Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 20, 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 20, 2021. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1AOmega unitOHM
4AYouTube video interrupters, for shortADS
7ADouble agentSPY
10A"Cry ___ river!": 2 wds.MEA
11ALow island or a reefCAY
12AWhat you might do through the keyholePEEP
14AHair-holding gooGEL
15AOrange peelRIND
17ANobel Peace Prize cityOSLO
18AEnglish literary nonsense writer who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland": 2 wds.LEWISCARROLL
21ACharley Weaver's "Things Are Fine in Mount ___"IDY
22ABit of body art, for shortTAT
23AMuay ___ (martial art form)THAI
26A"Dig in!"EAT
27AShoplift or stealROB
30A___ Ray, Bengali literary nonsense writer who wrote "HaJaBaRaLa"SUKUMAR
33AEponymous designer Christian ___DIOR
34ATurkish titleAGA
35A"It can be ___ little secret"OUR
36ACanyon rebound?ECHO
37AHandoff recipients in the NFL: Abbr.RBS
38AClean something dirtyWASH
40AEdward ___, American literary nonsense writer who wrote "The Doubtful Guest"GOREY
43AActress Shire of "The Godfather"TALIA
44A"I'm an ___ book" (easily understood)OPEN
45AColumbus' stateOHIO
46AUmbrella or barbecue bitRIB
49AInflatable water transportRAFT
50ATowards the setting sunWEST
51ADr. of rapDRE
52A___ Manning, NFL quarterbackELI
53AVolleyball court dividerNET
54ACalypso-inspired musicSKA

Down

1D"I can't believe that!" in texts: Abbr.OMG
2DShoe partHEEL
3DBachelor party attendeeMALE
4DBitterly pungentACRID
5DDonald Duck's girlfriendDAISY
6DLip ___ BattleSYNC
7DBaseball or cricket, e.g.SPORT
8DMexican currencyPESO
9DRaise one's voiceYELL
13DKrakow's nation, for shortPOL
16DSpreadsheet infoDATA
19DConsole succeeded by Nintendo Switch: 2 wds.WIIU
20DHousehold rodentRAT
23DAirport scanning organization: Abbr.TSA
24DAffectionate squeezeHUG
25DLetters before an alias: Abbr.AKA
26DMake a mistakeERR
27DLaura E. ___, American literary nonsense writer who wrote "Eletelephony"RICHARDS
28D"La-la" precederOOH
29DMale sibling, for shortBRO
31D___-Dick (famous literary whale)MOBY
32DKangaroo land, for shortAUS
33D___ Arnaz of "I Love Lucy"DESI
37DTenant's feeRENT
38DBelt settingWAIST
39D"I've got ___ on my plate right now": 2 wds.ALOT
40DHorror movie violence, oftenGORE
41DOctober birthstoneOPAL
42DMortgage adjustment, for shortREFI
43DShakespeare's "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?"THEE
45DLegally possessOWN
47DGet under one's skinIRK
48D"C'mon ___ sport.: 2 wds."BEA
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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