Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 16, 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 February 16, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

69 clues13×13 grid35 across · 34 down
1S
2P
3O
4T
5G
6O
7B
8D
9A
10B
11A
L
D
O
12A
F
L
13E
U
R
14W
O
O
D
15S
T
A
16G
17A
R
A
18T
R
A
19M
20M
U
21R
R
A
Y
22Y
A
23M
24E
Y
E
25C
26U
27B
28S
O
29B
30C
31L
32U
33B
34A
S
A
35S
P
A
36D
37E
38A
N
O
39P
A
R
40K
41N
O
D
42D
A
D
43I
44N
45K
46U
G
47L
Y
48N
49E
50W
T
O
N
51G
E
O
52O
N
A
53M
E
54A
L
55P
56A
57U
58L
59P
I
N
60A
N
A
61A
N
Y
62E
D
T
63D
I
S
64H
O
E

Clues & Answers

Across

1ADalmatian featureSPOT
5AGooey lump, sayGOB
8AUse a beauty blenderDAB
11AActor ___ Ray of "The Green Berets" or "Battle Cry"ALDO
12A___-CIO (federation of unions)AFL
13AGermany's continent, for shortEUR
14ACarpenter's raw materialWOOD
15AMale deerSTAG
17APalindromic constellation also called "The Altar"ARA
18ADisney World transportTRAM
20ABill ___, "Groundhog Day" actor who portrays Krylar in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania"MURRAY
22AStarchy Thanksgiving tuberYAM
24AHurricane centerEYE
25ABaby lionCUB
28A___ story (pitiful story)SOB
30A"Fight ___," movie starring Edward Norton and Brad PittCLUB
34ACute ___ button: 2 wds.ASA
35AGarden shovelSPADE
38A"It's ___-brainer!": 2 wds.ANO
39ARandall ___, "Always Be My Maybe" actor who portrays Jimmy Woo in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania"PARK
41AHead bob that means "yes"NOD
42ADenzel Washington, to John David WashingtonDAD
43AWriter's fluidINK
46A"The ___ Duckling" (Hans Christian Andersen tale)UGLY
48AKathryn ___, "Big Little Lies" actress who portrays Cassie Lang in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania"NEWTON
51APrefix with "political" and "science"GEO
52A"Based ___ true story": 2 wds.ONA
53AHappy ___ (McDonald's offering)MEAL
55A___ Rudd, "I Love You, Man" actor who portrays Scott Lang in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania"PAUL
59AATM access code: Abbr.PIN
60AActress ___ de Armas of "Blonde"ANA
61A"...have you ___ wool?"ANY
62AN.Y.C. summer clock setting: Abbr.EDT
63APrefix with "honest" or "respectful"DIS
64ATool for tilling soilHOE

Down

1D"He came, he ___, he conquered"SAW
2D"The ___ thickens!" (words at a movie, maybe)PLOT
3DFoul smellODOR
4DDay between yesterday and tomorrowTODAY
5DNeither solid nor liquidGAS
6D"Frequently," to a poetOFT
7DPoint a finger at (aptly rhymes with "shame")BLAME
8D"My ___ readers..." (storybook opener, perhaps)DEAR
9DMystical glowAURA
10DDonkey's soundBRAY
16D"Family ___" (animated sitcom)GUY
19D___ media (media, collectively)MASS
21DCamera button for capturing a video, for shortREC
23DJanitor's toolMOP
25DGas tank coverCAP
26DHollywood's nation: Abbr.USA
27DHappy hour placeBAR
29DRay-___ (sunglasses brand)BAN
31D___ Gaga, "Shallow" singerLADY
32D"A" in SpanishUNA
33DPhysique, slangilyBOD
36DMichael ___, "Basic Instinct" actor who portrays Dr. Hank Pym in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania"DOUGLAS
37DOn a razor's ___ (precarious situation)EDGE
40DPress ___ (media packet)KIT
44D___ de plume (pen name)NOM
45DMassage, as doughKNEAD
47DChop off, as a branchLOP
48DSlangy "no"NOPE
49DAuthor ___ Blyton of "The Famous Five"ENID
50D"I ___ you to be my Valentine..."WANT
54DSinger DiFranco of "32 Flavors"ANI
56D"Say ___" (dentist's request)AAH
57DGame with a "reverse" cardUNO
58DHarsh cleaning agentLYE
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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