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FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword December 31 2021 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the December 31, 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.

68 of 68 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A ___-a-boo PEEK 4 5A "Maisel" preceder MRS 3 8A "___, humbug!" BAH 3 11A "___ nice year!": 2 wds. HAVEA 5 13A Slippery fish EEL 3 14A Seething rage IRE 3 15A Gloomy, in poetry DREAR 5 16A Obamacare initials ACA 3 17A "Breath of fresh ___," phrase for something new and refreshing AIR 3 18A Prefix with "natal" or "classical" NEO 3 20A Cash dispensers: Abbr. ATMS 4 22A "Break new ___," phrase that means to do something fresh and innovative GROUND 6 25A Split ___ soup PEA 3 26A Furniture wood OAK 3 27A Recipe instruction ADD 3 29A Sounded the bell, say RANG 4 33A ___ Guthrie (folk musician) ARLO 4 35A "All ___ for the new year?" SET 3 37A Proposer's joint? KNEE 4 38A "Turn over a new ___," phrase that means to start a new chapter LEAF 4 39A Path a story follows ARC 3 41A Suffix with "simple" or "single" TON 3 42A One in the stadium, usually FAN 3 45A "Schitt's Creek" co-creator and Dan Levy's father EUGENE 6 47A "She," in Sicily ESSA 4 48A Tetris shape ELL 3 49A ___ Black, character from "2 Broke Girls" MAX 3 51A Waiter's bonus TIP 3 53A "A new ___ of life," phrase that means a new chance to succeed LEASE 5 57A Actress Larter of "Varsity Blues" ALI 3 58A Eggs in a Zoology lab OVA 3 59A Well-dressed dinner? SALAD 5 60A Frequently, in poetry OFT 3 61A First word of Dante's "Inferno" NEL 3 62A Blend together MELD 4
Down
1D Professor's degree: Abbr. PHD 3 2D Cochlea site EAR 3 3D December 31st, for one EVE 3 4D Actor Reeves from "The Matrix" KEANU 5 5D "Give ___ break": 2 wds. MEA 3 6D Summary of a previous episode, say RECAP 5 7D "Start with a clean ___," phrase that means to make a fresh start SLATE 5 8D Prejudice BIAS 4 9D ___ Meyers, actress from "Dark Horse" ARI 3 10D "On ___ Majesty's Secret Service" HER 3 12D Rink or ring, e.g. ARENA 5 19D "What are the ___?" ODDS 4 21D "___ my words..." MARK 4 22D Soccer match shout GOAL 4 23D Seldom seen RARE 4 24D Texas neighbor, for short OKLA 4 28D Narcotics watchdog: Abbr. DEA 3 30D Up the ___ (raise the standard) ANTE 4 31D Gas in a light? NEON 4 32D Actor Kelly from "Singin' in the Rain" GENE 4 34D Switch positions OFFS 4 36D Arborist's concern TREE 4 40D Selects carefully CULLS 5 43D ___ Martin, British luxury carmaker ASTON 5 44D Innocent NAIVE 5 46D Flash of light GLEAM 5 47D Depart or leave EXIT 4 49D ___ Zedong MAO 3 50D TV's beloved alien ALF 3 52D Word with "pen" PAL 3 54D Word after "ginger" or "bitter" ALE 3 55D "My Gal ___," 1942 film SAL 3 56D "Ed, ___ n Eddy," animated TV series EDD 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 127 letters
1P
2E
3E
4K
5M
6R
7S
8B
9A
10H
11H
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12A
13E
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15D
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16A
C
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17A
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18N
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19O
20A
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21M
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22G
23R
24O
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25P
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26O
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27A
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28D
29R
30A
31N
32G
33A
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34O
35S
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36T
37K
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38L
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39A
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40C
41T
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42F
43A
44N
45E
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46G
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47E
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48E
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49M
50A
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51T
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52P
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54A
55S
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58O
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59S
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60O
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61N
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62M
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for December 31, 2021. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the December 31, 2021 puzzle

The December 31, 2021 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 35 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the December 31 2021 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.