Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 13, 2025 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, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid35 across · 33 down
1A
2C
3S
4B
5E
6L
7D
8A
9W
10N
11B
O
N
12L
E
O
13E
C
H
O
14B
A
A
15O
R
A
16L
17R
A
I
N
18A
L
P
19A
C
I
N
O
20R
I
P
E
21I
K
E
22W
23H
Y
24C
25H
26A
D
27W
E
A
28C
29E
30E
31N
E
V
E
32R
33P
R
Y
34R
O
T
35N
W
A
36U
37M
M
38S
Y
N
C
39B
B
A
40B
41L
T
42O
43G
44L
E
45L
46A
D
D
E
47R
48A
L
I
A
49I
T
A
L
50I
51D
52E
53R
E
A
R
54B
O
Y
55C
U
L
56S
E
M
57U
P
S
58E
E
L

Clues & Answers

Across

1ARoom coolers (anagram of "sac"): Abbr.ACS
4A"The Fresh Prince of ___-Air" (sitcom with James Avery)BEL
7AOpposite of "dusk"DAWN
11A"___ voyage!" ("Happy journey!")BON
12AOscar-winning actress Melissa ___ of "The Fighter"LEO
13ACanyon rebound effectECHO
14ASheep's cryBAA
15AFace-to-face examORAL
17APetrichor producer?RAIN
18AActor who played Michael Corleone in "The Godfather": 2 wds.ALPACINO
20ALike a fruit ready to be pickedRIPE
21AMike and ___ (fruit candy)IKE
22A"13 Reasons ___," teen drama TV series starring Dylan Minnette that is set at Liberty High SchoolWHY
24AActor ___ Michael Murray of "One Tree Hill"CHAD
27A"Aren't ___ pair?": 2 wds.WEA
28ALetter after "B," phoneticallyCEE
31A"___ Have I Ever," comedy TV series starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan that is set at Sherman Oaks High SchoolNEVER
33AEavesdrop, perhapsPRY
34ADecay, as veggiesROT
35A"Straight Outta Compton" rap group: Abbr.NWA
36ACommon letters in "tummy" and "summer"UMM
38A'N ___ (Justin Timberlake's boy band)SYNC
39AFinance student's undergraduate degree: Abbr.BBA
40ASandwich with three main ingredients: Abbr.BLT
42AGawk at someone creepilyOGLE
45AFirefighter's extendable equipmentLADDER
48AInter ___ (among other things)ALIA
49A"Slanted" typeface, for shortITAL
50AChemical suffix with "fluor" or "chlor"IDE
53ATail endREAR
54A"___ Meets World," coming-of-age sitcom starring Ben Savage that is set at John Adams High SchoolBOY
55A___-de-sac (dead end)CUL
56ATheological institution, for shortSEM
57AHigher-___ (superiors)UPS
58A"The ___," 1997 Palme d'Or-winning Japanese filmEEL

Down

1D"The Winner Takes It All" groupABBA
2DSteam engine fuelCOAL
3D___, crackle, and popSNAP
4D"On My ___," teen drama TV series starring Sierra Capri that is set at Freeridge High SchoolBLOCK
5DSpooky and spine-chillingEERIE
6DMoney borrowed from a bankLOAN
7D"___ Girls," teen sitcom starring Nicola Coughlan that is set at Our Lady Immaculate CollegeDERRY
8DSmoothie bowl berryACAI
9DBeat to a froth, as creamWHIP
10D"It's ___ of my business"NONE
16D___ your expectations (words to an optimist, perhaps)LOWER
19DHelper at Capitol Hill, sayAIDE
23DHorse's meal bundleHAY
24D"Inside Politics" channel: Abbr.CNN
25DChop with an axeHEW
26DDirector DuVernay of "Selma"AVA
27DTypist's speed measure: Abbr.WPM
28DLet it all outCRY
29DLong stretch of timeEON
30D"So on and so forth ...": Abbr.ETC
32D___ the wrong way (irritate)RUB
37DCalifornia beach city known for its surf and starsMALIBU
38DSault ___. Marie, OntarioSTE
39DPooh or Paddington, e.g.BEAR
40DOccasions to blow out candles and cut cakes, informallyBDAYS
41DHarmful cholesterol lettersLDL
42DBoat moversOARS
43DMusical TV series starring Lea Michele that is set at William McKinley High SchoolGLEE
44DActor ___ Neeson of "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"LIAM
46DOn the summit ofATOP
47DPilaf grainRICE
51D"___ Date" (2010 film starring Robert Downey Jr.)DUE
52D90-degree angle's shapeELL
About Margaret Halloran
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Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.