Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 10, 2023 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated August 10, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid35 across · 31 down
1A
2L
3P
4H
5U
6D
7C
8A
9B
10S
I
R
11L
E
N
A
12P
O
S
E
13S
K
I
14E
R
I
K
15R
O
S
E
16T
E
N
17T
O
T
O
18R
O
19C
20O
S
21E
T
A
22A
23R
E
A
24D
A
S
25S
26E
27A
28B
A
S
K
29E
30T
31H
32O
W
L
S
33E
T
S
34I
R
35A
36Y
E
A
H
37R
A
N
38P
E
A
39G
40R
41A
42V
E
43S
44P
A
45T
46M
47I
48L
O
R
E
49A
W
A
Y
50E
A
R
51O
M
A
R
52G
E
L
53R
Y
E
54B
E
L
A
55O
R
E
56S
A
D

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASwiss mountain, sayALP
4A1963 Paul Newman film (anagram of "duh")HUD
7AAirport rideCAB
10ATitle for Elton JohnSIR
11A___ Headey who portrayed Cersei Lannister on "Game of Thrones"LENA
12APrepare to be photographed, as a modelPOSE
13AGo downhill on a snowy slopeSKI
14AThe Phantom of the Opera's nameERIK
15AThorny Valentine's Day flowerROSE
16ANumber starting a countdown, on New Year's EveTEN
17A"My Neighbor ___," 1988 Studio Ghibli movie about two sisters and a magical forestTOTORO
19ASin, ___, and tan (trigonometry terms)COS
21APilot's touchdown approximation, say: Abbr.ETA
22ALength x breadth, for a rectangleAREA
24A"___ Auto" (former Volkswagen slogan)DAS
25AHome to starfish and squidSEA
28AEaster eggs holderBASKET
31A"___ Moving Castle," 2004 Studio Ghibli movie about a milliner cursed by a witchHOWLS
33AVisitors from space, perhaps: Abbr.ETS
34ARoth ___ (savings plan): Abbr.IRA
36A"Hell ___!" (teen's excited affirmation)YEAH
37ADid a 10K, sayRAN
38APodded legumePEA
39A"___ of the Fireflies," 1988 Studio Ghibli movie that portrayed the struggle of two siblingsGRAVE
43APlace for an exfoliation treatmentSPA
45ATexter's "Didn't need to know that!": Abbr.TMI
48AFolk tales and old storiesLORE
49A"Spirited ___," 2001 Studio Ghibli movie that follows a young girl's attempt to save her parentsAWAY
50AOrgan with waxEAR
51AActor Epps who played Eric Foreman on "House"OMAR
52AHair goo in a salonGEL
53AReuben breadRYE
54A"Dracula" actor ___ LugosiBELA
55AMineral sourceORE
56AFar from cloud nine?SAD

Down

1DCEO's helper, for shortASST
2DFacebook's thumbs-upLIKE
3D"___ Mononoke," 1997 Studio Ghibli movie that explores the conflict between humans and naturePRINCESS
4DOne who saves the day, in a comic bookHERO
5DThe "U" in U.S.A.UNITED
6DNorth ___, U.S. state whose capital is BismarckDAKOTA
7DDove's soundCOO
8DBraying animalASS
9DSpelling contest insectBEE
11D"___ get ready to rumble!"LETS
12DQuid ___ quo ("Favor for a favor")PRO
18DItchy skin outbreakRASH
20DAcorn-bearing treeOAK
22D"Honest" president Lincoln, fondlyABE
23DOne who blabs to the cops, in mafia lingoRAT
25DKnitted winter garmentsSWEATERS
26D"She," in PortugueseELA
27D___ Ketchum, "Pokemon" protagonistASH
29DIreland, to the IrishEIRE
30D"The ___ La La Song" (song by The Banana Splits)TRA
32DSantana's "___ Como Va"OYE
35DThe "A" in Q&AANSWER
38D"___ attention, class!" (teacher's plea)PAY
39DRounded semi-liquid lump, say (rhymes with "blob")GLOB
40DColosseum's cityROME
41DAsia's disappearing ___ SeaARAL
42DActress ___ Farmiga of "The Conjuring"VERA
44DLacking colorPALE
46D___ Angelou, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" authorMAYA
47DEnraged (anagram of "dire")IRED
49D"Give it ___" (attempt): 2 wds.AGO
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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