Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — December 3, 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 3, 2021. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1ARiverbank depositSILT
5AThe ___ Four (Beatles)FAB
8AUnited ___ EmiratesARAB
12A___ of expertiseAREA
13AYellowfin tunaAHI
14AFemale horseMARE
15A"The Night ___," Louise Erdrich's book which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2021WATCHMAN
17A"___ bitten, twice shy"ONCE
18A___ to self (reminder)NOTE
19A"The Mirror and the ___," Hilary Mantel's book which won the Walter Scott Prize in 2021LIGHT
20APancake syrup flavorMAPLE
24AStars and Stripes, e.g.FLAG
28ACool one's heels, sayWAIT
29ADaily Themed Crossword or Crossword Explorer, for shortAPP
32ACharged particlesIONS
33ASound booster, for shortAMP
34AFish eggsROE
35ARaven Leilani's book which won the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2021LUSTER
37AAli Smith's book which won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction in 2021SUMMER
40ABeirut's country, for shortLEB
42A___ lime pieKEY
43A"Dancing Queen" bandABBA
46ALiquid measuring units, for shortLTRS
48AActor Epps from "Love & Basketball"OMAR
49APeek-a-___BOO
50ADull painACHE
54APrefix with "smith" to mean a popular rock bandAERO
55AReel's fishing partnerROD
56A___-stirring (moving, as a song)SOUL
57A"I just ___ it was you!"KNEW
58A"Without further ___..."ADO
59AAbsolutely, slangilyDEF

Down

1D"Toothy" woodcutter?SAW
2DTehran's countryIRAN
3DActor Jared from "Suicide Squad"LETO
4DDiplomat's skillTACT
5DRelatives, for shortFAM
6D"Now I get it!"AHA
7DRecycle ___BIN
8DFrench "to me"AMOI
9DPressed the doorbell, sayRANG
10DThe Gateway ___, MissouriARCH
11DRed veggie rich in iron, for shortBEET
16DStitched lineHEM
19D"___ the games begin"LET
21DIn the loopAWARE
22D___ Anderson from "Baywatch," fondlyPAM
23DGloss targetsLIPS
24DSpouse's male parent: Abbr.FIL
25D___ Gehrig of baseballLOU
26DThe "A" in Q&A, for shortANS
27DMiddle-eastern clock setting: Abbr.GST
29DGround military forceARMY
30DEdgar Allan ___, author of "The Black Cat"POE
31DThe "P" in MPHPER
36D"She" in PortugueseELA
38DKyiv's country, for shortUKR
39DSpanish "tables"MESAS
41D"At Night All ___ is Black," book by David Diop which won the International Booker Prize in 2021BLOOD
43DPrayer-ending wordAMEN
44D___ necessity (basic need)BARE
45DThreaded part of the faceBROW
47D___ list: Hyph.TODO
48DSturdy furniture woodOAK
49DSports ___ (athleisure innerwear)BRA
51DMurray ___, fish variety from AustraliaCOD
52D___ and cry (uproar)HUE
53D___ on the shelfELF
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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