| THESCREAM | On Aug. 22, 2004, masked gunmen stole this painting from Oslo's Munch Museum; it was recovered two years later |
| GOLDENFLEECE | It was recovered by Jason and the Argonauts (6,6) |
| USEUP | Finish off museum - it has no wings and is open to philanthropy (3,2) |
| LEOS | People born between July 23 and Aug. 22 |
| REDEEMED | Recovered two points in the Red Sea (8) |
| SHERGAR | Irish racehorse, winner of the 1981 Derby by a record 10 lengths, stolen from the Ballymany Stud by masked gunmen in 1983 |
| AUTUMNALEQUINOX | Event occurring 9/22/2004 |
| FLEECE | What was recovered by Jason and the Argonauts, Golden ... (6) |
| LITTLEBLACK | & 22 2004 romcom starring Brittany Murphy and Holly Hunter (5,5,4) |
| ALLBETTER | Fully recovered: 2 wds. |
| NORSK | From Oslo's country, to a native |
| GOTOVER | Recovered (2 wds.) |
| GOTWELL | Recovered (2 wds.) |
| RUBYSLIPPERS | Terry Jon Martin, who stole this famed Wizard of Oz pair from a museum in 2005, was finally caught in 2018 and sentenced last week |
| DEATHVALLEY | This California area hit 130 degrees on Aug. 16, the third-hottest temp ever recorded; it's also where the hottest-ever temp, 134 degrees, was recorded in 1913 |
| FIFTYMISSIONCAP | "___-___ ___": Tragically Hip tune with the line "I stole this from a hockey card..." |
| PIG | In the nursery rhyme, Tom, Tom, the piper's son, stole this animal (and away did run) |
| JULIE | "Modern Family" star who helped rescue an unconscious hiker who had hit her head on a rock in a Utah national park on Aug. 2; as she came to, the hiker recognized her voice from the show |
| WILLIAMSPORT | The Little League World Series (LLWS) begins on Aug. 19; it's hosted by this Pennsylvania city, whose last five letters are coincidentally relevant to the event |
| VENUSWILLIAMS | On Aug. 13, this 45-yearold tennis great received a wild-card spot to play in the U.S. Open beginning later this month |
