The Daily Themed Crossword Aug 17 2023 Answers were just published after we played around with it and solved today’s puzzle in a timely matter. This puzzle special in the sense that everyday it allows you to play with a different theme hence the name Daily Themed Crossword. The clues are grouped by their orientation on the puzzle grid and by their number.
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Across
- 1a. “My ___!” (“My mistake!”)BAD
- 4a. “___ the opportunity with both hands”GRAB
- 8a. Genre for Taylor Swift or Harry StylesPOP
- 11a. Ideal tennis serveACE
- 12a. Prefix with “dynamics” or “space”AERO
- 13a. Capital of Georgia, for shortATL
- 14a. Male sheepRAM
- 15a. ___ Bell, fast food chainTACO
- 16a. Group of three, sayTRIO
- 17a. Subject combining natural sciences and engineering, for shortBIOTECH
- 19a. Sing one’s own praises, sayBOAST
- 20a. Musical score for a film: Abbr.OST
- 21a. Honey-making insectsBEES
- 22a. “How have you ___?”BEEN
- 25a. Teenager’s bane, slangilyZIT
- 26a. “Yes,” at the altar: 2 wds.IDO
- 29a. The NBA’s Magic, on scoreboardsORL
- 30a. “Ready, ___, go!”SET
- 31a. “___ Gun,” 1986 Tom Cruise hitTOP
- 32a. “The ___ of the Christ,” Mel Gibson epic that is the highest-grossing independent film of all timePASSION
- 35a. Speak playfully or kid aroundJEST
- 36a. Snow-capped European peakALP
- 37a. College student’s score: Abbr.GPA
- 39a. Influential industry bigwig, sayMOGUL
- 42a. Ones who plant and cultivate cropsFARMERS
- 46a. ___ the top (exaggerated)OVER
- 47a. Palo ___, CaliforniaALTO
- 48a. Put in the ground, as seedsSOW
- 49a. 2007 coming-of-age drama starring Michael Cera and Elliot Page that’s one of the highest-grossing independent filmsJUNO
- 50a. “___ Will Hunting,” drama starring Matt Damon that’s one of the highest-grossing independent filmsGOOD
- 51a. Liquid-confiscating group, at an airport: Abbr.TSA
- 52a. Black cat or broken mirror, for someOMEN
- 53a. Covert ___ (secret missions), for shortOPS
- 54a. Place to hibernate, maybeDEN
Down
- 1d. Fishhook’s end (word hidden in “barbie”)BARB
- 2d. Antioxidant berry from a palm treeACAI
- 3d. Aspiring singer’s tape, sayDEMO
- 4d. Bill ___, Microsoft co-founderGATES
- 5d. Respond to a stimulus (anagram of “crate”)REACT
- 6d. ___-enemy (biggest foe)ARCH
- 7d. Ghost’s helloBOO
- 8d. 2019 Oscar-winning South Korean thriller that’s one of the highest-grossing independent moviesPARASITE
- 9d. ___ Redding, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” singerOTIS
- 10d. Novel’s storylinePLOT
- 16d. Pedicured foot digitTOE
- 18d. 2,000 poundsTON
- 19d. Make a wagerBET
- 21d. Comedy routineBIT
- 22d. Hit on the headBOP
- 23d. Important age, sayERA
- 24d. Overhead trains in Chicago, for shortELS
- 25d. Meditative school of BuddhismZEN
- 27d. “___ and don’ts”DOS
- 28d. Make a choice, sayOPT
- 30d. Soak up, as gravySOP
- 33d. Dark Lord in “The Lord of the Rings”SAURON
- 34d. Not wellILL
- 35d. Fruity bread spreadJAM
- 37d. Los ___, incorporated California town in the San Francisco Bay AreaGATOS
- 38d. Jab with an elbow?PROD
- 39d. ___ Jojo, villain in “The Powerpuff Girls”MOJO
- 40d. Egg cellOVUM
- 41d. DNA carrierGENE
- 42d. Box office disasterFLOP
- 43d. Abbreviation that’s a synonym for “founded,” on a town signESTD
- 44d. “Every ___ has its thorn”ROSE
- 45d. “Black ___,” 2010 psychological horror film starring Natalie Portman that’s one of the highest-grossing independent filmsSWAN
- 47d. “A long time ___ in a galaxy…”AGO