Daily Themed Crossword December 18, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 18, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
December 18, 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 | Legally forbid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Soon-to-be flower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "What a nightmare!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Contactless ___ term popularized during the pandemic to mean a new way of receiving packages | Show answer | 8 | |
| #5 | Virtual happy ___ term popularized during the pandemic to mean drinking "quarantinis" on video calls | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | "For ___ a jolly good fellow..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "Ed ___ n Eddy" of old cartoondom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Australia's Opera House city | Show answer | 6 | |
| #9 | Beat the goalie in soccer say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Skipper's vessel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "No ___ no foul" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Ancient Peruvian | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Sound of church bells | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Mature as cheese | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Oat ___ muffin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___ mullet term popularized during the pandemic to mean a combination of a nice top and ugly bottoms worn during work video calls | BODY | 4 | |
| #17 | Candy ___ (striped Christmas treat) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Stanley Cup organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Actor Paul ___ of "Wanderlust" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Black-and-white sea predator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Letter-shaped steel rod: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "Wanna ___?" (daring question) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | New ___ term popularized during the pandemic to indicate an acceptance of the current situation | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Santana's "___ Como Va" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Sloped wheelchair access | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Black bird | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Cain's Biblical brother | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Organ that may be covered by a patch? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Help illegally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Abbreviation popularized by employees working remotely | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | River ___ (fourth-longest river in the UK) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Curtain holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Genetic molecule: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Eggy Christmas concoction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Actress Poehler of "Duncanville" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Creme de la ___ (popular skin cream) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Teddy bear-like "Star Wars" creature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Short worker from the North Pole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Gate fastener | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | "___ Dark Thirty" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | ___ raiding term popularized during the pandemic to refer to uninvited intrusions during video calls | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Two-___ tissue (thickness measure) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Crybaby's bawl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Daringly innovative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Activity on April 1st? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | It called the kettle black | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Collection of maps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "A" in E.T.A for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Blue ___ Mountains | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Second "W" in WWW | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Term popularized during the pandemic to mean a combination of holidays and remote jobs | Show answer | 10 | |
| #52 | Elevator pioneer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | First class: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Choker clasp site often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Learning ___ term popularized during the pandemic to mean online schools or classes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Bread for a hummus spread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Phone call option | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | ___-J (Indie rock band) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Constellation cat? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Dozen minus two | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Thor's father | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Send constant reminders say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Carolina's ___ Dee River | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Classroom table | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Suffix with "Sudan" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Eternity and more | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 18, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 18, 2021, a Saturday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WORKCATION at 10 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. 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 18, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 18, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 18, 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 10 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 18, 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 18, 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.