Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 27, 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 27, 2021. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

69 clues13×13 grid35 across · 34 down
1A
2L
3S
4O
5T
6A
7M
8B
9L
10O
11W
12R
E
A
M
13A
P
E
14R
O
P
E
15P
E
T
E
16P
A
N
17A
R
A
B
18G
19A
S
20N
I
E
L
S
21I
22S
23A
A
C
24G
25A
I
N
26P
A
R
27T
28R
O
O
P
29S
30O
31B
32A
F
T
33I
R
K
34O
N
O
35D
E
S
36I
C
E
37E
38S
S
A
Y
39O
O
H
40F
R
I
41D
42O
N
N
A
43A
N
N
44A
45P
A
U
L
46R
47A
R
E
48C
49F
50O
51I
T
S
Y
52D
I
G
S
53M
E
D
54C
A
T
55D
O
T
56E
W
E

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"Before I forget..."ALSO
5ALassie's capTAM
8AWhat you do to candles after making a wishBLOW
12APaper unitREAM
13A___- man, TarzanAPE
14ALasso materialROPE
15A___ Sampras, American former tennis playerPETE
16A___ pizza (style of pizza)PAN
17ASalman of Saudi Arabia, for oneARAB
18ALightest state of matterGAS
20A___ Bohr, Danish physicist known for his contributions to atomic structure and quantum theoryNIELS
21ASir ___ Newton, English physicist known for his laws on motion and gravitationISAAC
24A"No pain, no ___"GAIN
26AActor ___ excellencePAR
27AGroup of monkeysTROOP
29A___ story (pitiful story)SOB
32ABack, in a boatAFT
33ARub the wrong wayIRK
34ABeatle bride Yoko ___ONO
35A___ Moines, IowaDES
36ASore muscle soother, oftenICE
37ADescriptive college application partESSAY
39A"La-la" lead-inOOH
40AThe "F" in TGIF, for shortFRI
41APrima ___DONNA
43AActress Kendrick from "Twilight"ANNA
45A___ Dirac, English theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum mechanics and electrodynamicsPAUL
46AAs scarce as hen's teethRARE
48ACompany bigwig handling money matters: Abbr.CFO
51A"___ bitsy spider..."ITSY
52AUses a shovel, sayDIGS
53A___ school (future resident's place)MED
54ATabby or Sphynx, for oneCAT
55APeriod in an IP addressDOT
56AFarm motherEWE

Down

1DDadaist Jean ___ARP
2DStan ___, Marvel Comics figureLEE
3DUsed a benchSAT
4DAlpha's oppositeOMEGA
5DKeyboard soundsTAPS
6DActor KJ ___ from "Riverdale"APA
7D"___ at Work," Australian bandMEN
8DMedulla oblongata's locationBRAIN
9D"Folk" followerLORE
10DOctober birthstoneOPAL
11DSpider's creationsWEBS
19D"Get your ___ together"ACT
20D"___ it in the bud"NIP
21DAir or Pro tabletIPAD
22D___ and soundSAFE
23DLiberal ___ (college major)ARTS
24DAl ___ , former Vice President of the United StatesGORE
25D"All systems go" at a space station: Hyph.AOK
28D___ Feynman, American physicist known for his path integral formulation of quantum mechanicsRICHARD
29DMaritime distress lettersSOS
30D"Based ___ true story": 2 wds.ONA
31D"Oh ___" (excited exclamation)BOY
36DPhysicist's particleION
37D___ Rutherford, New Zealand physicist known as the father of nuclear physicsERNEST
38D___, cos, and tanSIN
39D"For Your Eyes ___"ONLY
40DWells ___, American financial services companyFARGO
41DType of analystDATA
42DForcefully evacuateOUST
44DPeak pointACME
45DDisplay ___ (profile photo, for short)PIC
47DBand ___ (wound cover)AID
49D___ and far betweenFEW
50DType of tributeODE
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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