Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 25, 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 25, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid32 across · 34 down
1A
2G
3E
4S
5I
6M
7A
8H
9A
10S
A
S
11H
12K
O
I
13B
A
G
14S
L
E
E
15P
I
N
G
16B
I
O
17D
O
T
18R
19A
20D
A
R
21A
22L
23I
G
N
24A
P
E
25T
I
R
E
D
26T
R
I
27C
28K
29S
30T
O
I
31M
32A
E
33H
A
H
34A
N
S
35H
A
L
36A
N
O
37U
R
L
38T
39H
R
E
W
40L
41E
42A
43S
H
44O
R
O
45O
V
E
N
46H
47O
M
E
W
48O
49R
50K
51P
E
R
U
52E
V
A
53D
R
U
M
54S
N
O
B
55N
A
N
56Y
E
N
S

Clues & Answers

Across

1A___ like fine wine (gracefully grow old)AGE
4A___ card (phone chip that lets you make calls): Abbr.SIM
7A"Caught ya!" cryAHA
10APageant queen's accessorySASH
12AColorful Japanese fishKOI
13A"Doggy ___," container for leftover foodBAG
14A"Let ___ dogs lie," idiom for avoiding unnecessary troubleSLEEPING
16ASubject with plant and human anatomy, for shortBIO
17A"i" or "j" topperDOT
18A___ gun, device to catch speedersRADAR
21ASet in a straight line, sayALIGN
24ABonobo or gibbon, e.g.APE
25A"Dog-___," idiom for someone who's extremely exhaustedTIRED
26A"You can't teach an old dog new ___," idiom describing how hard it is to change habitsTRICKS
30A"You," to a FrenchmanTOI
31AFormer NASA astronaut ___ JemisonMAE
33A"Pfft! You wish!"HAH
34AQuestion's counterpart, for shortANS
35APrince ___ in Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part 1"HAL
36A"It's ___ -win situation" (deadlock): 2 wds.ANO
37AAddress visited by web surfers: Abbr.URL
38AHurled, as a ball during a game of fetchTHREW
40A"On a short ___," dog-related idiom for something that's under strict supervisionLEASH
44A"Gold," in SpanishORO
45ABreadmaker's applianceOVEN
46A"The dog ate my ___," stereotypical excuse given by studentsHOMEWORK
51ABrazil's neighbor with Macchu PicchuPERU
52A"___ Longoria: Searching for Mexico" (CNN series hosted by the namesake actress)EVA
53A"I march to the beat of my own ___"DRUM
54ANose-in-the-air person, saySNOB
55AGrandmama, to a BritNAN
56ABurning desires?YENS

Down

1DIt hee-hawsASS
2D___ pal (female bestie)GAL
3DSuffix with "Vietnam" or "Siam"ESE
4D"SNL" stapleSKIT
5DParticle with a "+" or "-" charge, sayION
6DFly south for the winter, like some birdsMIGRATE
7D"Knowing Me, Knowing You" Swedish pop groupABBA
8D"___ of the dog," idiom for alcohol used to cure a hangoverHAIR
9D"Four score and seven years ___..."AGO
11DBarrier made of bushes (rhymes with "wedge")HEDGE
15DWater body with lily pads, perhapsPOND
19DFourth month, for shortAPR
20DOpus ___ ("Work of God," in Latin)DEI
21D"___ girl!" ("Great job!")ATTA
22DWild cat with a wild maneLION
23DSpring flower with showy petalsIRIS
27DBurn a bit, on the grillCHAR
28D"___ and Abel" (Jeffrey Archer novel)KANE
29DDog and pony ___, highly promoted, over-the-top event, slangilySHOW
31DDamage, as a surfaceMAR
32D"___ bark and no bite," dog-related idiom for someone who's just talkALL
35D"Say what now?"HUH
38DItalian "three"TRE
39DCowboy's greeting, perhapsHOWDY
40DPrunes, as tree limbsLOPS
41D"Why do I ___ bother?"EVEN
42DPrefix with "Smith" for the rock band that sang "Sweet Emotion"AERO
43DRudely ignoreSNUB
44DMuscat's landOMAN
46DFemale farm fowlHEN
47D"Eggs," to a marine biologistOVA
48DYou can mine me?ORE
49D___-of-the-mill (ordinary)RUN
50DMetric marathon measures: Abbr.KMS
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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