Daily Themed Crossword September 21, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 21, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
September 21, 2021 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cut short like hair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | The first even number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Information website for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | International fuel organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | MIT ___ School of Management | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Fake financial scheme | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Celestial snowballs | Show answer | 6 | |
| #8 | Cain's biblical twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "Wise ___ say only fools rush in..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Blot on a cloth | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Junk mail folder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Gloomy atmosphere (rhymes with " ball") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Highest point (anagram of "mace") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | What a rolling stone does not gather | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Tombstone letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Ear piercing spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Folded tortilla | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Mike & ___ fruit candy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Fateful sign | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Charitable offerings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ Phelps American swimmer who has won 28 Olympic medals | Show answer | 7 | |
| #22 | Beach headgears | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "I call dibs on it!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | The "M" in MPH | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Sugar-loving insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Ray-___ (aviator company) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Recycle ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Navigational aid in a city guidebook | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Actor Damon from "Good Will Hunting" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Woodcutter's chopper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | 50-50 e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Natalie Portman starrer "Black ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Impress romantically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Actor KJ ___ from "Riverdale" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Cleopatra biter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Soak up liquid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "Get a room!" action: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | The earth rotates on it | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___-man army | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Apple's ear insert | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "___-Wee's Big Adventure" 1985 film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Galle's country ___ Lanka | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___-mo (match replay aid) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ Latynina gymnast who represented former Soviet Union and has won 18 Olympic gold medals | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Tiger Woods' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ John's Pizza | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Campsite structures | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Song syllable | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Word after "horse" or "soap" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | "I don't believe it!" on the internet: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ Bjorgen Norwegian cross-country skier who has won 15 Olympic medals | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | "Glory to ___ My God This Night..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Gender-neutral pronoun | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Racer who napped in a fable | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ Nurmi Finnish athlete who has won 12 Olympic medals | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | "As ___ as the ocean" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Black-and-white aquatic predator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Metric units of weight for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ Academy (non-profit education organization) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Robert of Disney | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | "The ___ to my Tonic" festival | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Chair part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Superimpose audio tracks say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ Fredriksson Swedish canoer who has won 8 Olympic medals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Alexa's counterpart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | The "S" of STEM for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Takes a good look at | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Med school course for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #69 | Paycheck deduction | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 21, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 21, 2021, a Tuesday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MICHAEL at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for September 21, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 21, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 21, 2021 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 69 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 September 21, 2021 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the September 21, 2021 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.