Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 21, 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 21, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1ACasual top worn during a workoutTEE
4A___-a-cake (children's rhyme)PAT
7AMud wrap spotSPA
10AIrritate or annoy (rhymes with "flex")VEX
11AWords before "carte," on a menu: 2 wds.ALA
12AFeathered pub missileDART
13ABosnian or Serbian, for shortSLAV
15ACompost holderBIN
16AMemorial column, for short (anagram of "tibo")OBIT
17ADog's keen senseSMELL
19A___ Williams, American professional tennis player with 4 gold medals at the OlympicsSERENA
21ACommon lunch hourNOON
23AFruit-filled pastryTART
24AFacebook ___ (community)GROUP
27AJoan of ___ARC
29AFeels sick, sayAILS
30AReginald ___, British former tennis player with 3 gold and 1 bronze medal at the OlympicsDOHERTY
35AGroup of whales, sayPOD
36AMinor squabbleSPAT
38AToothpaste containerTUBE
39AAmigo or friendPAL
40A"Country Again" singer Thomas ___RHETT
41AAndy ___, British professional tennis player with 2 gold and 1 silver medal at the OlympicsMURRAY
45ANintendo's movement-sensing game consoleWII
46AAuthor ___ de Botton who wrote "Essays in Love" (anagram of "nalai")ALAIN
47A___ van Gogh, famous Dutch painter of "The Starry Night"VINCENT
51AHorse rider's strapREIN
52AExpensive Super Bowl commercials, for shortADS
53A"Not a moment ___ soon!"TOO
54AKyoto cashYEN
55AChristopher ___, actor who played Count Dooku and SarumanLEE
56AJustin Timberlake's song "___ Me a River"CRY

Down

1DEntertainment boxes controlled by remotes: Abbr.TVS
2DWriggly, electric fishesEELS
3DMidterm or final, for oneEXAM
4D___ Picasso, renowned artistPABLO
5D"___ Baba and the Forty Thieves"ALI
6DSoaks up some sun on the beach, sayTANS
7D___-toothed tiger (extinct animal)SABER
8DFloral-___ dress (floral design)PRINT
9D"___ girl!" (encouraging expression)ATTA
12DNickelodeon's little explorerDORA
14D___ Williams, American professional tennis player with 4 gold and 1 silver medal at the OlympicsVENUS
18DSwiftly cut, as a branchLOP
20DCarve into stoneETCH
22DRafael ___, Spanish professional tennis player with 2 gold medals at the OlympicsNADAL
24D___ year (academic break)GAP
25D___ Grande, Texas border riverRIO
26D"Something ___, something new..." (traditional wedding rhyme)OLD
28DGo bad, as foodROT
31DWork ___, belief that work is good (anagram of "theic")ETHIC
32DFeel remorse aboutRUE
33DPalindromic hashtag for a nostalgia-inducing trend: Abbr.TBT
34D"So near ___ so far"YET
36DAttention ___ (period of focus)SPAN
37DSettle a bill, sayPAY
40DMouthwash instructionRINSE
41DLittle lamb owner, in a nursery rhymeMARY
42DPeter Fonda's beekeeper roleULEE
43DReason to open an umbrellaRAIN
44D___ Tin Tin (movie dog)RIN
45DThe second "W" in WWWWIDE
47DActor Kilmer of "Top Gun: Maverick"VAL
48D"There's so many more things to list," for shortETC
49DNeither's partnerNOR
50DMattel creationTOY
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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