Daily Themed Crossword December 31, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 31, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
December 31, 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 | Professor's degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___-a-boo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Cochlea site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | December 31st for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Actor Reeves from "The Matrix" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Give ___ break": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "Maisel" preceder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Summary of a previous episode say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | "Start with a clean ___" phrase that means to make a fresh start | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Prejudice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "___ humbug!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | ___ Meyers actress from "Dark Horse" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "On ___ Majesty's Secret Service" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "___ nice year!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Rink or ring e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Slippery fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Seething rage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Gloomy in poetry | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Obamacare initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "Breath of fresh ___" phrase for something new and refreshing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Prefix with "natal" or "classical" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | "What are the ___?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Cash dispensers: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "___ my words..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Soccer match shout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "Break new ___" phrase that means to do something fresh and innovative | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | Seldom seen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Texas neighbor for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Split ___ soup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Furniture wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Recipe instruction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Narcotics watchdog: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Sounded the bell say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Up the ___ (raise the standard) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Gas in a light? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Actor Kelly from "Singin' in the Rain" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | ___ Guthrie (folk musician) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Switch positions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | "All ___ for the new year?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Arborist's concern | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Proposer's joint? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | "Turn over a new ___" phrase that means to start a new chapter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Path a story follows | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Selects carefully | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Suffix with "simple" or "single" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | One in the stadium usually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ Martin British luxury carmaker | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Innocent | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | "Schitt's Creek" co-creator and Dan Levy's father | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | Flash of light | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Depart or leave | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "She" in Sicily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Tetris shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Zedong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ Black character from "2 Broke Girls" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | TV's beloved alien | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Waiter's bonus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Word with "pen" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "A new ___ of life" phrase that means a new chance to succeed | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Word after "ginger" or "bitter" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "My Gal ___" 1942 film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "Ed ___ n Eddy" animated TV series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Actress Larter of "Varsity Blues" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Eggs in a Zoology lab | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Well-dressed dinner? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #66 | Frequently in poetry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | First word of Dante's "Inferno" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Blend together | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 31, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 31, 2021, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GROUND at 6 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 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 31, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 31, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 31, 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 6 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 31, 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 31, 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.