Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — September 2, 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 September 2, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1AAlter ___ (alternative personality)EGO
4A"___ vs. Wild," adventure series starring Bear GryllsMAN
7ATummy muscles in "packs," for shortABS
10ASawmill inputLOG
11AAirplane ___ (cell phone setting)MODE
12AButter type in cosmeticsSHEA
13A1975 ABBA hit that is one of their best-selling singles of all timeFERNANDO
15A___ and tear (damage associated with regular use)WEAR
16A"___ the day!" ("Carpe Diem!")SEIZE
17A"___ Mia," 1975 ABBA song that became the inspiration for a musical and multiple moviesMAMMA
18ACar starterKEY
19A"Two ___ play that game!"CAN
20AMake some browniesBAKE
23ATupac Shakur's genreRAP
24AMove like a bunnyHOP
27ACheer for a flamenco dancerOLE
28AHydroelectric power sourceDAM
29AWalrus' whiskered cousinSEAL
30A"___ Queen," 1976 ABBA song that was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015DANCING
33ALike unwashed laundryDIRTY
34A___ pro nobis (pray for us)ORA
35AMusician's engagementGIG
36A___-lock brakes (car safety feature)ANTI
38A"The ___ Takes It All," 1980 song by ABBA that topped the UK chartsWINNER
41AOscar-winning actress ___ Marie SaintEVA
42A"Fool me once, ___ on you..."SHAME
44A___ date (project deadline)DUE
46AMarge Simpson to Bart, lovinglyMOM
47A"No ___ in trying"HARM
48AHoliday ___, a popular chain of hotelsINN
49ABe behind on billsOWE
50AOlympic medal-winning gymnast Suni ___LEE
51AMovie bear voiced by Seth MacFarlaneTED

Down

1DLittle helper at the North PoleELF
2D"Here ___ nothing!"GOES
3DBrute in fairy talesOGRE
4DWord repeated thrice in the title of a 1976 ABBA song that says "It's a rich man's world"MONEY
5D___ fuel to the fireADD
6D___-noir (crime movie genre, maybe)NEO
7D"May I have your attention?" soundAHEM
8DSkyscraper's structural supportBEAM
9DActress ___ Gilbert of "The Big Bang Theory"SARA
11DPath-finding puzzle with many dead endsMAZE
12DGraceful long-necked bird that usually mates for lifeSWAN
14DCompany with the Swoosh logoNIKE
17DCartographer's creationMAP
19DNanny ___ (baby monitor)CAM
20DBeach ___ (type of physique, slangily)BOD
21D___ maison (at home): 2 wds.ALA
22DBarbie's beauKEN
23DUse for a torn teeRAG
24D"I Saw ___ Standing There" (Beatles hit)HER
25DKellogg's Cracklin' ___ BranOAT
26DPractice, as a tradePLY
28DGenetic material at a paternity test: Abbr.DNA
29DProtestor's placardSIGN
31DBed at a campsiteCOT
32DLike Colin Farrell or Pierce BrosnanIRISH
33DEat stylishlyDINE
35DWord repeated thrice in the title of a 1979 ABBA song that asks for "A Man After Midnight"GIMME
36DAcknowledge openlyAVOW
37D"The ___ of the Game," 1977 song by ABBA that was sampled by the Fugees for "Rumble in the Jungle"NAME
38DComputer-related suffix with "hard" or "soft"WARE
39DPrepare for publishing, as a storyEDIT
40DAncient, mystical character?RUNE
41DComedian ___ PhilipsEMO
43D"Malcolm in the Middle" dadHAL
45DPut a stop toEND
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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