Daily Themed Crossword December 4, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 4, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
December 4, 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 | Yellowstone grazer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Carve in wax | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Mai ___ (cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Anderson Cooper's channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "Horrible" one from the comics? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Turkish title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Invoice figure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Fliers attracted to flames | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | South Lake ___ California | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Public transport in Edinburgh | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "___ Can Play That Game" (2001 romantic comedy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Fade slowly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Possesses | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "Summertime Sadness" singer ___ del Rey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "Could you ___ little faster?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Like uncooked vegetable | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Dr. Martin Luther ___ Jr. activist who received the Nobel Peace Prize on 10th December 1964 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Brag about oneself | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Bubble ___ (relaxing soak) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | ___ Arbor Michigan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Back in the day | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Precious finds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Sherlock ___ detective whose story was first published in print in "A Study in Scarlet" on 1st December 1887 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Dexter's setting for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Actress Winslet of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | South ___ Seoul's country | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Chooses with "for" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Caspian or Caribbean e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Actress Gretchen of "An American Affair" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Marauder's ___ from the "Harry Potter" universe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | The "M" in SMS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Gift of the ___ (quality of a flawless speaker) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Fiber source | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | It was not built in a day proverbially | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___ from keyboard (not working) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ Flanders character from "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Baseball's Mel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Paparazzi targets | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | ___ Amundsen Norwegian explorer who became the first person to reach the South Pole on 14th December 1911 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Black Friday event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Have debts to settle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "No more no ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___-AFTRA: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Fashionable scarf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Like the hatter from "Alice in Wonderland" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "___ was saying": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Rip up as paper | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Checklist components | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | "It's right up your ___" (well-suited) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Does not win say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | "___ Lies Beneath" 2000 horror movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ Brothers aviation pioneering duo who made their first successful flight on December 17th 1903 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | More than growl | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "___ bitsy spider..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Zodiac sign before Virgo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "H" on a shower knob | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Enjoyed a novel say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Instant messaging pioneer letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "___ White and the Seven Dwarfs" Disney princess movie which premiered on December 21st 1937 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ Geo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Zoological term for "eggs" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Like some wipes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Some battery sizes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Punk Rock subgenre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Roof overhang | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Give something a shot? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | High-speed Internet initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | "ASAP" in the emergency room | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 4, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 4, 2021, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HOLMES at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 4, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 4, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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.