Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 13, 2021 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 13, 2021. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

65 clues13×13 grid30 across · 35 down
1S
2P
3A
4E
5L
6F
7B
8O
9P
10A
R
N
11P
A
R
12C
A
F
E
13G
I
G
14D
I
V
A
15O
M
A
R
16A
M
E
17R
I
C
A
N
18A
H
19E
R
I
C
20R
O
21U
22T
23E
24R
E
25A
26D
27E
R
28S
I
L
29H
30I
31B
I
S
C
U
S
32N
E
C
K
33A
C
E
34T
H
E
35S
E
36H
Y
E
37N
38A
39T
E
40N
41E
X
42A
43M
44A
D
O
45P
46T
47S
48H
49I
V
E
R
I
50N
G
51M
I
R
52T
O
R
E
53M
M
A
54A
T
E
55U
B
E
R
56Y
I
P
57D
Y
E

Clues & Answers

Across

1ARelaxing hotel feature, oftenSPA
4ANorth Pole worker?ELF
7AHit on the headBOP
10AHal Foster's comic characterARN
11AAbove ___ (better than usual)PAR
12APlace to grab a mochaccinoCAFE
13ALive musical performanceGIG
14AOpera superstarDIVA
15AActor Epps from "ER"OMAR
16ANovel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that won the 2013 National Book Critics Circle AwardAMERICANAH
19A___ Carmen who sang "All By Myself"ERIC
20APostman's pathROUTE
24AOne enjoying a Chimamanda Adichie novel, perhapsREADER
28A"S" in R.S.V.P.SIL
29A"Purple ___," novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that was longlisted for the 2004 Booker PrizeHIBISCUS
32A"The Thing Around Your ___," 2009 short stories collection by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieNECK
33A___ of Spades (deck member)ACE
34A"___ Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Nancy Sinatra hit)THESE
36A"Laughing" scavengerHYENA
39ADozen minus twoTEN
41ASemester testEXAM
44ABring home a pound puppy, sayADOPT
47A"The ___," short story by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSHIVERING
51AUFC's Frank ___MIR
52A___ up (shredded)TORE
53AModern boxing-like sport: Abbr.MMA
54AWolfed downATE
55ALyft rivalUBER
56APuppy's little barkYIP
57AFood or fabric coloringDYE

Down

1D"The Twilight ___" (vampire franchise)SAGA
2DAmazon's subscription servicePRIME
3D___ management (hothead's process)ANGER
4DGrand-scale productionEPIC
5DHot flow from volcanoesLAVA
6D___ Lebowitz from "Pretend It's a City"FRAN
7DPunching sound in comicsBAM
8D"Half ___ Yellow Sun," novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that won the 2007 Orange Prize for Fiction: 2 wds.OFA
9D"As ___ the instructions given..."PER
12DPacific salmon also called "silver salmon"COHO
14DChops into bitsDICES
17D"Umbrella" singer, to her fansRIRI
18D"A" of E.T.A., for shortARR
21D"___ me" (trash can words)USE
22D___-Tac-ToeTIC
23DLarge deer family memberELK
25DPerform in a musical, sayACT
26D"Everyone knows that!"DUH
27DSuffix with "Vietnam"ESE
29D"___! As if!"HAH
30DLike slippery winter roadsICY
31DPollen carrier?BEE
32D"You ___ to calm down"NEED
35D___ Night (party for men)STAG
37D"Not in a billion years."NEVER
38DWood-chopping toolAXE
40DGlobetrotting wandererNOMAD
42DSwiss ___ knifeARMY
43D"Dharma & Greg" star ___ KennedyMIMI
45DShow sympathy towardsPITY
46D"The ___ in Grandma's Garden," short story by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieTREE
47DTV's "The ___ Erwin Show"STU
48DFood warming shelfHOB
49DSteamed stateIRE
50DMidday snoozeNAP
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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