Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 21, 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 21, 2021. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid32 across · 35 down
1C
2A
3M
4A
5D
6D
7S
8G
9A
10S
11O
M
A
12R
13T
O
O
T
14E
V
A
15N
I
N
O
16M
I
R
O
17S
L
A
W
18D
E
J
19A
20T
A
C
O
21A
R
22M
23K
O
24R
25E
26A
27K
28A
29R
S
T
E
30N
31T
O
A
D
32I
C
E
33L
O
34T
35S
36B
R
O
37T
E
X
38T
39D
E
N
40Z
E
L
41E
42B
43B
44D
O
H
45C
46A
E
L
E
47B
48A
49M
50B
51I
52P
O
L
53A
L
E
54C
55N
E
A
R
56A
L
L
57B
L
E
U
58G
O
B
I
59N
A
Y
60A
N
T
61W
E
S

Clues & Answers

Across

1AVideomaker, for shortCAM
4ASums upADDS
8ATire fillerGAS
11ACongresswoman Ilhan ___OMAR
13AHorn soundTOOT
14AActress LongoriaEVA
15AEl ___ (weather phenomenon)NINO
16AAleksandra ___, Polish climber who set a world record for speed climbing at the Tokyo Olympics 2020MIROSLAW
18A___ vu (familiar feeling)DEJA
20A___ Bell (fast-food chain)TACO
21A___ wrestling (bar event)ARM
23ASouth ___, Seoul's landKOREA
27A___ Warholm, Norwegian athlete who set a world record for 400m hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics 2020KARSTEN
31AFrog's relativeTOAD
32A"On thin ___" (in a dangerous situation)ICE
33A"___ of love" (letter ender)LOTS
36AMale sibling, lovinglyBRO
37ASmartphone messageTEXT
39A___ Washington, actor from "Training Day"DENZEL
41A___ and flow (tidal movement)EBB
44AHomer Simpson's cryDOH
45A___ Dressel, American swimmer who set new world records in swimming at the Tokyo Olympics 2020CAELEB
48APrefix with "valent" or "dextrous"AMBI
52ACampaign figure, for shortPOL
53AActor Baldwin from "30 Rock"ALEC
55AWithin arm's reachNEAR
56A"That's ___ folks!"ALL
57ACordon ___ (meat dish)BLEU
58AAsian desertGOBI
59AVote against?NAY
60ASugar-attacking insectANT
61ADirector Anderson of "Moonrise Kingdom"WES

Down

1DPro's oppositeCON
2DIn the center ofAMID
3DHorse hairMANE
4DCash-dispenser: Abbr.ATM
5D"Just ___": 2 wds. (Nike's slogan)DOIT
6DAnimated explorer with a backpackDORA
7DVegetable ___ (soup base)STOCK
8DShower ___ (soap alternative)GEL
9DActress Gardner from "Mogambo"AVA
10DTook a good look atSAW
12DYulimar ___, Venezuelan athlete who set a world record for women's triple jump at the Tokyo Olympics 2020ROJAS
17DChimney depositSOOT
19D___ Deco (architecture style)ART
22DActor Gibson from "Braveheart"MEL
24DJudge's gownROBE
25D___ Grey TeaEARL
26D"Much ___ about nothing"ADO
27DFirst-aid ___KIT
28DPerfect tennis serveACE
29DT-___ (dinosaur)REX
30DAgree, non-verballyNOD
34D___ Talks (maker of inspirational videos)TED
35D___ cone (cold treat)SNO
38DCasual summer topTEE
40D___ Changhong, Chinese shooter who set a world record in the 50m rifle event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020ZHANG
42DSpill the beansBLAB
43D___ Swan, character from "Twilight"BELLA
45DCoca-___COLA
46DFriend in warALLY
47D"___ there, done that!"BEEN
49DCat's "I need milk"MEOW
50DBeloved pig on screenBABE
51DViolet flowerIRIS
52D"From ___ to plate" (bacon's journey at breakfast)PAN
54DCtrl+X, on a computerCUT
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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