Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 14, 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 14, 2021. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid33 across · 33 down
1S
2A
3S
4H
5P
6D
7F
8R
9A
10W
11O
K
A
Y
12I
R
E
13U
S
A
14W
A
G
E
15D
E
A
L
16D
I
G
17N
18S
W
19M
I
20L
E
S
21K
22A
23R
A
T
E
24A
X
E
25G
O
O
26Y
E
27T
28W
29W
30I
31S
K
A
32T
E
B
O
33A
34R
D
I
N
35G
36I
D
A
37P
R
O
38F
O
R
39R
40I
41M
42E
L
43A
I
N
E
44G
45O
T
T
A
46N
E
D
47M
A
O
48A
N
49K
A
50L
51E
52F
53T
54A
M
P
55L
I
E
56I
D
E
A
57D
E
S
58Y
A
Y
59B
U
Z
Z

Clues & Answers

Across

1ABeauty pageant wearSASH
5AE-textbook format, often: Abbr.PDF
8ALike sushi fishRAW
11A"No problemo"OKAY
12AIntense temperIRE
13ACountry that won the most medals at the Olympics held in 2021: Abbr.USA
14AHourly payWAGE
15ADistribute, as a deck of cardsDEAL
16AUse a spadeDIG
17ASydney's state: Abbr.NSW
19AMarathon distance units, perhapsMILES
21AMartial art form that made an Olympics debut in 2021KARATE
24ABig name in body spraysAXE
25AIcky sticky liquidGOO
26A"So close, ___ so far..."YET
28AMajor conflict between 1914 and 1918: Abbr.WWI
31AAction sport that made an Olympics debut in 2021SKATEBOARDING
36AAuthor Tarbell who wrote "All in the Day's Work"IDA
37ANon-amateur athlete, for shortPRO
38A"No Country ___ Old Men"FOR
39ANet holder, in basketballRIM
42A___ Thompson-Herah, first female sprinter to win gold in both the 100m and 200m at two consecutive Olympics (2016 and 2021)ELAINE
44A"Something's ___ Give"GOTTA
46ANeighbor in "The Simpsons"NED
47AChina's ___ ZedongMAO
48A"Lonely Boy" singer PaulANKA
50AIt's never right?LEFT
54AGuitarist's accessory, for shortAMP
55APartner of two truths, in a party gameLIE
56A"That's the ___" (point)IDEA
57ALead-in to Moines or PlainesDES
58A"Yippee, I won!"YAY
59ABee music?BUZZ

Down

1DPiglet's mamaSOW
2DRap-sheet lettersAKA
3DDroop in the middleSAG
4D"Laughing" scavengerHYENA
5DCobbler's cousinPIE
6DWhat soaps are full of?DRAMA
7DAllyson ___, athlete who won her 10th Olympic medal in 2021FELIX
8DFar from courteousRUDE
9DWithout modifications: 2 wds.ASIS
10DMove to and fro, as a tailWAG
15DDork, slangilyDWEEB
18DEye maladySTYE
20DIndecently offensiveLEWD
21DMetric weights, for shortKGS
22DJapanese golfer Isao ___AOKI
23DRocky ___ ice creamROAD
27DWord with "crop" to mean a type of teeTOP
29D"What's the ___ password?" (question at a cafe, maybe)WIFI
30D"I'll let you ___ a secret": 2 wds.INON
32DLemon ___ (pastry)TART
33D2011 action movie starring Nina DobrevARENA
34DWhat auditioners hope to "land"ROLE
35DCollege senior's hurdle: Abbr.GRE
40DQatar and ___, countries that shared the high jump gold medal at the Olympics held in 2021ITALY
41DOodles of enthusiasmMANIA
43DWing it, while filming: Hyph.ADLIB
44DWorld of Warcraft, for oneGAME
45DFumbler's cryOOPS
47DPeriod drama series "___ Men"MAD
49D"Locke and ___" (TV series)KEY
51DEnd of a school's URLEDU
52DHead topper with a tasselFEZ
53D"Looney Tunes" devil, informallyTAZ
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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