Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 25, 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 25, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid31 across · 35 down
1A
2B
3L
4E
5J
6O
7N
8F
9E
10W
11B
R
I
M
12E
V
A
13L
A
M
E
14S
A
T
U
15R
D
A
Y
16A
C
I
D
17O
I
L
18F
U
E
L
19C
20I
21V
22I
L
23A
I
D
24O
M
E
L
E
25T
26G
R
E
27A
28S
29E
30L
I
N
K
31R
32Y
E
33K
I
D
34A
N
D
35C
E
O
36T
I
L
E
37P
H
E
N
38O
39M
E
N
O
N
40C
41L
U
E
42P
A
R
43W
O
O
L
F
44P
R
I
M
45A
46R
47Y
48P
R
O
P
49J
A
N
50W
O
E
51M
E
T
52S
H
E
53E
W
W

Clues & Answers

Across

1AUp to the task, sayABLE
5A___ Snow, "Game of Thrones" characterJON
8A___ and far betweenFEW
11AFilled to the ___ (at maximum capacity)BRIM
12ASister of Zsa Zsa and Magda GaborEVA
13ASilly, as an excuseLAME
14A"___ Night Fever," 1977 dance drama film starring John Travolta, for which he was nominated for an Academy AwardSATURDAY
16AThe "A" in DNAACID
17AAir fryer's lack, relativelyOIL
18AGas, for a carFUEL
19A"Captain America: ___ War" (2016 film)CIVIL
23AFinancial supportAID
24AEggy breakfast dishOMELET
26A1978 musical film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as high school studentsGREASE
30AWeakest ___ in the chainLINK
31ADark bread used for a tuna melt, maybeRYE
33AGoat's little oneKID
34A"Rick ___ Morty" (animated sci-fi sitcom)AND
35ABig decision maker at a corporation: Abbr.CEO
36AMahjong pieceTILE
37A1996 fantasy film starring John Travolta as a man who gains telekinetic powersPHENOMENON
40AStray hair on a carpet, to a detectiveCLUE
42AStandard score on a golf coursePAR
43A"Mrs Dalloway" author Virginia ___WOOLF
44A"___ Colors," 1998 comedy-drama film starring John Travolta that was based on Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaignPRIMARY
48APistol in a stage play, e.g.PROP
49ANew Year month, for shortJAN
50ADeep misfortuneWOE
51ACrossed paths withMET
52A"___ Wolf" (Shakira hit)SHE
53A"That's so disgusting!"EWW

Down

1DSit-up muscles, for shortABS
2DOne piece of a two-pieceBRA
3DIlluminated, as a roomLIT
4DFlightless bird with a powerful kickEMU
5DUser of "the Force," in "Star Wars"JEDI
6DWest Wing office shapeOVAL
7DAye's oppositeNAY
8D"___/Off," 1997 sci-fi film starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage that was nominated for an Academy AwardFACE
9DDisney's "___ and the Detectives"EMIL
10DGet hitchedWED
13DMagna cum ___ (degree distinction)LAUDE
15DCasting director's offerROLE
18DConifer variety popular during ChristmasFIR
19DBubbly brown drinkCOLA
20D"Sign me up!": 2 wds.IMIN
21DSell on the streetVEND
22DOf that ___ (kind or type)ILK
23DQueens of the Stone ___ (rock band)AGE
25DBeech or banyan, e.g.TREE
27DOf similar character, sayAKIN
28DGrain storage site at a farmSILO
29DBiblical gardenEDEN
32D"Over there," to a poetYON
35DGordon Ramsay or Wolfgang Puck, e.g.CHEF
36DShort-___ memoryTERM
37D"___ Fiction," 1994 crime film starring John Travolta, for which he was nominated for an Academy AwardPULP
38D"Queen of All Media" WinfreyOPRAH
39D___ Coon (cat breed)MAINE
40DCenter of the EarthCORE
41DPirate's stolen goodsLOOT
43DTypist's speed statistic: Abbr.WPM
44DComfy nightwear, for shortPJS
45DLeave dumbstruckAWE
46DPropel, as a boatROW
47DElastic archery bow woodYEW
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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