Daily Themed Crossword December 28, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the December 28, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
December 28, 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 | Include secretly on an email: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Class dismissed sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Tetris shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "The Revenant" actor DiCaprio lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Paul YouTuber who took part in the exhibition boxing match against Floyd Mayweather in 2021 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Genre for some comedians | Show answer | 6 | |
| #7 | "I ___ the chicken cross the road!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Like the Atacama desert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Napa Valley drinks | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Grave troubles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Sound file format | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | BMW rival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | MasterCard alternative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Famous Egyptian queen fondly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Singer Grande to her fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | French "yes" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Plumbing problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Cookie container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Classroom with many problems? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Pills slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "All jokes ___..." | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Make some zigzags perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Cambodia's continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Great Dane e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ date | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | "May ___ the honors?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Just in | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Regular tavern visitor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Group of eight | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Poem dedicated to something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Surfing spot? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Male sibling fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Nikic American athlete who won the Laureus Award for Best Sporting Moment in 2021 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #34 | ___ al Khaimah UAE | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | What quills are dipped into | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Kind of milk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Graduation garb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Code-cracking organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "___ Race" 2001 comedy film directed by Jerry Zucker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | The "A" in Q&A for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Portuguese "year" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ Biles American artistic gymnast who pulled out of the Gymnastics all-around final at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | Bullet point on a list | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | It's attached to a crib often | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Starry locale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ Osaka Japanese tennis player who announced an indefinite break in 2021 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Defense acronym | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Early Beatle Sutcliffe for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Out of shape | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Exercise locations | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Grad student's figure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | "Rich Dad ___ Dad" book by Robert Kiyosaki | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Receding tidal movement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Source of fiber | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "We ___ to talk" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Continental currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | The "E" in Q.E.D | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Physics unit of force | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | "___-hoo!" chocolate drink brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Swampy ground | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Actor Byrnes of "77 Sunset Strip" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Tyson ___ British professional boxer whose fight with Anthony Joshua made headlines in 2021 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Soccer ___ (parent) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Scottish bloke | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Shiraz's country | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Male title of respect in India | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "The ___ justifies the means" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Type of bag | Show answer | 4 |
How the December 28, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 28, 2021, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SATIRE at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 28, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
December 28, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the December 28, 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 28, 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 28, 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.