chances) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Once ___ a time ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ in China (print on products) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Hacks with an axe say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Consciously leave out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Common cat food flavor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ Patrol Keith Chapman's animated series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___-wee Herman (Paul Reubens character) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Length or duration of time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | 2003 hit song by Linkin Park ... or the feeling of no pain after dipping your toes in ice-cold water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Joint above the foot that's often twisted | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ clean (told the truth) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Lion's beard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ Ventura character played by Jim Carrey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ Jones (media company) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Homie! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Edinburgh boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Long stretch of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Categories of people that a marketing campaign focuses to influence: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 16, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 16, 2024, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GOOSEBUMPS at 10 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 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 16, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 16, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 16, 2024 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 10 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 16, 2024 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 16, 2024 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.