Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 17, 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 17, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid32 across · 35 down
1A
2P
3T
4D
5A
6M
7D
8O
9H
10B
A
H
11O
L
E
12U
N
I
13O
R
R
14H
O
N
15C
O
S
T
16U
S
E
17S
A
T
U
18R
N
19T
E
E
20T
H
21I
N
22L
23A
24W
25H
Y
26B
27R
28I
D
29E
V
A
30T
31H
32E
Y
33O
U
R
34J
O
E
Y
35S
U
N
36A
N
K
37L
E
38P
E
T
39T
40Y
41A
D
42A
43M
44I
R
45A
46M
I
N
O
47R
48T
49E
50L
E
S
C
51O
52P
E
53G
O
O
54R
O
A
R
55I
R
E
56E
N
S
57Y
E
P
58D
E
W
59R
S
A

Clues & Answers

Across

1AFitting, as a replyAPT
4ABeaver's structureDAM
7APlay-___ (crafting clay)DOH
10A"___, humbug!"BAH
11A"Bravo!" at a Spanish soccer gameOLE
12APrefix with "corn" or "verse"UNI
13AIce hockey legend BobbyORR
14ASweetheart, informallyHON
15A"How much does it ___?" ("What's the price?")COST
16A"___ the Force, Luke"USE
17APlanet with seven rings observed by Galileo Galilei using 48aSATURN
19ACanines, molars, and incisors, e.g.TEETH
21ARelative via marriage, say: Hyph.INLAW
25ALike a car that uses both gas and electricityHYBRID
29AActress ___ Mendes of "Hitch"EVA
30A"___ went that-a-way officers!"THEY
33A"Days of ___ Lives" (NBC soap opera)OUR
34AMatt LeBlanc's role in "Friends"JOEY
35ASolar system's "ball of fire," found to have dark spots by Galileo GalileiSUN
36ALeg bracelet's siteANKLE
38ATom ___ and the Heartbreakers (rock band)PETTY
41AActor ___ Sandler of "Hustle"ADAM
44ASavings plan lettersIRA
46AOpposite of "major"MINOR
48AOptical instrument used by Galileo Galilei for many of his scientific observations of 17a, 35a, 24d, and 43dTELESCOPE
53AMoo ___ gai pan (chicken dish)GOO
54ALion's warningROAR
55AFurious feelingIRE
56AJunior rank in the U.S. Navy: Abbr.ENS
57A"Sure," informallyYEP
58AMountain ___ (soft drink)DEW
59ACape Town's country: Abbr.RSA

Down

1DOut and ___ (getting back to normal life)ABOUT
2DBreak down grammatically (anagram of "spare")PARSE
3DDozen divided by fourTHREE
4DCapital of QatarDOHA
5D"I've already got ___ on my plate" ("I'm so busy!"): 2 wds.ALOT
6DFood card in a restaurantMENU
7DKey & Peele, for oneDUO
8DSlip-___ (casual shoes)ONS
9DSmash ___ (chart-topping song)HIT
15D"Anderson Cooper 360" channel: Abbr.CNN
17D"Once bitten, twice ___"SHY
18DGet ___ of (dump)RID
20D"Love ___ neighbor"THY
22D"Inception" actor DiCaprio, fondlyLEO
23D"___ Maria" (hymn)AVE
24DMilky ___, Earth's galaxy that Galileo Galilei deduced was packed with starsWAY
26DAmazonian snake that can take your breath away?BOA
27DForrest Gump eventRUN
28DGet on the nerves ofIRK
30DBaker's measure, for shortTSP
31DShade or tintHUE
32DSinus specialist: Abbr.ENT
34D"Star Wars: The Last ___" (2017 film)JEDI
37DFlimsy, as an excuseLAME
39DWedding cake layerTIER
40D12-month periods, for shortYRS
42D___ management (way to control rage)ANGER
43DJupiter's ___, natural satellites observed by Galileo Galilei using 47aMOONS
45DWord with "hydrochloric" or "sulphuric"ACID
47DSanta ___, CaliforniaROSA
48D"Give it a shot!"TRY
49DFair hiring initialsEOE
50DComfy spot for a housecat, maybeLAP
51DMiner's cartfulORE
52DChurch benchPEW
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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