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Daily Themed Crossword December 29, 2021 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the December 29, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
11Longest
3Shortest
4Abbreviations
Answers

December 29, 2021 — All 68 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Ankle-knee connection Show answer 4
#2 Playfully shy Show answer 3
#3 ___ Khayyam Persian mathematician Show answer 4
#4 1961 cartoon bear Show answer 4
#5 "Welcome to my humble ___" Show answer 5
#6 "Whose side ___ you on?" Show answer 3
#7 Sprints Show answer 4
#8 ___ of the storm Show answer 3
#9 "___ Anatomy" famed medical TV series which resumed in 2021 after a break Show answer 5
#10 Inhale deeply in shock Show answer 4
#11 Surrounding vibe Show answer 4
#12 ___ down (lose weight) Show answer 4
#13 Chest muscles in gym lingo Show answer 4
#14 "Te ___" ("I love you") Show answer 3
#15 Opposite of "sell" Show answer 3
#16 ___ of thumb Show answer 4
#17 Delay on a zoom call Show answer 3
#18 "Press ___ key to continue" Show answer 3
#19 Of superior quality: Hyph. Show answer 4
#20 Actor Bana from "Hulk" Show answer 4
#21 Famed TV series created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman that made news in 2021 Show answer 7
#22 Stand-at-___ Show answer 4
#23 Thanksgiving tubers Show answer 4
#24 Ship assent Show answer 3
#25 Sharp bite Show answer 3
#26 Lil ___ X rapper of "Old Town Road" Show answer 3
#27 Consumed a sandwich say Show answer 3
#28 Morning drops Show answer 3
#29 Becomes less intense Show answer 4
#30 Worldwide workers' group: Abbr. Show answer 3
#31 "I have a dream..." speaker: Abbr. Show answer 3
#32 Day before Sunday for short Show answer 3
#33 Use a bean bag say Show answer 3
#34 Knotted accessory Show answer 3
#35 Wee bit Show answer 3
#36 Invoice figure for short Show answer 3
#37 ___ and don'ts Show answer 3
#38 ___ DeGeneres comedian who announced the end of her TV show in 2021 Show answer 5
#39 ___ Scotia Canada Show answer 4
#40 Imitate in a way Show answer 3
#41 "If you ask me..." in chat lingo: Abbr. Show answer 3
#42 Chinese frying pan Show answer 3
#43 Halloween month for short Show answer 3
#44 Brit's tax Show answer 4
#45 Antonym's antonym for short Show answer 3
#46 Filming locations Show answer 4
#47 "___ you!": 2 wds. Show answer 5
#48 "___ had it up to here!" Show answer 3
#49 Princess' headpiece Show answer 5
#50 "Love ___ Neighbor" TV sitcom Show answer 3
#51 Prince ___ Duke of Sussex who appeared with Meghan Markle on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2021 Show answer 5
#52 German economist Marx Show answer 4
#53 Kourtney Kim and Khloe Show answer 11
#54 Suffix with "buck" Show answer 4
#55 Raise as a child Show answer 4
#56 Stiletto or wedge e.g. Show answer 4
#57 Petty fight Show answer 4
#58 Field of study Show answer 4
#59 Lightly burn Show answer 4
#60 Bit of butter? Show answer 3
#61 "___ dreaming?": 2 wds. Show answer 3
#62 Knock gently Show answer 3
#63 Tiger's warning Show answer 4
#64 Mess up Show answer 3
#65 Primary care providers' organization: Abbr. Show answer 3
#66 Passed down wisdom Show answer 4
#67 "Please ___ the table" Show answer 3
#68 Bit of advice Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the December 29, 2021 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for December 29, 2021, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KARDASHIANS at 11 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 29, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

December 29, 2021 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for December 29, 2021?
The December 29, 2021 grid has 68 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 68 clues. The longest answer is KARDASHIANS at 11 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 4 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for December 29, 2021 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including December 28, 2021 and December 30, 2021.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the December 29, 2021 Crossword

01

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 11 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for December 29, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the December 29, 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, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

68clues on this board
11longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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