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THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword August 31 2023 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the August 31, 2023 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

68 of 68 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Microbe targeted by sanitizer, perhaps GERM 4 5A Texter's "Speaking frankly...": Abbr. TBH 3 8A Joined at the ___ (inseparable) HIP 3 11A Best-selling sandwich cookie OREO 4 12A Nickelodeon's bilingual explorer with a talking backpack DORA 4 13A Post-employment savings plan: Abbr. IRA 3 14A Black-and-white marine predator ORCA 4 15A "Once ___ a midnight dreary..." UPON 4 16A Participated in a relay race, say RAN 3 17A Pen's pointed end NIB 3 19A Traditional Chinese tea whose name means "Dark dragon" OOLONG 6 21A Simba's father on Disney's "The Lion King," who is a lion MUFASA 6 24A "Mamma ___, that's a spicy meatball!" MIA 3 25A Momentous chapter of history, say ERA 3 26A Ignited, as a tiki torch LIT 3 28A Ants, to anteaters PREY 4 32A Japanese cartoon genre, like "Dragon Ball Z" or "Yu-Gi-Oh!" ANIME 5 34A Indoor cooling systems: Abbr. ACS 3 37A New York's Park ___, for short AVE 3 38A ___ Lanka, India's southern neighbor SRI 3 39A "Fuhgeddaboudit!" NAH 3 40A ___-picking (petty criticism) NIT 3 41A "Zero," to a soccer game announcer NIL 3 44A Disney's "The Jungle Book" protagonist, who is an Indian boy MOWGLI 6 46A Pixar/Disney's "Brave" protagonist, who is a Scottish princess MERIDA 6 49A Legume that may be frozen? PEA 3 50A Have an ___ to grind (personal motive) AXE 3 51A Jacob's brother, at Bible study ESAU 4 53A "Aladdin" parrot IAGO 4 57A ___ and yang YIN 3 58A "Buyer beware" phrase, on a price tag: 2 wds. ASIS 4 59A Fun vehicle for a snow day SLED 4 60A Movie streaming service, like Disney+: Abbr. OTT 3 61A "That's a funny meme!": Abbr. LOL 3 62A "Tale As Old As ___," song from "Beauty and the Beast" TIME 4
Down
1D Slimy substance GOO 3 2D Make a mistake ERR 3 3D ___ room (fun and games room, informally) REC 3 4D Disney protagonist from the 2016 namesake film who is a Polynesian chieftess MOANA 5 5D From ___ to bottom TOP 3 6D Witch's transport, perhaps BROOM 5 7D Capital city of Vietnam HANOI 5 8D ___ Hamada, Disney's "Big Hero 6" protagonist who is a half-Japanese boy HIRO 4 9D Country with Shiraz and Tehran IRAN 4 10D Twinge of hunger (rhymes with "tang") PANG 4 12D Emirate with the tallest building in the world DUBAI 5 18D "___ of Dogs," Wes Anderson animated film ISLE 4 20D Napkin's place, at the dinner table LAP 3 21D "Give ___ second chance!": 2 wds. MEA 3 22D Funerary ash containers URNS 4 23D "___ enough" ("Good point") FAIR 4 27D Leather shade TAN 3 29D Used, as a doorbell RANG 4 30D Like many a Disney villain EVIL 4 31D Abominable Snowman's alias YETI 4 33D ___ Cooper (subcompact car) MINI 4 35D University grounds, say CAMPUS 6 36D Item in a Crocs or Doc Martens store SHOE 4 42D Like an optimal outcome, say IDEAL 5 43D Cowboy's cow-catching rope LASSO 5 45D Belt's spot WAIST 5 46D Creamy, cream-colored sandwich spread, informally MAYO 4 47D Illuminated theater sign EXIT 4 48D Tenant's concern RENT 4 52D Not feel great AIL 3 54D Muhammad ___ who was born Cassius Clay Jr. ALI 3 55D Thing in a ring? GEM 3 56D Poem that's a sincere form of flattery? ODE 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 130 letters
1G
2E
3R
4M
5T
6B
7H
8H
9I
10P
11O
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E
O
12D
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R
A
13I
R
A
14O
R
C
A
15U
P
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N
16R
A
N
17N
18I
B
19O
O
20L
O
N
G
21M
22U
23F
A
S
A
24M
I
A
25E
R
A
26L
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27T
28P
29R
30E
31Y
32A
N
I
33M
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34A
35C
36S
37A
V
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38S
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39N
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40N
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41N
42I
43L
44M
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45W
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L
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46M
47E
48R
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D
A
49P
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50A
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51E
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52A
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53I
54A
55G
56O
57Y
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N
58A
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59S
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60O
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61L
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62T
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for August 31, 2023. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the August 31, 2023 puzzle

The August 31, 2023 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 35 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Thursday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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