Sunday · December 29, 2024 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword December 29, 2024 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the December 29, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
6Longest
3Shortest
5Abbreviations
Answers

December 29, 2024 — 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 Body part between shoulder and hand Show answer 3
#2 When used with lily a resting spot for frogs Show answer 3
#3 Tiny spot that is a part of the letter i Show answer 3
#4 Green light to start a scene Show answer 3
#5 Adidas or Nike purchase usually Show answer 4
#6 Much ___ About Nothing Show answer 3
#7 Jared ___ I'm the frontman of 30 Seconds to Mars and a film star born the day after Christmas. Who am I? Show answer 4
#8 Yellow vegetable on the cob Show answer 4
#9 Floor-cleaning tool with a handle Show answer 3
#10 As ___ as I know Show answer 3
#11 ___ Woods I'm a golf champion who celebrates his birthday on December 30. Who am I? Show answer 5
#12 ___ the Date (wedding invitation phrase) Show answer 4
#13 Actress Poehler of Parks and Recreation Show answer 3
#14 Just right or fitting Show answer 3
#15 Synonym for wonder or admiration Show answer 3
#16 Ship part that holds up the sail (rhymes with fast) Show answer 4
#17 ___ Tai (Hawaiian cocktail) Show answer 3
#18 See attachment letters Show answer 3
#19 ___ Lock (PC key) Show answer 3
#20 Use a loofah say Show answer 5
#21 Field or meadow where animals graze Show answer 3
#22 Prefix with cycle for a three-wheeled bike Show answer 3
#23 Cry loudly with tears Show answer 3
#24 ___ Lennox I'm the Eurythmics singer famous for Sweet Dreams and I celebrate my birthday on Christmas. Who am I? Show answer 5
#25 Greek alphabet-ender Show answer 5
#26 Beach House singer Carly ___ Jepsen Show answer 3
#27 Fury or anger Show answer 3
#28 Perfect score in tennis or a test Show answer 3
#29 ___ Tomlinson I'm a One Direction member with a Christmas Eve birthday. Who am I? Show answer 5
#30 Name that sounds like bee but isn't the insect Show answer 3
#31 Youngest of the Weasley boys Show answer 3
#32 Prefix often used in science for something miniature Show answer 4
#33 Really long period of time Show answer 3
#34 It goes boom in cartoons and movies: Abbr. Show answer 3
#35 Finish line in a race Show answer 3
#36 Knee tissue often injured in sports Show answer 3
#37 The Murders in the ___ Morgue (short story by Edgar Allan Poe) Show answer 3
#38 Art museum in the Big Apple Show answer 3
#39 Popular Vietnamese dish with broth and noodles Show answer 3
#40 Heart's main artery for blood flow Show answer 5
#41 Levi's are often made of this material Show answer 5
#42 Agatha Christie's title Show answer 4
#43 Gas-leak indicator Show answer 4
#44 Spinning toy Show answer 3
#45 Small hardware item with a + or - on its head Show answer 5
#46 Pieces ___ Woman (Vanessa Kirby film): 2 wds. Show answer 3
#47 ___ DuVernay (A Wrinkle in Time director) Show answer 3
#48 School class for fitness and sports for short Show answer 3
#49 What not to do to Bond's martini Show answer 4
#50 Morning hours: Abbr. Show answer 3
#51 ___-Man (classic arcade game) Show answer 3
#52 Electric sea creature Show answer 3
#53 ___-Hero (song by Taylor Swift) Show answer 4
#54 Are you ___ you're okay? Show answer 4
#55 Too much detail in textspeak: Abbr. Show answer 3
#56 Restaurants ___ me (Google search) Show answer 4
#57 Man-made waterway like the Panama ___ Show answer 5
#58 ___ only as directed Show answer 3
#59 Humphrey ___ I'm a Hollywood legend born on Christmas Day known for my role in Casablanca. Who am I? Show answer 6
#60 Part of a BLT sandwich Show answer 5
#61 Element used in bright lights Show answer 4
#62 Cookie often twisted apart to eat the middle Show answer 4
#63 ___ Streets (Martin Scorsese movie starring Robert De Niro) Show answer 4
#64 Can ___ honest with you?: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#65 Doctor who treats sniffles: Abbr. Show answer 3
#66 Burj Khalifa's country: Abbr. Show answer 3
#67 Small hotel often with breakfast Show answer 3
#68 Roll of grass for yards and lawns Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the December 29, 2024 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 29, 2024, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BOGART at 6 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 29, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

December 29, 2024 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 29, 2024?
The December 29, 2024 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 BOGART at 6 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 29, 2024 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2024.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the December 29, 2024 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 29, 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.

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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 29, 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, 2026
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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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