Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — August 8, 2024 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 8, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"___ girl!" (encouraging expression)ATTA
5AToy building block brandLEGO
9ACode-cracking government organization (anagram of "san"): Abbr.NSA
12A"And a partridge in a ___ tree ..."PEAR
13AWhite House office shapeOVAL
14AUnder the weatherILL
15AHired rideTAXI
16AAmerican fashion model ___ HadidGIGI
17A"The ___ in the Hat," 2003 film with a feline pet as the main character which can be found in the movies at 33a, 43a, 46a, 4d, and 8dCAT
18AEyelid ailmentSTYE
20APoint of ___ (perspective)VIEW
22AMediterranean breadPITA
24APrefix with "maid" to refer to Disney's ArielMER
25AFortune teller's cardsTAROT
26ANickelodeon's "___ the Explorer"DORA
27ABigger than bigEPIC
28AHead honcho of a corporate: Abbr.CEO
29A___ chi (martial art)TAI
32AAstronaut's organization featured in "Armageddon": Abbr.NASA
33A"The ___ Movie," 2024 animated film based on a comic strip about an orange tabby voiced by Chris PrattGARFIELD
36AOne of the two main characters in "The Parent Trap"TWIN
38AKolkata's countryINDIA
39A"___: Miami" (American TV series): Abbr.CSI
40AGolf ball supportTEE
41ABlue on a mapSEA
43A"___ Lives," 2016 comedy film starring Jennifer Garner whose husband is trapped in a feline's bodyNINE
46A"___ in Boots," 2011 animated animated spin-off of "Shrek" starring Antonio Banderas as the titular characterPUSS
50A___ gratia artisARS
51AAll squareEVEN
52ALike non-fiction, perhapsTRUE
53A"This is so frustrating!"GAH
54A"The best is ___ to come"YET
55A"N" in NJNEW

Down

1DFitting, like a name or a phraseAPT
2DDrink often served with sconesTEA
3DPaycheck deductionTAX
4D"The ___," 1970 Disney film starring Eva Gabor as Duchess, a Turkish AngoraARISTOCATS
5DSchool subject suffix with "bio" or "psycho"LOGY
6DNickname for Evelyn, sometimesEVIE
7DRunning ___ (joke that's often called back to)GAG
8D"___ & Company," 1988 film starring Joey Lawrence as an orange tabby who becomes friends with a mongrel named DodgerOLIVER
9D"Have a ___ day!"NICE
10DCold cabbage side dishSLAW
11DCtrl-___-Del (PC reboot combo)ALT
19DTit for ___TAT
21DFamed radio host ___ GlassIRA
22DMama's storybook counterpart?PAPA
23DColored eye partIRIS
24DMarshy lands (rhymes with "lure")MOOR
25DOctober's calendar page numberTEN
26DCollege faculty headDEAN
28DSpecial effects letters in the moviesCGI
29D2012 Mark Wahlberg movie with a lively bearTED
30DBoxer Muhammad ___ALI
31DDirector LupinoIDA
34DOld-fashioned word of disapprovalFIE
35DNot qualified, for a taskINEPT
37DIt may be red or whiteWINE
39DATM outputCASH
40DMountaineer's shelterTENT
41DDroop downSAG
42D"It's the end of an ___"ERA
44DCornell or Yale's leagueIVY
45D"Formerly known as"NEE
47DLarge catering vesselURN
48DGo after in courtSUE
49DApply appliqueSEW
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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