Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — July 22, 2023 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 22, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASoft mineral in baby powderTALC
5AEmulate a burglarROB
8AShip's "Help us!"SOS
11APainter's calculationAREA
12ACritical hospital wing: Abbr.ICU
13AQuaint overnight stay, for a wayfarerINN
14ASimba's evil uncle in "The Lion King"SCAR
15A"East of ___," 1955 film starring James Dean which earned him a posthumous Academy Award nominationEDEN
16ASimon & Garfunkel or Key & Peele, e.g.DUO
17APhoto ___, staged photography eventsOPS
19ASouth American mountain range with LlullaillacoANDES
21AThe ___, "Hotel California" band who have a 1974 song titled "James Dean"EAGLES
24ABig Apple school: Abbr.NYU
25ATexter's "Speaking of which..." lettersBTW
26ADog's happy tail movementWAG
28A"Come Back to the 5 & ___, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean," 1976 play about a James Dean fan clubDIME
32AEnjoyed some movie snacks, sayATE
33ATree that sounds like "ewe"YEW
35A___ the time being (temporarily)FOR
36ATug sharplyYANK
38A"My country, ___ of thee..."TIS
40APresident on a $5 bill, lovinglyABE
41A"Kick-___," 2010 superhero film with Nicolas CageASS
44ALip-smacking goodTASTY
46A1956 epic Western film starring James Dean which earned him a posthumous Academy Award nominationGIANT
48ALike a scorching summer dayHOT
49ABallroom dance move that may elicit "oooh"sDIP
50A2012 Oscar-winning film starring Ben AffleckARGO
52AOpen-mouthed sign of boredomYAWN
56AActress ___ Marie Saint of "A Hatful of Rain"EVA
57ASpiritual adviser in an ashramGURU
58AFalse tales, e.g.LIES
59APlace for a good night's sleepBED
60ATater ___ (potato popper)TOT
61AActress Pataky of "Fast & Furious"ELSA

Down

1DGraduate students who aid professors (anagram of "sat"): Abbr.TAS
2DCircle segmentARC
3DActress ___ Thompson of "Some Kind of Wonderful"LEA
4DChristmas song that may be sung door-to-doorCAROL
5D"Get ___ of the evidence!" (guilty person's cry, maybe)RID
6DSeahorse's homeOCEAN
7DBugs ___ of "Looney Tunes"BUNNY
8D___ hustle (secondary source of income)SIDE
9DGreat burden (anagram of "nous")ONUS
10D___-cone (shaved ice treat)SNO
15DLiterature student's writing assignment, sayESSAY
18DChapel seatPEW
20DFailed firecracker, sayDUD
21DE-commerce website with a "Buy It Now" optionEBAY
22D"___ girl!" ("You go, girl!")ATTA
23DSinger Stefani of "Hollaback Girl"GWEN
27D___ the hang of (learn)GET
29D"___ first you don't succeed, try, try again": 2 wds.IFAT
30D___-Dick (Herman Melville's fictional whale)MOBY
31D"Before," to William BlakeERE
34D"Rebel ___ a Cause," 1955 film starring James Dean and Sal MineoWITHOUT
37D"The Jungle Book" snakeKAA
39D___ Paulo, largest Portuguese-speaking city in the worldSAO
42DUnforeseen bump in the roadSNAG
43DWalk like a proud peacockSTRUT
45D2016 song by Taylor Swift with the lyrics, "You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye..."STYLE
46D___ and take (compromise)GIVE
47DTablet with Pro and Air modelsIPAD
49DSociety newcomer, for shortDEB
51DMiracle-___ (potting soil brand)GRO
53DBe down with the flu, sayAIL
54DDirector Anderson of "Moonrise Kingdom"WES
55DU.S. cybersecurity group: Abbr.NSA
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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