Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 22, 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 22, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1AOne rooting for a sports team, sayFAN
4A"Don't make a sound!"SHH
7AContainer for mayo or jamJAR
10AGlobal watchdog for workers' rights: Abbr.ILO
11AFormal neckwearTIE
12APresident's power to say noVETO
13ANew York ___, NHL team whose former members include Mark Messier and Adam GravesRANGERS
15AWent out with, romanticallyDATED
16ALand of leprechauns and banshees, for shortIRE
17A"I'm at my ___ end!" (completely confused)WITS
18ANew York ___, NHL team whose former members include Mike Bossy and Bryan TrottierISLANDERS
22A"Better late ___ never!"THAN
23AOxygen or methane, e.g.GAS
24AMessage sent via smartphone, sayTEXT
25AAbstract artist Jean ___ARP
26ABreak, as a twigSNAP
30AEvent with deals and discountsSALE
32ABrooklyn ___, NBA team from New York City, whose former members include Jason KiddNETS
33ABreakfast grains that may be "rolled" or "wild"OATS
35AFriend fighting by your side, sayALLY
36ANew York ___, NBA team whose former members include Patrick Ewing and Walt FrazierKNICKS
40A___-tac-toeTIC
42A"I," in the Greek alphabetIOTA
43ANew York ___, MLB team whose former members include Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggioYANKEES
47ANew York ___, MLB team whose former members include Darryl Strawberry and Tom SeaverMETS
48AIncomplete list lettersETC
49ALike twisted humorWRY
50AParking placeLOT
51AGreen garden legumePEA
52AFish that's called "unagi" at a sushi barEEL

Down

1DCone-dropping treeFIR
2D"Buffet or ___ carte?": 2 wds.ALA
3DPersona ___ grata (unwelcome person)NON
4DSerious or no-nonsense, as a teacher (anagram of "rents")STERN
5DRecruited for a job, sayHIRED
6D"___ gonna find out who's naughty or nice, Santa Claus is comin' to town..."HES
7DNew York ___, NFL team whose former players include Joe Namath and Don MaynardJETS
8DSatisfied a hungry stomachATE
9DFishing poleROD
12DLarge winery vesselVAT
14DNew York ___, NFL team whose former members include Eli Manning and Lawrence TaylorGIANTS
15DTalk trash about, slangilyDISS
17D"That's a ___!" (director's declaration)WRAP
18DCousin ___, hairy member of the Addams FamilyITT
19D"He said, ___ said"SHE
20DBusy California airport: Abbr.LAX
21DWhite-feathered heron hidden in "regret"EGRET
25D"That's a real pity!"ALAS
26DQuick bite between meals, saySNACK
27DFirst word of Dante's "Inferno"NEL
28DSecond-largest ocean, for shortATL
29DCollege subject covering Freud, for shortPSY
31DNASA's "Everything's fine!": Hyph.AOK
34DNew York or New Jersey, e.g.STATE
36DKhloe and Kourtney Kardashian's sisterKIM
37DChristmas songNOEL
38D"Leave ___ the pros!": 2 wds.ITTO
39DBroken arm coveringCAST
41DAncient AndeanINCA
43D"Uh-huh!"YEP
44DMaa that goes "baa"EWE
45D"Able was I ___ I saw Elba" (palindromic sentence)ERE
46DWord sound unit, for shortSYL
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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