Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 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 August 12, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

72 clues14×13 grid33 across · 39 down
1C
2H
3E
4F
5S
6C
7A
8N
9A
10R
11T
12H
E
R
E
13O
H
N
O
14W
O
E
15I
R
I
S
16B
E
A
R
17D
18E
V
A
19C
O
E
T
20Z
E
E
21O
22R
D
E
R
23I
R
K
24T
R
A
25S
26H
27O
28U
T
29N
A
I
P
30A
31U
32L
33C
M
O
N
34S
35T
E
M
S
36I
R
E
37I
S
H
I
38G
U
R
O
39A
R
N
E
40I
N
S
41M
42A
N
43O
44R
45H
46A
N
47M
O
D
I
48A
49N
50O
51R
E
A
R
52S
53T
A
Y
S
54S
O
N
55C
A
L
M
56I
O
T
A
57I
V
Y
58A
L
L
Y
59T
E
E
N
60F
A
X

Clues & Answers

Across

1AKitchen VIPCHEF
5ARead a barcode, saySCAN
9AMoMA displayART
12A"___ we go again..."HERE
13A"That's terrible!": 2 wds.OHNO
14AGreat miseryWOE
15AColored part of the eyeIRIS
16ASanta's facial featureBEARD
18AActress Mendes of "Lost River"EVA
19AJ.M. ___, "Waiting for the Barbarians" author who is the recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in LiteratureCOETZEE
21ALaw and ___ORDER
23AProvoke someoneIRK
24A"La la" precederTRA
25AScream or yellSHOUT
29AV.S. ___, "A House for Mr Biswas" author who is the recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in LiteratureNAIPAUL
33A"___, let's go!"CMON
34AFlower supportsSTEMS
36AState of outrageIRE
37AKazuo ___, "Never Let Me Go" author who is the recipient of the 2017 Nobel Prize in LiteratureISHIGURO
39AThomas ___, "Rule, Britannia" composerARNE
40A___ and outsINS
41ABear Grylls' "___ vs. Wild"MAN
43A___ Pamuk, "Silent House" author who is the recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in LiteratureORHAN
47APatrick ___, "Chevreuse" author who is the recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in LiteratureMODIANO
51AHitchcock's "___ Window"REAR
52ADoesn't leaveSTAYS
54ABart, to Homer SimpsonSON
55ARelaxed and composedCALM
56ATiny bitIOTA
57AWall-climbing plantIVY
58ATreaty partnerALLY
59AProm attendee, usuallyTEEN
60ADocument transfer over phone, for shortFAX

Down

1DFashionable and classyCHIC
2DVillain's foeHERO
3DOne of the Great LakesERIE
4D"Oktober" follower to mean a German celebrationFEST
5DNot even tipsySOBER
6DBlush targetCHEEK
7DSanta ___, CaliforniaANA
8D"Neither this ___ that"NOR
9DFilled with wonderAWED
10DWander about (anagram of "over")ROVE
11DEye drop?TEAR
17D___ Lessing, "The Golden Notebook" author who is the recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize in LiteratureDORIS
20DSkin eruptionZIT
22DJay-Z's genreRAP
24D___ o' shanter (Scottish cap)TAM
25D___-fi ("Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" genre)SCI
26DRoyal Navy lettersHMS
27DAah's partnerOOH
28DPrefix with "cycle" or "directional"UNI
29D___-noir (film genre)NEO
30DBalloon fillerAIR
31DDecorative vaseURN
32DAuthor Harper of "Go Set a Watchman"LEE
34DEnergy source for some panelsSUN
35D___-80 (early home computer): Abbr.TRS
38DTonic's partnerGIN
39DSinger DiFranco of "Untouchable Face"ANI
41D"Red Sorghum" author who is the recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature: 2 wds.MOYAN
42DTV commercials, for shortADS
43DWilly in "Free Willy"ORCA
44DKeep it ___ (be honest)REAL
45DThe Rock and Roll ___ of FameHALL
46DBTS fan baseARMY
47D"Pal," in SydneyMATE
48D"___ I care": 2 wds.ASIF
49D___ Scotia, province in CanadaNOVA
50DBlack gemstone, usuallyONYX
52DTake a chairSIT
53DDigit at the end of a stockingTOE
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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