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SATURDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 66 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 32 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword December 18 2021 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the December 18, 2021 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

66 of 66 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Soon-to-be flower BUD 3 4A "For ___ a jolly good fellow..." HES 3 7A Skipper's vessel SHIP 4 11A Mature, as cheese AGE 3 12A ___ mullet, term popularized during the pandemic to mean a combination of a nice top and ugly bottoms worn during work video calls BODY 4 13A Candy ___ (striped Christmas treat) CANE 4 14A Stanley Cup organization: Abbr. NHL 3 15A Actor Paul ___ of "Wanderlust" RUDD 4 16A Black-and-white sea predator ORCA 4 17A Letter-shaped steel rod: Hyph. IBAR 4 19A New ___, term popularized during the pandemic to indicate an acceptance of the current situation NORMAL 6 21A Black bird RAVEN 5 23A Organ that may be covered by a patch? EYE 3 24A Help, illegally ABET 4 25A River ___ (fourth-longest river in the UK) WYE 3 26A Genetic molecule: Abbr. RNA 3 29A Creme de la ___ (popular skin cream) MER 3 30A Short worker from the North Pole ELF 3 32A ___ raiding, term popularized during the pandemic to refer to uninvited intrusions during video calls ZOOM 4 33A Two-___ tissue (thickness measure) PLY 3 34A Crybaby's bawl WAH 3 35A Daringly innovative EDGY 4 36A It called the kettle black POT 3 37A "A" in E.T.A, for short ARR 3 39A Term popularized during the pandemic to mean a combination of holidays and remote jobs WORKCATION 10 43A Bread for a hummus spread PITA 4 44A Phone call option HOLD 4 45A ___-J (Indie rock band) ALT 3 48A Thor's father ODIN 4 49A Send constant reminders, say NAG 3 50A Carolina's ___ Dee River PEE 3 51A Classroom table DESK 4 52A Suffix with "Sudan" ESE 3 53A Eternity and more EON 3
Down
1D Legally forbid BAN 3 2D "What a nightmare!" UGH 3 3D Contactless ___, term popularized during the pandemic to mean a new way of receiving packages DELIVERY 8 4D Virtual happy ___, term popularized during the pandemic to mean drinking "quarantinis" on video calls HOUR 4 5D "Ed, ___ n Eddy" of old cartoondom EDD 3 6D Australia's Opera House city SYDNEY 6 7D Beat the goalie in soccer, say SCORE 5 8D "No ___, no foul" HARM 4 9D Ancient Peruvian INCA 4 10D Sound of church bells PEAL 4 12D Oat ___ muffin BRAN 4 18D "Wanna ___?" (daring question) BET 3 20D Santana's "___ Como Va" OYE 3 21D Sloped wheelchair access RAMP 4 22D Cain's Biblical brother ABEL 4 25D Abbreviation popularized by employees working remotely WFH 3 26D Curtain holder ROD 3 27D Eggy Christmas concoction NOG 3 28D Actress Poehler of "Duncanville" AMY 3 30D Teddy bear-like "Star Wars" creature EWOK 4 31D Gate fastener LATCH 5 32D "___ Dark Thirty" ZERO 4 36D Activity on April 1st? PRANK 5 37D Collection of maps ATLAS 5 38D Blue ___ Mountains RIDGE 5 39D Second "W" in WWW WIDE 4 40D Elevator pioneer OTIS 4 41D First class: Hyph. AONE 4 42D Choker clasp site, often NAPE 4 43D Learning ___, term popularized during the pandemic to mean online schools or classes POD 3 46D Constellation cat? LEO 3 47D Dozen minus two TEN 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 127 letters
1B
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8H
9I
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12B
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N
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14N
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20O
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21R
22A
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34W
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for December 18, 2021. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the December 18, 2021 puzzle

The December 18, 2021 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 66 clues — 34 across and 32 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Saturday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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