Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 13, 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 13, 2021. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid34 across · 33 down
1L
2I
3F
4T
5A
6D
7S
8J
9A
10W
11O
D
O
R
12S
A
T
13C
E
D
E
14B
E
A
U
15S
I
R
16R
O
O
T
17S
A
L
T
18S
E
19T
U
P
20H
21O
22I
23W
I
Z
A
24R
25D
26H
27A
28G
29A
M
30I
S
S
31R
A
E
32I
M
A
33T
O
O
34D
R
E
35D
A
R
36T
37S
38S
39N
40Y
A
M
41E
42S
43S
44W
E
45S
46B
A
T
T
47L
E
S
T
48A
49R
50S
51F
52O
E
53A
R
I
D
54O
B
O
E
55A
L
S
56T
I
R
E
57P
U
M
A
58D
D
T
59S
P
A
N
60S
T
E
M

Clues & Answers

Across

1APick up, as weightsLIFT
5AInfomercials, for shortADS
8A___-dropping momentJAW
11ASkunk's defenseODOR
12AUsed a chair, saySAT
13AFormally surrenderCEDE
14AKen, to BarbieBEAU
15AElton John's titleSIR
16ATree-anchoring partROOT
17A___ and pepperSALT
18AFramed, in a way: Hyph.SETUP
20A___ PolloiHOI
23A"The ___ of Odds," American TV game show hosted by Alex Trebek between 1973 and 1974WIZARD
26AWitch from a fairy taleHAG
29AOut of placeAMISS
31ASally Field's "Norma ___"RAE
32AThe Monkees' "___ Believer": 2 wds.IMA
33A"___ bad!"TOO
34ABeats by ___DRE
35ABull's eye hitterDART
37A9-digit ID: Abbr.SSN
40AStarchy tuberYAM
41ASuperman's letter?ESS
44AMontgomery of jazzWES
46AAmerican game show hosted by Alex Trebek during the 1980's that aired on NBCBATTLESTARS
51A"Friend or ___?"FOE
53ADry as a boneARID
54APitch-setting instrumentOBOE
55AIce-bucket challenge cause: Abbr.ALS
56AFlat ___ (car problem)TIRE
57A"Forever Faster" brandPUMA
58ABanned pesticide: Abbr.DDT
59AWord after "wing" or "life"SPAN
60AIris holder?STEM

Down

1DHigh tennis shotsLOBS
2DArtist's sparkIDEA
3DRanch newbornFOAL
4D"To Tell the ___," American TV panel show whose longest host was Alex TrebekTRUTH
5DBeast of burdenASS
6DOrator's stageDAIS
7DScatters all overSTREWS
8DAmerican TV game show featuring quizzes hosted by Alex Trebek between 1984 and 2020JEOPARDY
9D"Without further ___..."ADO
10DSoaking ___WET
13DActress Penelope from "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"CRUZ
19D"___ the season..."TIS
21D___ branOAT
22D"Here's what I think" in text: Abbr.IMO
24D"___ Rasputin," Boney. M's lyrics: 2 wds.RARA
25DJudge or thinkDEEM
26DConcealed, sayHID
27DDoctors' organization: Abbr.AMA
28DLong-snouted fishGAR
30DApple's platformIOS
36DTetley beverageTEA
38DStockholm's landSWEDEN
39DNintendo's Super ___NES
42DFacts and figures, for shortSTATS
43DLas Vegas ___ (famous road)STRIP
45DHaltsSTOPS
46D"My ___ Friend's Wedding" (Julia Roberts starrer)BEST
47DTurkish currencyLIRA
48DTo border onABUT
49DIt wasn't built in a day, proverbiallyROME
50DA-line lineSEAM
51DPassing trendFAD
52D"As ___ as the hills"OLD
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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