Daily Themed Crossword December 13, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 13, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
December 13, 2021 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Prune a tree branch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Banana bread unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Cheer for a flamenco dancer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Bubble wrap filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "We ___ Love" song by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris that turned ten years old in 2021 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Works with a dacoit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | X-___ (fracture-revealing photo) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Out of office say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | What a nod might mean | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | "Party ___ Anthem" dance song by LMFAO that turned ten years old in 2021 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Start of a popular boat-based nursery rhyme | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Garfield's doggy buddy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Don a dress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Spaghetti aglio e ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "To what do I ___ the pleasure?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Bard's laud | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Lima's and llama's land | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "Super ___" pop rap song by Nicki Minaj that turned ten years old in 2021 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Loan-granting government agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Black ops organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Not minding one's own business | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Clumsy clown | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Harley-Davidson rider | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Pop of rock music | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Skin growth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "A Fish Called ___" (1988 film) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Antioxidant-rich berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Robin's abode? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Be brimming with (rhymes with "seem") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | "Price ___" R&B song by Jessie J that turned ten years old in 2021 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Unreturnable badminton serve | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ gras (controversial food) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Intentionally eliminate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | "Will pay later" letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ a bite | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Actor Attal of "Red 11" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Actor Rickman or Thicke | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "___ This Way" Electropop song by Lady Gaga that turned ten years old in 2021 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Heavy smoker's voice quality | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Body part that may be greased or read | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Alex Rocco's "The Godfather" role | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "Let's just do it no regrets!" in text-lingo: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Song by David Guetta featuring Sia that turned ten years old in 2021 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #44 | Take tiny bites like a rabbit | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Cosmopolitan counter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Illuminated a lantern | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Hissy ___ (outburst) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ Rider Rapunzel's love in "Tangled" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Cougar's hideout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "___ Me Maybe" pop song by Carly Rae Jepsen that turned ten years old in 2021 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Go up the ladder | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | In ___ of (instead) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "___ Rock and Roll Music" (song by Peter Paul and Mary): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Colombia's third-largest city by population | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Healthy yogurt seed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Marvel character that "smashes" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Word after "first" to mean emergency care | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "What Makes You ___" pop song by One Direction that turned ten years old in 2021 | Show answer | 9 | |
| #59 | Luxembourg's continent for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Invented story? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Find a function for | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | You may be told to break one for good luck | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Welcome garland in Hawaii | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Soothe to sleep | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ through the ranks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Drag with difficulty | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "The Devil in the White City" author Larson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | "I ___ to differ!" | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 13, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 13, 2021, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BEAUTIFUL at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 13, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 13, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 13, 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 68 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 13, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 13, 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.