Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — April 23, 2024 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 23, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid33 across · 35 down
1S
2O
3C
4K
5C
6I
7G
8B
9O
10A
11I
R
O
N
12O
O
H
13E
D
S
14S
E
M
I
15A
L
S
O
16A
O
K
17C
18A
P
19S
20P
U
R
S
21T
22A
23C
K
L
E
24S
T
U
25A
N
T
S
Y
26P
I
S
T
27O
28N
29S
30L
T
R
31I
A
N
32G
E
E
33C
E
L
34T
35I
C
S
36C
37A
R
A
T
38I
N
K
39L
A
K
E
R
S
40H
41A
42W
K
S
43A
M
I
44A
C
E
45E
46D
47A
M
48T
49A
50M
51E
52I
N
S
53C
U
S
P
54A
C
I
D
55L
E
T
56T
A
I
57T
A
D

Clues & Answers

Across

1AFoot covering worn with a shoeSOCK
5ASmoker's temptation, for shortCIG
8AConstricting snakeBOA
11AWrinkle-removing home applianceIRON
12A___ and aah (express admiration)OOH
13ASinger Sheeran and actor Helms, for twoEDS
14APrefix for half a circleSEMI
15AIn addition toALSO
16A"Everything's perfectly fine," at NASA: Hyph.AOK
17A"No ___" (Internet slang for total honesty)CAP
19ASan Antonio ___, NBA team that has won 222 games in the playoffs over the course of their historySPURS
21ABring down on the gridiron, as the ball carrierTACKLE
24AApt name for a cook that sounds like "Stew"STU
25AFidgety and restless, sayANTSY
26ADetroit ___, NBA team that has won 189 games in the playoffs over the course of their historyPISTONS
30APaper size, for shortLTR
31AMcKellen who is good friends with Patrick StewartIAN
32ASound of the letter after "F"GEE
33ABoston ___, NBA team that has won 407 games in the playoffs over the course of their historyCELTICS
36ADiamond measureCARAT
38ALiquid in a tattooist's needleINK
39ALos Angeles ___, NBA team that has won 466 games in the playoffs over the course of their historyLAKERS
40AAtlanta ___, NBA team that has won 170 games in the playoffs over the course of their historyHAWKS
43A"Bel ___," 2012 drama filmAMI
44AThe "A" in the sequence 10-J-Q-K-AACE
45AWax-coated cheese with a red coveringEDAM
48ADomesticate, as an animalTAME
52ARun-___ (chance encounters)INS
53APoint of transition?CUSP
54ACitric ___ (chemical found in lemons and oranges)ACID
55A"___ the chips fall where they may"LET
56AChow ___ Fook (private jewellery conglomerate)TAI
57AWee bitTAD

Down

1DFemale sibling, fondlySIS
2DMiner's cartfulORE
3DRom-___ (popular film genre)COM
4DNew York ___, NBA team that has won 193 games in the playoffs over the course of their historyKNICKS
5DRow's partner on a spreadsheet, for shortCOL
6DPlatform for Siri and SafariIOS
7DThey haunt housesGHOSTS
8DLong-time boyfriend, sayBEAU
9DWhat a deodorant fightsODOR
10DPoses, as a queryASKS
15DTree-climbing primateAPE
18DPrince ___ Khan who was once married to Rita HayworthALY
20D"Stay ___!" ("Stick to your position!")PUT
21DSoft powder that's sprinkled after a showerTALC
22DUp the ___ (raise the stake)ANTE
23DPC modifier key you might hold down with your pinkieCTRL
24DWhat one confesses about during a confessionSIN
26DFaux ___ (fashion blunder)PAS
27DMonster in a magical forest, perhapsOGRE
28DPrefix with "sighted" to mean someone that cannot see far away objectsNEAR
29DTennis match divisionsSETS
31D"How gross!" cryICK
34DKesha's 2009 hit "___ Tok"TIK
35DFlea or fly, e.g.INSECT
36DKiss ___ (sports stadium feature)CAM
37DDog breed from the mountains of northern JapanAKITA
39DAladdin's prized possessionLAMP
40DRain with ice pellets, sayHAIL
41DFace problem that teens may faceACNE
42D180 degrees from EastWEST
46D___ Lipa who made her acting debut in "Barbie"DUA
47D"It's just ___ feared!": 2 wds.ASI
49D"That's gonna be a tough ___ to follow..."ACT
50DSing along to this ABBA hit: "Mamma ___, here I go again..."MIA
51DBaseball Hall of Famer RoushEDD
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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