Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 29, 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 29, 2021. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

69 clues13×13 grid35 across · 34 down
1W
2S
3J
4T
5A
6C
7T
8T
9I
10M
11H
I
P
12S
13A
B
L
E
14H
O
E
15O
P
E
N
16B
E
A
N
17A
T
A
18G
U
19S
20S
E
21R
I
A
L
22B
U
23S
24S
T
U
25L
26E
27S
28M
I
29C
30B
31A
32B
33E
34T
R
E
35E
36C
O
37P
38S
U
E
S
39D
E
A
R
40T
U
41G
42R
E
P
43I
44T
45S
46R
O
47G
A
N
48P
49L
50A
N
E
T
51P
O
R
52L
O
W
53N
E
54M
O
55A
56C
57I
58D
59E
A
R
60S
E
E
S
61B
E
A
U
62A
N
Y
63E
L
L
E
64O
N
E

Clues & Answers

Across

1ANYT competitor: Abbr.WSJ
4ADiplomat's forteTACT
8A___ Burton, director of "Beetlejuice"TIM
11A"___ Don't Lie," Shakira's songHIPS
13ACut out for the task at handABLE
14AWeeding toolHOE
15A"___ Source," podcast on arts and culture hosted by Christopher LydonOPEN
16AMr. ___, clumsy English comedianBEAN
17A"One ___ time": 2 wds.ATA
18A___ Van Sant, director of "Good Will Hunting"GUS
20APodcast on investigative journalism hosted by Sarah KoenigSERIAL
22ACity commuteBUS
24ADil Pickles' dad on "Rugrats"STU
25A"___ Miserables" by Victor HugoLES
28AOpen ___ (stand-up comedy event)MIC
30ABeloved oinker on screenBABE
34A"Barking up the wrong ___"TREE
36ATicket issuer, slangilyCOP
38ASlaps a legal notice, saySUES
39A"___ Sugars," podcast for advice hosted by Cheryl Strayed and Steve AlmondDEAR
40A___-of-war (picnic game)TUG
42AGym unit, for shortREP
43A"___ complicated!"ITS
46A"The Joe ___ Experience," long-form conversation podcast hosted by a comedian of the same nameROGAN
48A"___ Money," American podcast on economy hosted by Robert SmithPLANET
51A"___ favor"POR
52A___-key (understated)LOW
53ACaptain ___, character created by Jules VerneNEMO
55ABase neutralizer, in chemistryACID
59AWhisper's targetEAR
60ASets eyes onSEES
61AKen, to BarbieBEAU
62A"At ___ cost..."ANY
63A___ Woods, protagonist of "Legally Blonde"ELLE
64A"Uno" in EnglishONE

Down

1D"___ can tell?"WHO
2DTake a thimblefulSIP
3DDigital image format: Abbr.JPEG
4DKeep a ___ onTAB
5DActor Vigoda from "The Godfather"ABE
6DProfessor's audienceCLASS
7DChristopher Nolan's 2020 movieTENET
8DPhuket residentTHAI
9DSmidgenIOTA
10DHappy ___ (McDonald's offering)MEAL
12DTurn up one's nose atSNUB
19DAddition resultSUM
21DMassages gentlyRUBS
23D"___ mundus creatus est"SIC
25DInc. in London, for shortLTD
26DBefore, to ByronERE
27DAegean or Bering, for oneSEA
29DCamp bedCOT
31DEmanating glowAURA
32D"How have you ___?"BEEN
33DSixth sense: Abbr.ESP
35DJulia Roberts starrer "___ Brockovich"ERIN
37D"On ___," motivational podcast hosted by Jay ShettyPURPOSE
41DSticky substanceGOO
44DPast, present, or futureTENSE
45DStainless ___ (household alloy)STEEL
47DCatch hold ofGRAB
48DKind of legal bargainPLEA
49DStudent ___ (tuition fee aid)LOAN
50DAway from the normalAWRY
54DDirector Brooks of "Blazing Saddles"MEL
56DStart-up VIP: Abbr.CEO
57DActor ___ Somerhalder from "The Vampire Diaries"IAN
58D"With all ___ respect..."DUE
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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