Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — September 21, 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 September 21, 2021. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1AThe first even numberTWO
4AFake financial schemeSCAM
8AJunk mail folderSPAM
12ATombstone lettersRIP
13AEar piercing spotLOBE
14AFolded tortillaTACO
15AMike & ___, fruit candyIKE
16AFateful signOMEN
17ACharitable offeringsALMS
18A___ Phelps, American swimmer who has won 28 Olympic medalsMICHAEL
20AThe "M" in MPHMILES
21ASugar-loving insectANT
22ARecycle ___BIN
23AActor Damon from "Good Will Hunting"MATT
26ANatalie Portman starrer "Black ___"SWAN
28ACleopatra biterASP
31AThe earth rotates on itAXIS
32A___-man armyONE
33AApple's ear insertPOD
34A"___-Wee's Big Adventure," 1985 filmPEE
35A___-mo (match replay aid)SLO
37A___ John's PizzaPAPA
38ASong syllableTRA
39A"I don't believe it!" on the internet: Abbr.OMG
41AGender-neutral pronounTHEIR
43A___ Nurmi, Finnish athlete who has won 12 Olympic medalsPAAVO
46A___ Academy (non-profit education organization)KHAN
47ARobert of DisneyIGER
49AChair partARM
51A___ Fredriksson, Swedish canoer who has won 8 Olympic medalsGERT
52AAlexa's counterpartSIRI
53AThe "S" of STEM, for shortSCI
54ATakes a good look atSEES
55AMed school course, for shortANAT
56APaycheck deductionTAX

Down

1DCut short, like hairTRIM
2DInformation website, for shortWIKI
3DInternational fuel organization: Abbr.OPEC
4DMIT ___ School of ManagementSLOAN
5DCelestial snowballsCOMETS
6DCain's biblical twinABEL
7D"Wise ___ say, only fools rush in..."MEN
8DBlot on a clothSTAIN
9DGloomy atmosphere (rhymes with " ball")PALL
10DHighest point (anagram of "mace")ACME
11DWhat a rolling stone does not gatherMOSS
19DBeach headgearsHATS
20D"I call dibs on it!"MINE
22DRay-___ (aviator company)BAN
23DNavigational aid in a city guidebookMAP
24DWoodcutter's chopperAXE
25D50-50, e.g.TIE
27DImpress romanticallyWOO
28DActor KJ ___ from "Riverdale"APA
29DSoak up liquidSOP
30D"Get a room!" action: Abbr.PDA
35DGalle's country ___ LankaSRI
36D___ Latynina, gymnast who represented former Soviet Union and has won 18 Olympic gold medalsLARISA
37DTiger Woods' organization: Abbr.PGA
38DCampsite structuresTENTS
39DWord after "horse" or "soap"OPERA
40D___ Bjorgen, Norwegian cross-country skier who has won 15 Olympic medalsMARIT
41D"Glory to ___ My God This Night..."THEE
42DRacer who napped, in a fableHARE
44D"As ___ as the ocean"VAST
45DBlack-and-white aquatic predatorORCA
46DMetric units of weight, for shortKGS
48D"The ___ to my Tonic" festivalGIN
50DSuperimpose audio tracks, sayMIX
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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