Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 13, 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 13, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid30 across · 36 down
1A
2D
3D
4B
5A
6W
7L
8S
9H
10U
11N
12F
E
E
13B
A
R
I
14L
A
N
A
15R
E
F
16C
H
I
P
17S
A
H
O
Y
18O
R
E
19O
20T
O
R
N
21R
U
22P
23E
E
24I
T
25W
26A
27S
28T
I
E
29E
V
E
30M
31I
32L
A
N
O
33D
34E
35B
B
I
E
36A
M
E
37S
O
L
E
38S
P
A
39M
40S
41H
E
M
A
42N
43O
H
44I
O
45D
A
46S
47H
48L
49O
50F
T
H
O
U
51S
52E
53I
P
A
54E
X
I
T
55S
L
I
M
56V
I
N
57G
Y
R
O
58D
N
A
59E
N
G

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASum upADD
4AWeep loudly (rhymes with "crawl")BAWL
8ADeliberately stay away from, saySHUN
12AEntry chargeFEE
13AItalian port on the Adriatic sea (anagram of "rabi")BARI
14A___ Del Rey, "Summertime Sadness" singerLANA
15AOn-field NFL official, for shortREF
16ANabisco chocolate chip cookie brand with a nautical-themed name and a candy-blast variety: 2 wds.CHIPSAHOY
18ANabisco sandwich cookie brand with a "Double Stuf" and "Big Stuf" varietyOREO
20ARipped or shredded, sayTORN
21AIndian currency (anagram of "puree")RUPEE
24A"___ an accident!" ("I didn't mean for this to happen!"): 2 wds.ITWAS
28ABind, as with ropeTIE
29AThe "E" of NYEEVE
30APepperidge Farm cookie brand that's marketed as "Monaco" in CanadaMILANO
33ALittle ___, McKee Foods' cookie and cake dessert snack brand that also sponsors NASCARDEBBIE
36AFrench for "soul"AME
37AShoe bottomSOLE
38ABombards with unwanted e-mails, say (anagram of "spasm")SPAMS
41A"___ and the Masters of the Universe," popular animated cartoon series: Hyph.HEMAN
43AState with Greater Cincinnati and Greater ClevelandOHIO
45A100-meter race, sayDASH
48A___ Cookies, ConAgra Foods' cookie brand with soft and chewy frosted cookiesLOFTHOUSE
53AHoppy brewery offering: Abbr.IPA
54A___ poll (election result-predicting activity)EXIT
55AEminem's "The Real ___ Shady"SLIM
56A___ Diesel, "The Fast and the Furious" actorVIN
57AGreek lamb sandwichGYRO
58AGenetic code carrier: Abbr.DNA
59ABig Ben's country, for shortENG

Down

1DBig, bushy hairdoAFRO
2DDoe or stag, e.g.DEER
3DPostpone or hold off, as a payment (anagram of "freed")DEFER
4DNews network from London: Abbr.BBC
5D"Say ___" (dentist's request)AAH
6DUse a pen or a pencil, sayWRITE
7DPlastic surgeon's fat-removing procedure, for shortLIPO
8DLean like the tower in Pisa (rhymes with "plant")SLANT
9D"___! As if!" (disbelieving expression)HAH
10D"One," in SpanishUNO
11DOld-fashioned way of saying "no"NAY
17D___ Lanka, Asian country whose capital is ColomboSRI
19D"I'm sure they'll figure ___ way" ("They'll come up with a plan!"): 2 wds.OUTA
22DRolling ___ (dough-flattening tool)PIN
23DFair-hiring initialsEEO
25DSpider's trap that's spunWEB
26DPrefix that means "bird"AVI
27DView or observeSEE
30D"Live ___" (Taco Bell slogan)MAS
31DLittle tricksterIMP
32DActress Thompson of the "Back to the Future" trilogyLEA
33DAnonymous Jane or John ___DOE
34D"A Nightmare on ___ Street"ELM
35DNecklace piece (rhymes with "mead")BEAD
37D"How ___ I know?!"SHOULD
39D"In God We Trust," for the United StatesMOTTO
40DLibrarian's "Be quiet!"SHH
42DGullible or easily fooled, sayNAIVE
44DPlatform for Apple devicesIOS
46D___ the bottle (party game)SPIN
47D"___ in there!" ("It's going to be okay!")HANG
48DJuicy turkey pieceLEG
49DBig name in acne medicationOXY
50DConiferous tree with conesFIR
51DLust or greed, e.g.SIN
52DMTV ___, alternative to the VMAs: Abbr.EMA
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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