Daily Themed Crossword December 9, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 9, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
December 9, 2021 — 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 | Degree after a master's perhaps: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Work or school assignment for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | View with regret | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Cheer from soccer fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "___ and the Black Messiah" film starring Daniel Kaluuya that won 2 Oscars in 2021 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Word that sounds like "8" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Sit-up targets for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Box office flops | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Attack like a hawk | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Rendezvous with | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Atlas page | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Farmer's prefix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Greeting card verse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "Solar Opposites" streaming site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Broken-down auto's aid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Narcissist's easily bruised part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Noble act or proof of ownership | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Response that's neither yes nor no | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Office bulletin note for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Palindromic "before" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Tiny toy's battery size | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | "Pronto!": Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "Ma Rainey's Black ___" film starring Viola Davis that won two Oscars in 2021 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Like giraffes and giants | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Black-and-white film starring Gary Oldman that won two Oscars in 2021 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Like an untidy person's room | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | "The Time Machine" race | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Acupuncture or aromatherapy locale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Ansel Elgort's character in "The Fault in Our Stars" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ pal (female buddy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Honest" president lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Announcement prior to takeoff: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Sylvester Stallone's speech problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | "I" in fraternity houses | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Animated film starring Jamie Foxx that won two Oscars in 2021 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Prefix with "heat" to give a baking directive | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Card game with a reverse card | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Non-human family member perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Track and ___ events | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | It may be carpeted or wooden | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Lose traction on an icy road | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Play-___ (art store buy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | "___ was saying...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Lipstick or eyeliner mishap | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Second day of the workweek for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Make a choice with "for" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Pizzoccheri alternative | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Military or Boy Scout unit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | "Sound of ___" film starring Riz Ahmed that won two Oscars in 2021 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Incline to one side | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Irrefutable statement | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "The ___" film starring Anthony Hopkins that won two Oscars in 2021 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | Place in Shakespeare's nickname | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | It may be pitched at camp | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Yale graduate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Boulevard's cousin for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Drama film starring Frances McDormand that won three Oscars in 2021 | Show answer | 9 | |
| #58 | ___ Honey Threapleton Kate Winslet's daughter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ de Triomphe (Paris landmark) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Prefix with "natal" or "lithic" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "Mountain" follower to mean a fizzy drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Ponzi scheme artist? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Pinot ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Tire swing site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Tunnel blaster letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Water pollution watchdog: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Laughing ___ cheese | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 9, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 9, 2021, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NOMADLAND at 9 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, 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 9, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 9, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 9, 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 67 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 9, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 9, 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.
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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.