Daily Themed Crossword December 14, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 14, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
December 14, 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 | Piglet's mama | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Beauty pageant wear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Rap-sheet letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Droop in the middle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "Laughing" scavenger | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Cobbler's cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | E-textbook format often: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | What soaps are full of? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Allyson ___ athlete who won her 10th Olympic medal in 2021 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Far from courteous | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Like sushi fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Without modifications: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Move to and fro as a tail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "No problemo" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Intense temper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Country that won the most medals at the Olympics held in 2021: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Hourly pay | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Dork slangily | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Distribute as a deck of cards | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Use a spade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Sydney's state: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Eye malady | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Marathon distance units perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Indecently offensive | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Metric weights for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Martial art form that made an Olympics debut in 2021 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | Japanese golfer Isao ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Rocky ___ ice cream | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Big name in body sprays | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Icky sticky liquid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "So close ___ so far..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Word with "crop" to mean a type of tee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Major conflict between 1914 and 1918: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "What's the ___ password?" (question at a cafe maybe) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "I'll let you ___ a secret": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Action sport that made an Olympics debut in 2021 | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Lemon ___ (pastry) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | 2011 action movie starring Nina Dobrev | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | What auditioners hope to "land" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | College senior's hurdle: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Author Tarbell who wrote "All in the Day's Work" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Non-amateur athlete for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | "No Country ___ Old Men" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Net holder in basketball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Qatar and ___ countries that shared the high jump gold medal at the Olympics held in 2021 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Oodles of enthusiasm | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | ___ Thompson-Herah first female sprinter to win gold in both the 100m and 200m at two consecutive Olympics (2016 and 2021) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #48 | Wing it while filming: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | World of Warcraft for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "Something's ___ Give" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Fumbler's cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Neighbor in "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Period drama series "___ Men" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | China's ___ Zedong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "Lonely Boy" singer Paul | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "Locke and ___" (TV series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | It's never right? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | End of a school's URL | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Head topper with a tassel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "Looney Tunes" devil informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Guitarist's accessory for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Partner of two truths in a party game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "That's the ___" (point) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Lead-in to Moines or Plaines | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | "Yippee I won!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Bee music? | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 14, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 14, 2021, a Tuesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SKATEBOARDING at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 14, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 14, 2021 — Questions
What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 14, 2021?
How many clues are in this puzzle?
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Where can I find other dates?
Other Crossword Boards
3 Tips for the December 14, 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 13 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 14, 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 14, 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.