Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — April 14, 2023 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated April 14, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid31 across · 35 down
1M
2A
3R
4T
5V
6S
7L
8I
9P
10A
G
O
11V
E
I
L
12M
O
L
E
13Y
E
A
14I
N
V
I
15S
I
B
L
E
16A
D
D
17O
N
18A
M
E
N
19A
C
20T
21E
D
22I
23T
24M
25A
26C
H
I
N
27E
28M
A
29L
30E
S
A
U
31T
A
32N
33M
A
L
E
34H
A
S
35R
E
36B
E
C
C
A
37P
E
38E
39P
40N
O
R
A
41T
A
42I
43I
D
44O
45L
46F
47I
48G
H
T
C
49L
50U
B
51D
A
52H
53I
D
E
A
54E
A
S
E
55D
N
A
56N
O
O
N
57E
W
E
58S
E
W

Clues & Answers

Across

1AWomen's Day month, for shortMAR
4AIdiot boxes: Abbr.TVS
7A___-smacking good (very tasty)LIP
10A"Give it ___" (attempt): 2 wds.AGO
11ABride's head coverVEIL
12AMarilyn Monroe's distinct facial featureMOLE
13ARhyming opposite of "nay"YEA
14A"___ Man," 1952 novel by Ralph Ellison featuring an unnamed protagonist that won the National Book Award for FictionINVISIBLE
16AOptional extra, like pizza topping, say: Hyph.ADDON
18AGrace-concluding wordAMEN
19APlay a role in a movieACT
21AModify, as a script for publicationEDIT
24A"The Time ___," 1895 novella by H.G. Wells featuring an unnamed protagonist who time travelsMACHINE
28APrefix with "function" or "ware"MAL
30AJacob's biblical twinESAU
31ASun-kissed skin toneTAN
33ARam or bull's genderMALE
34A"Elvis ___ left the building"HAS
35A1938 novel by Daphne du Maurier featuring an unnamed protagonist that was adapted into an eponymous Oscar-winning filmREBECCA
37A"Not a ___ out of you!" ("Shh!")PEEP
40A"Montana Sky" author RobertsNORA
41AMai ___ (cocktail)TAI
43A"American ___" (reality show)IDOL
46A1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk featuring an unnamed protagonist, with a film adaptation starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton: 2 wds.FIGHTCLUB
51A"Well, lah-di-___!"DAH
53ABrainstorm output, maybeIDEA
54ABe at ___ (relax)EASE
55ADouble-helix genetic material: Abbr.DNA
56APalindromic time of dayNOON
57AShe-sheepEWE
58ADo some needleworkSEW

Down

1D"Big Mouth" voice actress ___ RudolphMAYA
2DMatured, like fine wineAGED
3D"The ___," 2006 novel by Cormac McCarthy featuring an unnamed protagonist that won the Pulitzer Prize for FictionROAD
4DFirst double-digit numberTEN
5D___ voce (oral exam)VIVA
6D"The Real ___ Shady" (Eminem hit)SLIM
7DThrow in a high arcLOB
8DUnder the weather, sayILL
9DBaseball Hall of Famer ___ Wee ReesePEE
11DLeonardo da ___, "The Last Supper" painterVINCI
12D___ one's manners (behave politely)MIND
15DCatch the drift?SEE
17DHonolulu's islandOAHU
20DExplosive initialsTNT
22DApple desktopIMAC
23DSoft mineral used in a barber's powdersTALC
24D"This doesn't impress me at all," slangilyMEH
25D"Right away!" in office memos: Abbr.ASAP
26DLawyer's assignmentCASE
27DMake moneyEARN
29D"Glee" actress ___ MicheleLEA
32DKeanu's character in "The Matrix Resurrections"NEO
33DAlcoholic drink made with honeyMEAD
36DIllegal money offerBRIBE
38DActor Hawke of "Before Sunrise"ETHAN
39D___ on the backPAT
42DSlurpee alternativeICEE
44D"Against all ___"ODDS
45D"The Ocean at the End of the ___," 2013 novel by Neil Gaiman featuring an unnamed protagonist that won a British Book AwardLANE
46DFish propellerFIN
47DBachelor's last words?: 2 wds.IDO
48DPrefix for "metric" or "logical"GEO
49DThe "L" of LSATLAW
50DFair ___ (copyright term)USE
52D"Yee-___!"HAW
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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