Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 3, 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 3, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1ABag for potatoesSACK
5AEnvironment-lover's prefixECO
8A___ Diego, CaliforniaSAN
11AGreat Wall of China's continentASIA
12AGood buddyPAL
13AHumor that aptly rhymes with "dry"WRY
14AWhat a thumbs-up reaction meansOKAY
15A*Feathered flyer, and a clue to solve 21a, 35a, 46a, 57a, 8d, 34d, 45d and 55dBIRD
16A"Soul," in FrenchAME
17ADisney pirate's gruntARR
19AOne-cent coin, sayPENNY
21A*Quit cold ___ (suddenly and abruptly)TURKEY
24AChemist's suffix with "benz"ENE
25AKimono-binding tieOBI
26ACat claw sitePAW
28ALack of any difficultyEASE
32ADoctor's ultrasound gooGEL
33AUnimagined roadblockSNAG
35A*Lame ___ (unsuccessful endeavor)DUCK
36ACookie in many dessertsOREO
38A___-A-Fella Records, Jay-Z's former record labelROC
40ABusboy's cleaning clothRAG
41AEwe's beauRAM
44AAward for the film "CODA" or "Nomadland"OSCAR
46A*___-eyed (extra observant)EAGLE
48ARespectful military addressSIR
49AChristmas workshop employeeELF
50AGet checkmatedLOSE
52ASolemn promiseOATH
56A"Mrs," in Paris, for shortMME
57A*Night ___ (not an early sleeper?)OWL
58AApplied, as make-upWORE
59AKin of "Bam!"POW
60AGeneral in a Chinese chicken dishTSO
61ATanning lotion targetSKIN

Down

1DBrazil's ___ PauloSAO
2DMake an inquiryASK
3DOrganization with secret agents: Abbr.CIA
4DPalindromic whitewater boatKAYAK
5DLife-saving prefix with "Pen"EPI
6D___ diem ("Seize the day!")CARPE
7DLike days of the pastOLDEN
8D*___ song (final performance before retirement)SWAN
9DSwiss ___ knifeARMY
10DBill ___ the Science Guy, educational TV personalityNYE
15DAdams who sang "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"BRYAN
18DWeightlifter's units, brieflyREPS
20D"You ___ to calm down"NEED
21DLike food ordered at a drive-thru: Hyph.TOGO
22DRide-for-hire appUBER
23DHeat, as someone else's emotionsRILE
27D___ of words (argument)WAR
29DSurrounding glow that's not always obviousAURA
30D"The Lion King" villainSCAR
31DCardiology test: Abbr.EKG
34D*Wild ___ chase (fruitless pursuit)GOOSE
37DThe "O" of ILO, brieflyORG
39D"___: Miami" (forensics drama franchise): Abbr.CSI
42DDistribute, as duties amongst a groupALLOT
43DImitates a cat, sayMEOWS
45D*___ feet (wrinkles near one's eyes)CROWS
46DFurry red MuppetELMO
47D"___ Good Men" (1992 Tom Cruise film): 2 wds.AFEW
49DNapoleon's title, for shortEMP
51D___-mo replaySLO
53DNASA's "Ready for takeoff!": Hyph.AOK
54DFirst "T" in TNTTRI
55D*___ party (girl's night out)HEN
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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