Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 27, 2022 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, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid33 across · 34 down
1A
2I
3R
4C
5A
6B
7P
8B
9S
10S
K
Y
11G
A
L
A
12R
A
Y
13P
E
A
14I
T
T
Y
15J
O
H
N
16S
A
N
17T
A
18B
O
O
19I
N
20N
21R
E
F
22E
23R
24D
25O
C
T
O
26R
27O
L
I
V
E
28A
I
D
29M
U
30D
31N
A
P
32B
R
I
33B
34E
35G
O
36B
37I
G
38S
T
E
R
N
39G
A
R
40A
S
41S
42L
E
43A
44R
45N
46B
47E
48C
K
49E
50A
51R
L
52D
U
O
53A
C
N
E
54A
G
E
E
55E
S
P
56T
O
N
S
57N
E
X
T
58S
H
E

Clues & Answers

Across

1ABreath of fresh ___ (refreshing change)AIR
4AHailed ride with a meterCAB
7A"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" network: Abbr.PBS
10ACloud's abodeSKY
11AFancy black-tie affairGALA
12ALine of sunshineRAY
13APodded veggiePEA
14A___-bitty (very small)ITTY
15ASinger Lennon or LegendJOHN
16ASecret ___ (Christmas event at the office)SANTA
18APeek-a-___BOO
19AVacation lodging, perhapsINN
21ASend for another opinion, sayREFER
24AOne with a stethoscopeDOCTOR
27AFruit whose oil is used in Italian cuisineOLIVE
28A___ and abet (assist in a crime)AID
29ASoft, soggy dirtMUD
31AQuick afternoon slumberNAP
32AMoney given under the table, sayBRIBE
35A"___ or go home..." ("Shoot for the stars!"): 2 wds.GOBIG
38AHoward ___, American radio personality who has hosted his own show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio since 2006STERN
39ALong-snouted swimmerGAR
40AMule's dadASS
42APick up, as a new languageLEARN
46AGlenn ___, American radio personality who was awarded the Marconi Award for Personality of the Year in 2008BECK
49A___ Nightingale, American radio personality who authored spoken word record "The Strangest Secret"EARL
52AHolmes and Watson, e.g.DUO
53ATroubling spots to a teenACNE
54A"A Death in the Family" author JamesAGEE
55AMind-reader's skill: Abbr.ESP
56ALoads and loadsTONS
57A"The Girl ___ Door" (Elisha Cuthbert movie)NEXT
58ASeashells seller?SHE

Down

1DPoisonous snakes from EgyptASPS
2DSwedish home furnishings chainIKEA
3D___ Seacrest, American radio and media personality who hosts "American Top 40"RYAN
4DPet that was a sacred creature in Ancient EgyptCAT
5DCtrl-___-DelALT
6D"Hudson" or "Tampa" followerBAY
7DChecking text for errors like an editor, sayPROOFING
8D"___, humbug!"BAH
9DOpposite of "antonym," for shortSYN
11D___ Panda (China's national animal)GIANT
15DBilly ___, "Only the Good Die Young" singerJOEL
17DMuscle spasmTIC
18DFriend in a frat, sayBRO
20DSound made while chewingNOM
22D"Ghost Rider" actress MendesEVA
23DPart of an exercise set, for shortREP
24DDig up ___ (search for damaging gossip)DIRT
25DGarfield's canine palODIE
26DCarpet alternativeRUG
28DMuscles in a pack, for shortABS
30DGolden retriever or pug, e.g.DOG
33DCar parts that screech, maybeBRAKES
34DLow U.S. Navy rank, for shortENS
36DDance form in "Black Swan"BALLET
37DInfuriated stateIRE
41D___ Hannity, American radio personality and Fox News talk show host who has authored multiple best-selling booksSEAN
43DCitrus thirst-quenchersADES
44D___ Limbaugh, American radio personality awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2020RUSH
45DCasual rejectionNOPE
46DNocturnal mammalBAT
47D___-friendlyECO
48DNetwork with Wolf Blitzer: Abbr.CNN
50DSome say "it's just a number"AGE
51DT-___ (dinosaur)REX
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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