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Daily Themed Crossword August 17 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword August 17 2023 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 68 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"My ___!" ("My mistake!")BAD3Across1 "___ the opportunity with both hands"GRAB4Across4 Genre for Taylor Swift or Harry StylesPOP3Across8 Ideal tennis serveACE3Across11 Prefix with "dynamics" or "space"AERO4Across12 Capital of Georgia, for shortATL3Across13 Male sheepRAM3Across14 ___ Bell, fast food chainTACO4Across15 Group of three, sayTRIO4Across16 Subject combining natural sciences and engineering, for shortBIOTECH7Across17 Sing one's own praises, sayBOAST5Across19 Musical score for a film: Abbr.OST3Across20 Honey-making insectsBEES4Across21 "How have you ___?"BEEN4Across22 Teenager's bane, slangilyZIT3Across25 "Yes," at the altar: 2 wds.IDO3Across26 The NBA's Magic, on scoreboardsORL3Across29 "Ready, ___, go!"SET3Across30 "___ Gun," 1986 Tom Cruise hitTOP3Across31 "The ___ of the Christ," Mel Gibson epic that is the highest-grossing independent film of all timePASSION7Across32 Speak playfully or kid aroundJEST4Across35 Snow-capped European peakALP3Across36 College student's score: Abbr.GPA3Across37 Influential industry bigwig, sayMOGUL5Across39 Ones who plant and cultivate cropsFARMERS7Across42 ___ the top (exaggerated)OVER4Across46 Palo ___, CaliforniaALTO4Across47 Put in the ground, as seedsSOW3Across48 2007 coming-of-age drama starring Michael Cera and Elliot Page that's one of the highest-grossing independent filmsJUNO4Across49 "___ Will Hunting," drama starring Matt Damon that's one of the highest-grossing independent filmsGOOD4Across50 Liquid-confiscating group, at an airport: Abbr.TSA3Across51 Black cat or broken mirror, for someOMEN4Across52 Covert ___ (secret missions), for shortOPS3Across53 Place to hibernate, maybeDEN3Across54

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Fishhook's end (word hidden in "barbie")BARB4Down1 Antioxidant berry from a palm treeACAI4Down2 Aspiring singer's tape, sayDEMO4Down3 Bill ___, Microsoft co-founderGATES5Down4 Respond to a stimulus (anagram of "crate")REACT5Down5 ___-enemy (biggest foe)ARCH4Down6 Ghost's helloBOO3Down7 2019 Oscar-winning South Korean thriller that's one of the highest-grossing independent moviesPARASITE8Down8 ___ Redding, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" singerOTIS4Down9 Novel's storylinePLOT4Down10 Pedicured foot digitTOE3Down16 2,000 poundsTON3Down18 Make a wagerBET3Down19 Comedy routineBIT3Down21 Hit on the headBOP3Down22 Important age, sayERA3Down23 Overhead trains in Chicago, for shortELS3Down24 Meditative school of BuddhismZEN3Down25 "___ and don'ts"DOS3Down27 Make a choice, sayOPT3Down28 Soak up, as gravySOP3Down30 Dark Lord in "The Lord of the Rings"SAURON6Down33 Not wellILL3Down34 Fruity bread spreadJAM3Down35 Los ___, incorporated California town in the San Francisco Bay AreaGATOS5Down37 Jab with an elbow?PROD4Down38 ___ Jojo, villain in "The Powerpuff Girls"MOJO4Down39 Egg cellOVUM4Down40 DNA carrierGENE4Down41 Box office disasterFLOP4Down42 Abbreviation that's a synonym for "founded," on a town signESTD4Down43 "Every ___ has its thorn"ROSE4Down44 "Black ___," 2010 psychological horror film starring Natalie Portman that's one of the highest-grossing independent filmsSWAN4Down45 "A long time ___ in a galaxy..."AGO3Down47

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Thursday, August 17, 2023. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.