Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — September 27, 2022 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 27, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1ADoll or rattle, e.g.TOY
4ARail on a roadTRAM
8AIdeal tennis serveACE
11ARegret bitterlyRUE
12AWhat a king was born to doRULE
13AComedian ___ Vulcano of "Impractical Jokers"SAL
14ABaghdad's landIRAQ
16A"What's ___ for us?" : 2 wds.INIT
17AReally annoyIRK
18APill bottle lettersUSP
20AJohn ___, WWE star who has granted over 650 wishes for the Make-A-Wish foundationCENA
22A___ Bryan, WWE star who is associated with the Make-A-Wish foundationDANIEL
25A"That," in TijuanaESA
26ASelf-importance bubbleEGO
27ADaft Punk's "___ Lucky"GET
29A___ Lock (PC key that locks a section)NUM
32A"Blues" day follower, for shortTUE
33A"Open up and say ___" (instruction from a dentist)AHH
34AHulk ___, WWE star who has granted over 200 wishes for the Make-A-Wish foundationHOGAN
36A"Thrilla in Manila" winner MuhammadALI
38A___ Ming (NBA champion)YAO
40ADeceitful fabrication that parents never appreciateLIE
41AMedicos, for shortDRS
44A___ Johnson, former WWE star who is associated with the Make-A-Wish foundationDWAYNE
46AObtain, as a result of hard workREAP
47ASuffix with "human" to mean a non-human entityOID
48ASushi eggsROE
50AGesture "yes"NOD
52AAir freshener's targetODOR
56ASpecial ___ (military activities)OPS
57A"One Kiss" singer LipaDUA
58ACM ___, WWE star who is associated with the Make-A-Wish foundationPUNK
59ABaseball legend MelOTT
60ASince January 1, on pay stubs: Abbr.YTD
61ABand that sang "I bless the rains down in Africa..."TOTO

Down

1DPrefix with "angle" meaning "three"TRI
2D"Days of ___ Lives"OUR
3DVote of assentYEA
4D___ or Paul Levesque, WWE star who is associated with the Make-A-Wish foundationTRIPLEH
5DWhat sprinters do on a trackRUN
6D"___ in Wonderland"ALICE
7DDistributes, with "out"METES
8DKolkata's continentASIA
9DSedan or suv, e.g.CAR
10DGrazer from YellowstoneELK
15D"Who" in ParisQUI
19D"Sonic the Hedgehog" makerSEGA
21DiPod mini's successorNANO
22DNYPD personnel, for shortDET
23DSpanish for "water"AGUA
24D"The First ___" (John Gardner's christmas carol)NOEL
28DHonor ___ fatherTHY
30D"The ___ Truth" (Gerard Butler starrer)UGLY
31D___ character (primary character)MAIN
34D"___ Met Your Mother": 2 wds.HOWI
35DMaiden name indicatorNEE
37DChemical suffix with "chlor" or "fluor"IDE
39DFuss and feathersADO
42D___ Orton, WWE star who is associated with the Make-A-Wish foundationRANDY
43DWhale featureSPOUT
45DTake charge of, legallyADOPT
46DDoctor's orders during an illness, perhapsREST
48DKanga's childROO
49DChoose, with "for"OPT
51DPrince Harry, to LilibetDAD
53DSinging pair?DUO
54DOttawa's province, for shortONT
55D42d.'s wrestling move: Abbr.RKO
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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