Daily Themed Crossword December 27, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 27, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
December 27, 2021 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ Lipa singer who was on the cover of the Time magazine in March 2021 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Father figures affectionately | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "As snug as a bug in ___": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Word after "blind" or "dinner" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Slow-moving mammal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Restaurant overseer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Big ___ (McDonald's item) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Celestial altar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Hot drink on a cold day | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Tel ___ Israel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "___ Maria" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "___ vidi vici" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Active volcano in Italy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Mountain range in Eurasia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Lengthen as a plant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Wisher's spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Animal doctor for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Prefix with "pilot" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "Slow and steady wins the ___." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Affordable highway accommodation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Understands as a joke | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | ___-AFTRA: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Rodrigo "Brutal" singer who launched her studio album "Sour" in 2021 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Social ___ (problems) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "Make ___ while the sun shines" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ Ming of basketball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "That's ___ folks!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "Doctor ___" (British science fiction show) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Typing speed: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Crepe-making utensil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Open ___ (poetry event) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Fuel at a filling station | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Surf over snow? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Oodles? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "I almost didn't see you!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Oolong and Pu'er for two | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Beauty band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | American pop rock band that performed virtually for the Glastonbury film 2021 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Spanish "table" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Signs off on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Dish that may be rare | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Moisturizing butter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | "Going ___ going twice..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | "___ complicated!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Elton John's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "He ___ had too much to drink!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | "The whole is greater than the ___ of its parts" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Retract as one's words | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Purplish shade | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | "Billie ___: The World's a Little Blurry" film based on the eponymous singer that was released in 2021 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #51 | Pride parade letters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Elementary particle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ Grande singer who wed Dalton Gomez in 2021 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #54 | Airplane's seating divisions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Charged particles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Buenos Aires' country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "This ___ shall pass" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | React like a sore loser | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Anaheim MLB team on the scoreboard: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "Moneyball" actor Pitt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | ___ ipsa loquitur (Legal phrase) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Spa sigh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Devoid of moisture say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "To each his ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Actress Michelle of "Tall Girl" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Salty drop? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Writers' submissions: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ or nay? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Like a wallflower | Show answer | 3 |
How the December 27, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 27, 2021, a Monday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is OLIVIA at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 27, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 27, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 27, 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 69 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 27, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 27, 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.
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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.