Daily Themed Crossword December 12, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 12, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
December 12, 2021 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Collapsible bed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Vehicle hailed through Uber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ Max who sang "Not Your Barbie Girl" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "Dakiti" rapper who won seven Lo Nuestro Awards in 2021: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #5 | Prickly desert flora | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "___: Vegas" (2021 detective series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Ambulance's loud indicator | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | UN workers' agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Czech e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Race on snow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Fuzzy fruit that's also a flightless bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Isle where many Scottish kings are buried | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Eggs in a lab | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Feel unwell | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Bangs holder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Television commercial award | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Just a smidge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Cawing bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Crossword fillers? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Homeowner's grassy pride perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Hold back as breath (anagram of "beat") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "Ctrl+___+Del" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Rodrigo "Deja Vu" singer who won three VMAs in 2021 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Scottish chap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "M" to a physicist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "___ Rouge!" Broadway adaptation that won ten Tony Awards in 2021 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | Purge from power | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Logic's genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Em to Dorothy from Oz | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | ___ snail's pace (slowly): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Befriend on Facebook | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Historical drama series that won four Golden Globes in 2021: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #33 | Texter's "I didn't need to see that": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Viral internet trend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "That's what I think" online: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | American ID letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "Black is King" artist who won four Grammy Awards in 2021 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | "Butter" K-Pop band that won three Kids' Choice Awards in 2021 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Actress Paquin of "True Blood" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | "May I interrupt?" sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Home where slop may be served | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Used a playground swing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Beachbum's view | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Pixar fish that was "found" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Monstera or Fiddle Leaf | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Bail out of jail say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Animated drama series that won two Daytime Emmy awards in 2021 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "Therefore" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Auction giant for online shoppers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Culminating point | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Choir voice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Letter-shaped construction beam: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Dawson of NFL fame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Dua ___ "Levitating" singer who won two Brit Awards in 2021 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "___ had it up to here with you!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "The Lion King" lioness | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | "You've got mail" company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "Frequently" in odes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Battleground adversary | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Playpen player | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Like only one of the prime numbers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ Martin (NBA player) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Chase knight-style? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "___ Gen" (2018 film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Portuguese "she" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Lacrosse stick feature | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 12, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 12, 2021, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BADBUNNY 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 3 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 12, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 12, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 12, 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 66 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 12, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 12, 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.