Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 10, 2021 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated December 10, 2021. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid33 across · 34 down
1R
2A
3M
4P
5P
6S
7T
8L
9A
10S
11S
12U
L
E
E
13A
Y
E
14E
L
L
A
15M
A
L
C
16O
L
M
X
17W
A
I
T
18W
E
B
19I
S
M
E
20M
21E
22A
L
23O
24A
25R
S
26F
O
N
D
27L
I
E
28E
29V
30A
31B
A
Y
A
32R
33D
34M
A
35R
T
I
N
36I
T
A
37S
I
38N
39S
A
T
A
N
40J
A
D
E
41O
V
A
L
42R
43O
44S
A
45L
46I
N
E
47I
T
E
M
48T
S
P
49N
50I
51C
52E
53T
I
M
E
54R
O
O
55D
U
B
56A
S
I
S
57E
N
D
58A
P
B

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASlope at a skate parkRAMP
5AWinter clock setting in L.A.: Abbr.PST
8AGlasgow girlLASS
12ATitular beekeeper of a 1997 filmULEE
13AAssenter's voteAYE
14A___ Josephine Baker, African-American civil rights activist who received a Candace AwardELLA
15AAfrican-American civil rights leader who is celebrated annually on the third Friday of May: 2 wds.MALCOLMX
17A"Be patient!"WAIT
18ASpider Man's weaponWEB
19A"This ___" (song from "The Greatest Showman"): 2 wds.ISME
20AMasterchef's creationMEAL
23AViking ship propellersOARS
26AAffectionate towards, with "of"FOND
27AMake up a storyLIE
28A___ Marie Saint, actress from Hollywood's Golden AgeEVA
31A___ Rustin, African-American civil rights leader who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of FreedomBAYARD
34A___ Luther King Jr., African-American civil rights leader who is celebrated annually on the third Monday of JanuaryMARTIN
36A"Make ___ double": 2 wds.ITA
37APride or lust, e.g.SIN
39AThe devil himselfSATAN
40AGreen gemJADE
41AGrape-shapedOVAL
42A___ Parks, African-American civil rights activist who was awarded the Congressional Gold MedalROSA
45AWord after "finish" or "pickup"LINE
47AUnit in an online shopping cartITEM
48AHoney measurement, for shortTSP
49APolitely-spelled French city?NICE
53AIt's said to heal all woundsTIME
54AWinnie the Pooh's joey friendROO
55ADo voice-over workDUB
56AYard sale tag: 2 wds.ASIS
57AGet the short ___ of the stickEND
58A"The Mentalist" alert: Abbr.APB

Down

1DPina Colada liquorRUM
2D"Carte" or "mode" preceder: 2 wds.ALA
3DBlanc who voiced Bugs BunnyMEL
4DBench presser's muscle, brieflyPEC
5DOpposite of "flushed"PALE
6D"Fe" for iron or "O" for oxygen, e.g.SYMBOL
7D___-Mex restaurantTEX
8DJohn ___, African-American civil rights activist who received the Presidential Medal of FreedomLEWIS
9D"Tis a pity"ALAS
10DLike some pickings or chancesSLIM
11DSatisfy a desireSATE
16DNocturnal hooterOWL
20DCastle's watery defenseMOAT
21D"The Memory of Trees" Grammy recipientENYA
22DActress Nicodemou of "Home and Away"ADA
24DPaintball player's assetAIM
25DOne of 13 in a Netflix series starring Dylan MinnetteREASON
26D"Quantico" organization: Abbr.FBI
28DBlues singer ___ JamesETTA
29DSmall medicine vesselVIAL
30DRaggedy doll's name?ANN
32DJohannesburg's nation: Abbr.RSA
33D"I Know What You ___ Last Summer"DID
35DBird in a Poe poemRAVEN
38D___ Mandela, South African anti-apartheid leader who received a Nobel Peace PrizeNELSON
40D___ Baldwin, African-American novelist who received La Legion D'HonneurJAMES
42D"Lovely ___ meter maid" (The Beatles' lyrics)RITA
43DElevator innovatorOTIS
44DPrefix with "final" or "formal"SEMI
46DApple's album holderIPOD
48D"Three," in TurinTRE
50D___ B. Wells, African-American civil rights leader who was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize special citationIDA
51DSippy ___ (child's sipper)CUP
52DGradually decrease, as an emotionEBB
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.