Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 11, 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 October 11, 2021. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid33 across · 33 down
1T
2A
3C
4T
5M
6R
7S
8M
9E
10A
11D
12A
G
U
A
13A
N
T
14I
S
L
E
15G
O
B
I
16M
A
R
17M
A
Y
A
18P
19D
A
20A
21R
O
U
N
D
22T
23R
E
E
24A
P
E
S
25C
H
A
I
N
26E
D
27L
A
28S
29H
30P
A
N
31T
L
D
32R
33L
I
34P
35A
N
I
36M
A
L
37A
38P
39P
A
L
L
40A
L
E
41D
E
E
P
L
Y
42A
43F
44A
R
45P
I
T
A
46T
O
N
I
47G
O
A
48R
49A
50M
51P
52M
O
O
N
53E
O
N
54L
O
O
S
55E
L
S
E
56O
F
T
57S
K
I
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1ADiplomat's skillTACT
5ATitle for "Maisel" or "Doubtfire"MRS
8AAlcoholic drink made with honeyMEAD
12A"Water" in BarcelonaAGUA
13AIndustrious little insectANT
14A___ of Arran, ScotlandISLE
15AAsian desertGOBI
16AMonth after February, for shortMAR
17A___ Angelou, author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"MAYA
18A"Get a room" action: Abbr.PDA
20A"All ___ Me," 1997 song by the pop duo Savage Garden from their self-titled albumAROUND
22AIts age is measured in ringsTREE
24AOrangutan and gorilla, for twoAPES
25A"___ to You," 1999 song by the pop duo Savage Garden from their album "Affirmation"CHAINED
27AMascara spotLASH
30A___-seared salmonPAN
31ATexter's "I'm skipping this lengthy piece": Abbr.TLDR
33AGloss targetLIP
35A"The ___ Song," 1999 song by the pop duo Savage Garden from their album "Affirmation"ANIMAL
37AGreatly dismayAPPALL
40AOktoberfest brewALE
41A"Truly Madly ___," 1997 song by the pop duo Savage Garden from their self-titled albumDEEPLY
42AFrom ___ (at a distance)AFAR
45AMiddle-eastern breadPITA
46A___ Braxton, singer of "Un-Break My Heart"TONI
47AFormer Portuguese colony in IndiaGOA
48AShowstopper's spotRAMP
52A"To The ___ & Back," 1996 song by the pop duo Savage Garden from their self-titled albumMOON
53AUnit of time in GeologyEON
54ABrit restroomsLOOS
55A"If all ___ fails ..."ELSE
56A"Frequently" in yesteryear poemsOFT
57AComedy show bitSKIT

Down

1DLaser ___ (recreational sport)TAG
2D"A long, long time ___..."AGO
3DPuma's younglingCUB
4DTaiwanese capitalTAIPEI
5DToddler's callMAMA
6DGenetic messenger: Abbr.RNA
7DLingerie featureSTRAP
8DBrunch champagne cocktailMIMOSA
9DJacob's twinESAU
10DKirk ___, the first actor to play Superman in live-action for the 1948 movieALYN
11D"The Walking ___," TV series about a zombie apocalypseDEAD
19DRelating to teethDENTAL
21DFamily member, for shortREL
22D"Better safe ___ sorry"THAN
23DIndian "queen"RANI
24DCombine in a sum?ADD
25DTax professional: Abbr.CPA
26DPalindromic fashion magazineELLE
28DSmack across the faceSLAP
29DSmall mountainHILL
32DGlowing brightlyRADIANT
34DTissue layerPLY
36DCertain military memberMARINE
38DParrot or a poodle, e.g.PET
39D"Tears of ___," 1997 song by the pop duo Savage Garden from their self-titled albumPEARLS
42D"Don't look ___ like that!": 2 wds.ATME
43DSomeone who falls for an April 1st prankFOOL
44D"Years" in PortugueseANOS
45D"And it's gone!"POOF
47DPrefix which means "earth"GEO
49DNASA thumbs-up: Hyph.AOK
50DMiss Piggy's favorite pronounMOI
51DLos Angeles clock setting: Abbr.PST
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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