Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 27, 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 27, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid32 across · 35 down
1W
2E
3S
4L
5A
6B
7P
8O
9D
10E
A
T
11I
K
E
12A
13I
F
S
14B
R
U
15N
16O
M
A
R
S
17N
F
L
18E
B
B
19T
I
20C
K
21L
22O
23R
D
E
24S
H
A
H
25A
H
A
26Y
27E
T
28U
29N
30U
31M
32S
I
N
33K
34L
A
35D
36Y
G
A
G
A
37S
O
D
A
38B
R
I
E
39W
H
Y
40T
41O
E
42D
A
43D
44B
45O
Y
D
46R
I
47C
48C
49I
50B
O
A
51E
52L
53T
54O
N
J
O
H
N
55A
N
T
56S
E
E
N
57O
L
A
F
58D
O
H
59T
A
O
60N
E
R
O

Clues & Answers

Across

1ADirector ___ Craven of "The People Under the Stairs"WES
4A___ coat (attire for a scientist)LAB
7APea holderPOD
10ABreak a fastEAT
11ASwedish furniture giantIKEA
13A"No ___, ands, or buts!"IFS
14AStage name for the "Uptown Funk" singer whose real name is Peter Gene Hernandez: 2 wds.BRUNOMARS
17ADenver Broncos' organization: Abbr.NFL
18AFlow back, as the tideEBB
19AClock soundTICK
21AStage name for the "Royals" singer whose real name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'ConnorLORDE
24AFamous Bollywood actor ___ Rukh KhanSHAH
25A"Caught you!"AHA
26A"Are we there ___?"YET
28A"E pluribus ___" (U.S. motto)UNUM
32ASpot for dirty dishesSINK
34AStage name for the "Poker Face" singer whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta: 2 wds.LADYGAGA
37AScotch and ___ (bar order)SODA
38A___ Larson, Oscar-winning "Room" actressBRIE
39AExistential question starter, maybeWHY
40ATip of a stockingTOE
42AFather, affectionatelyDAD
44AActor ___ Holbrook of "The Sandman"BOYD
46A"The Addams Family" actress Christina ___RICCI
50ASnake that's in the constriction businessBOA
51AStage name for the "Tiny Dancer" singer who was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight: 2 wds.ELTONJOHN
55AColony insect with a QueenANT
56ASpotted by someone, saySEEN
57ACount ___ (Lemony Snicket villain)OLAF
58AHomer's cry with a head slapDOH
59AChinese "way" of lifeTAO
60A___ Wolfe, Rex Stout's armchair detectiveNERO

Down

1DTrap spun by a spiderWEB
2DCochlea's organEAR
3DLetter trio after "R" that's a guy's nameSTU
4DArm or leg, for oneLIMB
5DEminem, ___ Marshall Bruce Mathers III (alias letters)AKA
6DSleeping spot on a train that sounds like "birth"BERTH
7DStage name for the "What About Us" singer whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore HartPINK
8DLight switch positionOFF
9DHigh-speed Internet access option: Abbr.DSL
12DKazakhstan's continentASIA
15DNancy Drew's boyfriendNED
16DCarry out ordersOBEY
20DDrink really quickly, as beerCHUG
21DGlasgow girlLASS
22DCincinnati's stateOHIO
23DSouth African currencyRAND
24DBook reviewer's rating unitSTAR
27DHamburg's riverELBE
29DSlangy denialNAW
30DWord of disgustUGH
31DMemorial Day monthMAY
33D___ Perry, stage name for the "Dark Horse" singer whose real name is Katheryn Elizabeth HudsonKATY
35D"What ___ you expect?"DID
36DDeeply desire, with "for"YEARN
41DTributes in verseODES
43DKind of mustard named for a French cityDIJON
44DStage name for the lead vocalist for U2 whose real name is Paul David HewsonBONO
45DCourtroom promiseOATH
47DActor ___ Sprouse of "Riverdale"COLE
48DBlacken on a grillCHAR
49DThe "I" in TMI, for shortINFO
50DBig ___ Wolf, fairy tale villainBAD
52D"Live and ___ live"LET
53DSpill the ___ (gossip)TEA
54DMusician and songwriter YokoONO
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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