Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 30, 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 30, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid32 across · 36 down
1N
2E
3T
4S
5F
6B
7I
8G
9O
10T
11O
V
E
N
12E
A
R
13A
P
E
14B
A
L
L
15G
A
M
E
16F
L
E
A
17O
R
B
18P
A
C
K
19S
20T
21U
D
22O
23A
24T
S
25E
L
I
A
26O
N
E
27A
28C
29T
30R
O
M
E
31L
32U
33S
A
34N
C
H
O
35A
T
E
36E
M
37S
38T
H
I
N
39P
E
P
E
40S
H
E
41S
42O
43L
O
44C
45E
E
46E
M
A
G
47G
R
E
A
48L
49I
50S
51H
52L
A
M
B
53D
E
N
54I
D
E
A
55A
R
E
A
56S
T
Y
57P
O
E
M

Clues & Answers

Across

1AFish catchersNETS
5A"Quantico" agency: Abbr.FBI
8A"America's ___ Talent" (reality singing show)GOT
11ABaking applianceOVEN
12AAirPod localeEAR
13ASwinging mammal at the zooAPE
14AWhat you watch at Fenway Park or Wrigley Field: 2 wds.BALLGAME
16APest on a labrador, maybeFLEA
17ACelestial sphere, like a planetORB
18AFanny ___ (waist bag)PACK
19AAlternative to a hoop or a ring as jewelrySTUD
22ARolled ___ (healthy breakfast option)OATS
25A___ Kazan, "Gentleman's Agreement" directorELIA
26ABinary digitONE
27AEmulate Tom CruiseACT
30A___ Lukaku, Belgian soccer star whose 2021 move to Chelsea was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL historyROMELU
33AJadon ___, English soccer star whose 2021 move to Manchester United was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL historySANCHO
35AGobbled upATE
36AFirst responder initialsEMS
38APizza crust, sometimesTHIN
39ANicolas ___, Ivory Coast soccer star whose 2019 move to Arsenal was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL historyPEPE
40A"That's what ___ said!" (running "The Office" joke)SHE
41AOne-person performanceSOLO
44ASinger ___ Lo Green of "Crazy"CEE
46ACosmopolitan or Elle online, for shortEMAG
47AJack ___, English soccer star whose 2021 move to Manchester City was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL historyGREALISH
52ABaby sheepLAMB
53ACozy room at home, maybeDEN
54ABrainstorming flashIDEA
55A___ of expertise (domain)AREA
56APig's placeSTY
57AKeats' creationPOEM

Down

1DSan Francisco's ___ HillNOB
2DActress Longoria or Marie SaintEVA
3DHome or cell number, for shortTEL
4DNBC sketch show that once featured Chevy Chase: Abbr.SNL
5DHaunted house feelingFEAR
6DPanda's favorite mealBAMBOO
7DFuming feelingIRE
8DFancy fund-raising eventGALA
9DGroup of oil-producing nations: Abbr.OPEC
10DTropical furniture woodTEAK
15DDeity, like Zeus or HadesGOD
16D"Call of Duty" or "Counter Strike" genre: Abbr.FPS
19DVending machine openingSLOT
20DClock displayTIME
21DDubai's federation: Abbr.UAE
23DResponse to a question, for shortANS
24DSocial beverage that may be green or blackTEA
25DHistorical periodERA
27DSoreness after yesterday's workout, sayACHE
28D___-Town (nickname for Illinois' most populous city)CHI
29DAnagram of "not" meaning "many"TON
31DStan ___ (Marvel legend)LEE
32D"Striiiiike!" caller in a diamond, for shortUMP
34D"To the ___ degree" (mathematical extreme)NTH
37DBen Stiller's "The ___ Life of Walter Mitty"SECRET
39DPaul ___, French soccer star whose 2016 move to Manchester United was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL historyPOGBA
40DPoseidon's domainSEA
41D"The Fugitive" actress WardSELA
42DIlhan ___, Congress memberOMAR
43DUnconvincing, as an excuseLAME
45D"___, meeny, miney, moe..."EENY
47DDepartment store stock, for shortGDS
48DGloss spotLIP
49DWedding words: 2 wds.IDO
50D"When They ___ Us" (2019 TV Series)SEE
51DSandwich meatHAM
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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