Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 23, 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 23, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASkin breakout for an adolescentACNE
5ASunrise directionEAST
9ALong ___ of the lawARM
12ALatte frothFOAM
13A"Jane the Virgin" actress RodriguezGINA
14A"Skip to my ___, my darlin'..."LOU
15A"Song of Solomon" author ___ MorrisonTONI
16ASnatch forciblyGRAB
17ACereal grain in muesliOAT
18A___ Springs, CaliforniaPALM
20AFirst name for both, actor Downey Jr. and his character Merivel from the movie "Restoration"ROBERT
22ATuber that rhymes with "ham"YAM
24ABritish restroomLOO
25AThird month, for shortMAR
28AFabric flawRIP
30AMuscat's countryOMAN
34A"And now, without further ___..."ADO
35AFirst name for both, actress Holmes and her character Burke from the movie "Abandon"KATIE
38AFixed payment of a loan: Abbr.EMI
39AFirst name for both, actor Nicholson and his character Torrance from the movie "The Shining"JACK
41A"___ takers?"ANY
42ABodybuilder's iron-pumping place, for shortGYM
43ATexter's "I'm astonished!": Abbr.OMG
46A___ vu (familiar feeling)DEJA
48AFirst name for both, actor Day-Lewis and his character Plainview from the movie "There Will Be Blood"DANIEL
51A"___ as directed" (instructions on medicine)USE
52ANew York's Madison ___, for shortAVE
53ANBA team from BrooklynNETS
55AFrom ___ to richesRAGS
59ASuit accessory with a clip or a pinTIE
60AFirst name for both, actor Rockwell and his character Bell from the movie "Moon"SAM
61A___ Seacrest, host of "American Idol"RYAN
62ARecipe verbADD
63ANickname for a young Darth VaderANI
64ATALK LIKE THISYELL

Down

1DOpposite of "fore," on a boatAFT
2DPoultry enclosureCOOP
3DGrandmother, affectionatelyNANA
4DFirst name for both, actress Blunt and her character Charlton from the movie "The Devil Wears Prada"EMILY
5DBreakfast staple with yolkEGG
6DScuba diver's tank fillerAIR
7DDog's angry growl (rhymes with "gnarl")SNARL
8DSocially forbidden, sayTABOO
9DSoothing additive in some tissues and skin creamALOE
10DBig cat's deafening cryROAR
11DMixed-breed dogMUTT
19DFacebook co-founder ZuckerbergMARK
21DAudience's disapproving cryBOO
23DActress Farrow from "Peyton Place"MIA
25DCaptain's superior, for shortMAJ
26D___ Lovelace, computing pioneerADA
27D___ Nation, Jay-Z's entertainment agencyROC
29DEducation support group with moms and dads: Abbr.PTA
31D___ Millions LotteryMEGA
32DFirst name for both, actress Schumer and her character Townsend from the movie "Trainwreck"AMY
33DMatchstick-removing gameNIM
36D___ Valley Civilization (ancient South Asian civilization)INDUS
37DWhat your sunglasses protectEYES
40DShowy pond fishKOI
44DHigh-IQ society with a Mind Games competitionMENSA
45DCollect with difficulty (rhymes with "clean")GLEAN
47DFirst name for both, actor Lewis and his character Langford from the movie "The King of Comedy"JERRY
48DComputer input, perhapsDATA
49DLike devoted fansAVID
50D___-to-know basisNEED
54D"I didn't want to know that!" over text: Abbr.TMI
56D"Yes, sir," at seaAYE
57DGirl, informallyGAL
58DLate-night sketch comedy show: Abbr.SNL
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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