Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 23, 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 23, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid34 across · 33 down
1B
2Y
3E
4A
5T
6O
7M
8O
9P
10E
A
S
11Y
12Y
E
N
13A
P
E
14T
Y
P
E
15S
E
A
T
16C
U
P
17T
18O
T
19C
H
20E
E
S
E
21R
22A
I
S
E
23H
E
N
24D
O
S
25S
A
26C
27G
28I
29B
30B
31O
M
I
32T
33K
A
34L
35S
U
E
36B
E
A
U
37L
E
38O
39N
A
R
D
40N
41U
42T
43S
N
O
W
Y
44L
45E
A
S
E
46S
T
U
47C
O
M
48E
L
49K
50N
51E
52A
53R
54H
A
M
55O
L
A
56B
R
A
57I
F
A
58N
A
Y
59B
F
F

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"Rock-a-___ Baby" (lullaby)BYE
4AFrom ___ Z (the entire alphabet): 2 wds.ATO
7AFinish, with "up"MOP
10ANot at all difficultEASY
12AJapanese dough?YEN
13A"Great" hairy primateAPE
14AUse a keyboardTYPE
15ATake a ___ (sit down)SEAT
16ACappuccino containerCUP
17ALittle one in preschool, sayTOT
19AFrozen ___ salad, vintage recipe with a dairy ingredient and broccoli that might have had an "interesting" flavorCHEESE
21AIncrease in salaryRAISE
23AChick's mamaHEN
24A___ and don'tsDOS
25ACul-de-___ (dead end)SAC
27ASurname of the Bee Gees membersGIBB
31AFail to includeOMIT
33A___-El (Superman's name)KAL
35A___ Perkins from "The Great British Bake Off"SUE
36ALong time boyfriendBEAU
37APenny's husband in "The Big Bang Theory"LEONARD
40ACashew or almond, e.g.NUT
43A___ chicken confetti salad, vintage recipe like a white Christmas that might have had an "interesting" flavorSNOWY
44ATenant's rental contractLEASE
46AEarly Beatle SutcliffeSTU
47AFrequent URL enderCOM
48AMajestic Yellowstone creatureELK
50ADear partner?NEAR
54A___ and bananas hollandaise, vintage recipe with cured pork that might have had an "interesting" flavorHAM
55A"Wave," in SpanishOLA
56AUndergarment with a hook, perhapsBRA
57A"... ___ woodchuck could chuck wood" (tongue twister): 2 wds.IFA
58AAye's oppositeNAY
59ALifelong pal: Abbr.BFF

Down

1DPut money on a race, sayBET
2D"Woo-hoo!"YAY
3DPsychic's sense: Abbr.ESP
4DAssent on a shipAYE
5DDo a professor's job, sayTEACH
6D___ rocks (with ice, as in a drink): 2 wds.ONTHE
7DSelf-defense sprayMACE
8DMagnum ___ (great work)OPUS
9D___ Le Pew (cartoon character)PEPE
11DBigfoot's brotherYETI
15DAtora ___ pudding, vintage recipe with meat cut that's sometimes medium rare that might have had an "interesting" flavorSTEAK
18DCIA precursor: Abbr.OSS
20DBig Ben's country, for shortENG
21DColosseum's cityROME
22DContinent larger than AfricaASIA
24DNumber on a driver's license: Abbr.DOB
26DLA's state, for shortCAL
28D"___ Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," Jackson 5 hit: 2 wds.ISAW
29D"___ the hatchet" (end a conflict)BURY
30DSleeping spotBED
32D___ and Jell-O pie, vintage recipe with a saltwater fish that might have had an "interesting" flavorTUNA
34DOpposite of "more"LESS
38DToronto's province, for shortONT
39DGrammar subject that may be "proper"NOUN
41DApply to, as a balm: 2 wds.USEON
42DWith 40a, a tasty cocoa spreadTELLA
44DSuper salad ___, vintage recipe shaped like unsliced bread that might have had an "interesting" flavorLOAF
45D___ Stone, "Poor Things" actressEMMA
47DTai ___ (martial art form)CHI
49DDiane Keaton's role in "The Godfather"KAY
51DGradually subside, as the tideEBB
52DDog bark sound, in comicsARF
53DFlying fleet of the UK: Abbr.RAF
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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