Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 2, 2024 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 2, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid33 across · 34 down
1E
2R
3I
4C
5B
6I
7D
8P
9H
10I
11N
O
A
H
12C
S
I
13S
I
S
14C
O
M
I
15C
16E
N
G
17L
I
S
H
18N
O
19M
20T
I
E
21P
E
T
E
22T
A
23M
24E
25A
26L
A
S
27L
28E
29G
30R
A
P
31T
32V
A
S
E
33S
P
34A
N
I
S
H
35G
P
S
36F
37A
T
A
L
38Z
O
O
39W
I
S
E
40T
41H
E
M
42F
43R
44E
N
C
H
45K
O
I
46L
I
M
B
47O
48D
E
49N
50E
51A
52T
53E
P
I
C
54R
E
N
55D
E
A
R
56E
S
T
57E
N
T
58I
L
S
A

Clues & Answers

Across

1A___ Clapton, singer of "Tears in Heaven"ERIC
5AAuction actionBID
8A___ Beta KappaPHI
11ABiblical ark builderNOAH
12A"___: Miami," popular forensic TV series: Abbr.CSI
13AFemale sibling, fondlySIS
14AStand-up ___ (type of humorist)COMIC
16ALanguage you'd hear in London, and one of the most commonly spoken languages in the world with around 1.4 billion speakersENGLISH
18A___ de plume (author's pen name)NOM
20AMake a knotTIE
21ATennis legend ___ SamprasPETE
22ANot wildTAME
25A"Woe is me!"ALAS
27APart of a tripLEG
30ADeeply engrossed (anagram of "tarp")RAPT
32ADecorative flower holderVASE
33ALanguage you'd hear in Madrid, and one of the most commonly spoken languages in the world with around 500 million speakersSPANISH
35ANavigation aid on a smartphone: Abbr.GPS
36A"___ Attraction," 1987 Michael Douglas filmFATAL
38ALeopard's spot, in the cityZOO
39A"As ___ as an owl"WISE
40A"It's us against ___"THEM
42ALanguage you'd hear in Lyon, and one of the most commonly spoken languages in the world with around 310 million speakersFRENCH
45ADecorative pond fishKOI
46AArm or leg, e.g.LIMB
47AKeats workODE
49AAlcohol with no mixerNEAT
53ALong eventful story of heroic deedsEPIC
54A"Star Wars" character KyloREN
55AFirst word in a letter, oftenDEAR
56ASuperlative suffixEST
57ASpecialist who can help with snoring and apnea: Abbr.ENT
58AIngrid Bergman's "Casablanca" roleILSA

Down

1DAbbreviation at the bottom of a business letterENC
2DAustralian hopper, slangilyROO
3D"Take me as ___": 2 wds.IAM
4DMandarin ___, language you'd hear in Beijing, and one of the most commonly spoken languages in the world with around 1.1 billion speakersCHINESE
5DPre AD lettersBCE
6D"Money ___ everything"ISNT
7DOne of nine in an SSNDIGIT
8DPressure unit: Abbr.PSI
9D"To each ___ own"HIS
10DSuffix meaning "kind of"ISH
15DPortable bedCOT
17DGain knowledge, as a studentLEARN
19DSpice Girl ___ BMEL
21DGet by, as in a testPASS
23DAnother word for cornMAIZE
24DSalt in bath saltsEPSOM
25DMean figure, for shortAVG
26DSanta visitor's seatLAP
28DSunrise direction, in 33aESTE
29DCollege admission requirement lettersGPA
31DHowever, informallyTHO
34DPalo ___, CaliforniaALTO
36DLiterary genre, for shortFIC
37DOn the beachASHORE
39DBruce Beck's channel: Abbr.WNBC
41DLanguage you'd hear in Mumbai, and one of the most commonly spoken language in the world with around 600 million speakersHINDI
42DEscape a situationFLEE
43DTears apartRIPS
44DRadiate as lightEMIT
45DClark ___ (Superman's alter ego)KENT
48DWhere the lion sleeps tonight?DEN
50DSnakey fishEEL
51DSome battery sizesAAS
52D"___ la la" (song syllables)TRA
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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