Daily Themed Crossword December 24, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 24, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
December 24, 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 | Director Burton of "Beetlejuice" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Rail on road? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Lion's warning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Congratulatory lead-in to "girl" or "boy" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ photography (close-up photography) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Part of a journey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | D-Day carriers: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___-fi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | "The ___ Kings" children's Christmas poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Type of renewable energy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Fits the ___ (apt) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "One more thing..": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Helen of ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Spider's creation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Itty-bitty bit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Smart speakers from Amazon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Seething rage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "The Little ___" children's Christmas-themed book by Hans Christian Andersen: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #19 | Clucking farm birds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | High tennis shot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Medium ___ (steak) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "The ___ bird gets the worm" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Scratchy voice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Clip-___ like some earrings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Taste a drink say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Victorian for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Not well | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "What can ___ for you?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Cube with dots | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Spanish "wave" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Sis or bro for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | The "B" in USB | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "Little Gretchen and the Wooden ___" children's Christmas-themed book by Elizabeth Harrison | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Intentional false alarm? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Bobby ___ of NHL | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "A rat!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Rapper Wayne of "6 Foot 7 Foot" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Dog's little one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "Little ___" children's Christmas-themed short story by Nora A. Smith | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | ___ over (read carefully) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Photosynthesis site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Valentine's Day month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Use a chair say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "Fit ___ tee": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Biblical boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Curved letter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Storage pit on a farm | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Small piece of rock | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Persuade gently | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Uneasy feeling | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | ___ and rave | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "The Velveteen ___" children's Christmas-themed book by Margery Williams | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | "Dancing Queen" band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Longtime boyfriend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Tuna container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Honest ___ (16th President of the US) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Jumping feline to Puma | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Hair-setter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Occasion to smarten up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Boxer Laila ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Young man from Edinburgh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Street crosser in a map for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Michael Jordan's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Law school fresher: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Croat or Serb for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | It follows sigma | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "She" in Lisbon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | "Time and ___ wait for none" | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 24, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 24, 2021, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MATCHGIRL 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 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 24, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 24, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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.