Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — July 21, 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 July 21, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

65 clues13×13 grid34 across · 31 down
1L
2E
3A
4F
5M
6I
7C
8T
9O
10N
11A
G
U
A
12A
D
O
13H
U
E
14W
O
R
L
15D
16G
E
M
17O
R
T
18A
L
E
19N
O
E
20L
21G
22N
U
23T
I
24P
25O
26I
27L
28R
E
S
29P
I
30C
31A
M
U
32S
E
D
33C
34A
S
T
L
35E
36K
A
T
W
E
37L
I
D
38A
U
G
39C
E
E
40U
G
H
41B
E
G
42A
43N
44T
Z
45O
46A
R
47P
48H
49A
R
A
O
H
50C
L
E
51A
52T
53J
A
M
54M
R
I
55P
A
W
N
56S
T
Y
57E
E
N
58D
E
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1APlant partLEAF
5AKaraoke need, for shortMIC
8AShipment unitTON
11ASpanish for "water"AGUA
12A"Much ___ About Nothing"ADO
13AColor propertyHUE
14A"Bobby Fischer Against The ___," documentary feature film on the chess GrandmasterWORLD
16AValuable stoneGEM
17ARemaining morsel (anagram of "rot")ORT
18APub offeringALE
19AChristmas carolNOEL
21AAfrican wildebeestGNU
23AIt's left for a waiter, usuallyTIP
25AFrying necessityOIL
28AHi-___ (image quality)RES
29AInstagram upload, for shortPIC
31A"They were not ___" (did not find it funny)AMUSED
33A"Brooklyn ___," documentary film following five chess players in a Brooklyn schoolCASTLE
36A"Queen of ___," biographical sports drama film depicting the life of a chess player who becomes a Woman Candidate MasterKATWE
37AJar coverLID
38AMonth after July, for shortAUG
39A"Dee" precederCEE
40A"That's so gross!"UGH
41APlead incessantlyBEG
42AAnimated movie about a colony insect starring Sharon StoneANTZ
45APaddle on a boatOAR
47ARuler in ancient EgyptPHARAOH
50ASpike on a shoe (anagram of "eclat")CLEAT
53AFruity spreadJAM
54AMedical scan: Abbr.MRI
55ASmallest chess piecePAWN
56AFilthy flatSTY
57ADusk, to a poetEEN
58ACase follower, for shortDET

Down

1DCourt concernLAW
2DId counterpartEGO
3DSurrounding glowAURA
4D___ down (lose balance)FALL
5D2016 documentary film about chess prodigy Carlsen who became a Grandmaster at the age of 13MAGNUS
6DPrefix with "graphic" or "logical"IDEO
7DHalley's ___COMET
8DHowever, for shortTHO
9DYours and mineOUR
10DCourt divider?NET
15DMBA, BA, or MA, e.g.DEGREE
20DTarget of chapsticksLIPS
22DCertain "Game of Thrones" StarkNED
24DStaple with hummus: 2 wds.PITABREAD
25DCabinet wood, perhapsOAK
26DApple desktopIMAC
27DInstrument that is pluckedLUTE
30DCrossword essentialCLUE
32DPinky ___ (promise)SWEAR
33DSmoke, slangilyCIG
34DLike a specially appointed committee: 2 wds.ADHOC
35DMayonnaise ingredient, usuallyEGG
37D"The ___ Defence," romantic film about a chess grandmaster starring John TurturroLUZHIN
43D"Hi, my ___ is..." (Eminem lyrics)NAME
44DRipped upTORE
46DMatterhorn, for oneALP
47DNighties alternative, informallyPJS
48DHead topperHAT
49DComedian SchumerAMY
51DState of wonderAWE
52DHigh explosive: Abbr.TNT
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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