Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — April 12, 2022 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated April 12, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid35 across · 33 down
1S
2Y
3N
4C
5N
6O
7N
8R
9I
10F
11T
12Y
O
Y
O
13A
Y
E
14I
R
I
S
15S
O
U
R
16V
E
X
17P
A
R
K
18N
19A
Y
20T
21H
E
N
22B
23L
E
W
24A
M
E
N
25F
A
I
R
E
26L
A
M
27Z
28A
29P
30A
L
L
31T
I
N
32I
R
A
33B
L
Y
34C
H
A
35B
36A
T
O
N
37W
O
E
S
38I
D
I
O
T
39S
40L
E
P
T
41W
O
O
42H
A
I
L
43E
44P
I
45P
46U
47N
48T
49O
V
A
L
50A
R
T
51T
R
I
O
52G
E
M
53M
E
H
54N
A
P

Clues & Answers

Across

1ALip ___ battleSYNC
5A"N" in NDANON
8ANarrow fissure in a rock (anagram of "frit")RIFT
12AToy that spins on a string: Hyph.YOYO
13A"Yes, captain!"AYE
14AColored eye ringIRIS
15ALike limes and some grapesSOUR
16AGreatly annoyVEX
17A"Knocked it out of the ___," baseball idiom that may be used at work to indicate successPARK
18AOld-fashioned "no"NAY
20A"If not now, ___ when?"THEN
22AMade a wish, on a birthday cakeBLEW
24AGrace enderAMEN
25ALaissez-___ (economic system)FAIRE
26AOn the ___ (fleeing town)LAM
27AAttack with a ray gunZAP
30A___ or nothingALL
31ASn, in a chemistry textbookTIN
32ANovelist Levin who wrote "Rosemary's Baby"IRA
33A"The Haunting of ___ Manor" (TV series)BLY
34A"___-ching!" (sound a cashier hears)CHA
35A"Pass the ___," track race idiom that may be used at work to refer to handing over responsibilitiesBATON
37ADeep misfortunesWOES
38AGreen Day's "American ___"IDIOT
39AGot some shut-eyeSLEPT
41AAttempt to impress, romanticallyWOO
42A"___ Mary," football idiom that may be used at work to refer to last-resort methodsHAIL
43APrefix with "graph" or "pen"EPI
45AFootball idiom that may be used at work to refer to pushing work to another dayPUNT
49ALike cricket fields, oftenOVAL
50AOrigami or pottery, e.g.ART
51ANirvana, e.g.TRIO
52ATiara highlightGEM
53AIt may be said with a shrugMEH
54APart of a kindergartener's routineNAP

Down

1D"S" in iOS, for shortSYS
2D___-hoo, drink with a double fudge flavorYOO
3DCampus in the Big Apple: Abbr.NYU
4D"You have someone in your ___," boxing idiom that may be used at work to refer to having managerial supportCORNER
5DShade of blue that's also a military branchNAVY
6DSantana's "___ Como Va"OYE
7D"___ up," football idiom that may be used at work to refer to colleagues stepping in during a staffer's absence: 2 wds.NEXTMAN
8DTurn from green to red, as tomatoesRIPEN
9DTehran's countryIRAN
10DTree with presents in DecemberFIR
11DTongue-clicking sound of disapprovalTSK
19DStunned stateAWE
21DTailor's borderHEM
22D"Behind the eight ___," pool idiom that may be used at work to refer to a bad situationBALL
23DFlower with pond pads?LILY
24DMiscreant's monikerALIAS
25DThe ___ Four (The Beatles)FAB
27DOften-baked pastaZITI
28DCowboy's suffix with "buck"AROO
29DBreathe like a hot houndPANT
31D"Take one for ___," sports idiom that may be used at work to refer to making sacrifices for the good of your peers: 2 wds.THETEAM
34DOne who may ask for your license and registration, informallyCOP
35DVisible part of a private Instagram account, for shortBIO
36D"___ don't shop" (anti-breeder movement)ADOPT
37DWhere water may be drawn fromWELL
39DBuild a safety net, perhapsSAVE
40DActor Neeson of "The Ice Road"LIAM
41D"He's ___ me"WITH
42DHarley-Davidson bike, to a bikerHOG
44DPost's oppositePRE
46DLarge coffee serverURN
47DPeeples of "Pretty Little Liars"NIA
48DFill up a drink, with "off"TOP
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.