Daily Themed Mini Crossword December 24 2021 Answers

Every clue from the December 24, 2021 Mini, with the solution beside it and the completed grid below. The Mini is the small 5 x 5 puzzle — if you are after the full-size grid, it is on the December 24 2021 Daily Themed Crossword page.

10 of 10 clues

Across

1A Keen, like some readers or fans AVID 4

5A Loser to a tortoise, in a fable HARE 4

6A Above's opposite BELOW 5

7A Reason to use an umbrella RAIN 4

8A ___ one out (misfit) ODD 3

Down

1D "Full steam ___!" (with maximum speed) AHEAD 5

2D Legally binding, as a contract VALID 5

3D Wrinkle-removing appliance IRON 4

4D Morning moisture on leaves DEW 3

6D Sis's sibling BRO 3

No clue on this page matches that text.

Solved grid

The completed 5 x 5 Mini grid for December 24, 2021.

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About the December 24, 2021 Mini

The Daily Themed Mini Crossword is the small 5 x 5 companion to the main puzzle — 10 clues instead of the usual sixty-odd, so most players finish it in a couple of minutes. Answers here run three to five letters.

Looking for the full-size grid from the same day? It is on the Daily Themed Crossword December 24 2021 page. Every Mini we have solved is listed in the Mini archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.