Daily Themed Crossword December 10, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 10, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
December 10, 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 | Pina Colada liquor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Slope at a skate park | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "Carte" or "mode" preceder: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Blanc who voiced Bugs Bunny | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Bench presser's muscle briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Opposite of "flushed" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Winter clock setting in L.A.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "Fe" for iron or "O" for oxygen e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #9 | ___-Mex restaurant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | John ___ African-American civil rights activist who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Glasgow girl | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "Tis a pity" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Like some pickings or chances | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Satisfy a desire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Titular beekeeper of a 1997 film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Assenter's vote | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ Josephine Baker African-American civil rights activist who received a Candace Award | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | African-American civil rights leader who is celebrated annually on the third Friday of May: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Nocturnal hooter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "Be patient!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Spider Man's weapon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | "This ___" (song from "The Greatest Showman"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Castle's watery defense | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Masterchef's creation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "The Memory of Trees" Grammy recipient | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Actress Nicodemou of "Home and Away" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Viking ship propellers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Paintball player's asset | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | One of 13 in a Netflix series starring Dylan Minnette | Show answer | 6 | |
| #30 | "Quantico" organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Affectionate towards with "of" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Make up a story | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Blues singer ___ James | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | ___ Marie Saint actress from Hollywood's Golden Age | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Small medicine vessel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Raggedy doll's name? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Rustin African-American civil rights leader who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Johannesburg's nation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "I Know What You ___ Last Summer" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ Luther King Jr. African-American civil rights leader who is celebrated annually on the third Monday of January | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Bird in a Poe poem | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | "Make ___ double": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Pride or lust e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ Mandela South African anti-apartheid leader who received a Nobel Peace Prize | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | The devil himself | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___ Baldwin African-American novelist who received La Legion D'Honneur | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Green gem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Grape-shaped | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "Lovely ___ meter maid" (The Beatles' lyrics) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Parks African-American civil rights activist who was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Elevator innovator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Prefix with "final" or "formal" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Word after "finish" or "pickup" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Apple's album holder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Unit in an online shopping cart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "Three" in Turin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Honey measurement for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Politely-spelled French city? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ B. Wells African-American civil rights leader who was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize special citation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Sippy ___ (child's sipper) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Gradually decrease as an emotion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | It's said to heal all wounds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Winnie the Pooh's joey friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Do voice-over work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Yard sale tag: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Get the short ___ of the stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "The Mentalist" alert: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 10, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 10, 2021, a Friday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MALCOLMX at 8 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 5 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for December 10, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 10, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 10, 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 8 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 10, 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 10, 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.