Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 28, 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 28, 2021. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1ADust removerRAG
4AHard throw in baseballPEG
7A"That's all right, ___" (lyric from Elvis's song)MAMA
11AFlightless birdsEMUS
13A___ vapeur (steamed food): 2 wds.ALA
14AOn the summitATOP
15ALip ___ (match lip movements)SYNC
16A"Well..."UMM
17A"___ Folk," first novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky written between 1844 and 1845POOR
18A___ and downsUPS
20ASoothing substancesBALMS
22A"The ___," novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky first published in 1846DOUBLE
25ACaustic chemicalLYE
26AOrdered arrangementARRAY
27ATV roomDEN
28ABasketball net holderRIM
31AShake a ___ (dance)LEG
32AFilm set VIP, for shortDIR
33ADirector DuVernay of "A Wrinkle in Time"AVA
34AFair-hiring initialsEOE
35ADublin's country, for shortIRE
36A"___ to that" ("I agree!")AMEN
37ANovel by Fyodor Dostoevsky first published between 1871-72DEMONS
40A"___ and Punishment," novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky published in twelve installments in 1866CRIME
44ALeonard ___, singer of "Hallelujah"COHEN
47ABeach bashLUAU
48AAlliance agreementPACT
50AVideo conferencing annoyanceLAG
52ACharitable giveawaysALMS
53AAdhesive, commonlyGLUE
54AStage box, for shortAMP
55ASum owedDEBT
56ABroadcasts on TVAIRS
57A___ & Perrins (steak sauce brand)LEA

Down

1D___ judicata (legal phrase)RES
2D___ Farrah Fowler from "The Big Bang Theory"AMY
3DWater ___ (water spouter)GUN
4DButton on a youtube videoPAUSE
5D"Nightmarish" tree?ELM
6D"The ___," short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky published in 1866GAMBLER
7DCanada's most famous leaf?MAPLE
8DFundamental unitATOM
9DEmulates a cow, sayMOOS
10DWorld Health Day month, for shortAPR
12D___ diving (diver's acronym)SCUBA
19DTissue layerPLY
21D___ Rand, author of "We the Living"AYN
22DCartoon duo Chip 'n' ___DALE
23D"Twist, lick, dunk" cookieOREO
24D"I ___ you to..." (pressing plea)URGE
27DCarpe ___DIEM
28DAries' symbolRAM
29D"___ had it up to here!"IVE
30D___ of the matchMAN
32DBeats by ___ (earphones brand)DRE
35DSuffix with "brom"IDE
36D___ Wednesday (holy day)ASH
38D"It didn't ___ to me" ("I didn't think of it")OCCUR
39D"___ From Underground," novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky published in 1864NOTES
40DDressedCLAD
41D___ of thumb (general rule)RULE
42DPoetic meterIAMB
43D"You ___ be kidding!"MUST
45DMideast airline: 2 wds.ELAL
46DWord after "last" or "file"NAME
48DSwingers' organization: Abbr.PGA
49DActress MacGraw of "Love Story"ALI
51DFigure on a transcript: Abbr.GPA
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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