Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — January 31, 2024 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated January 31, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid34 across · 34 down
1C
2A
3N
4O
5W
6E
7S
8S
9O
10M
11E
12H
U
E
13C
O
P
E
14E
V
A
N
15I
R
S
16E
R
I
C
17D
E
C
O
18A
T
19L
A
S
20W
A
R
S
21I
N
T
22T
O
N
23E
24E
25L
S
26H
E
R
27I
28D
29S
30G
R
E
A
31T
32Y
T
D
33D
E
A
34G
E
T
35A
36R
M
37S
E
W
N
38V
A
N
39I
40T
Y
41B
42L
E
W
43G
E
N
44I
45U
46S
47F
48L
O
O
R
49O
L
D
50S
P
Y
51B
I
S
O
N
52P
O
D
53E
O
N
54I
N
S
T
55S
O
Y
56E
N
C

Clues & Answers

Across

1AContainer for Coke or PepsiCAN
4AHas debts to pay off, sayOWES
8AA few, but not allSOME
12AShade of color, like coralHUE
13ADeal with difficultyCOPE
14ASteve Carell's "___ Almighty"EVAN
15ATax-collecting agency: Abbr.IRS
16A___ Clapton, singer of "Layla"ERIC
17AArt ___ (retro architectural style)DECO
18ABook of mapsATLAS
20A"Cupcake ___," baking reality show on Food Network where the participants are tasked with baking professional style cupcakesWARS
21AIt's earned from a bank account, for shortINT
22AHippopotamus weight unitTON
23ASlithering, skinny swimmers?EELS
26A"___ Ladyship"HER
27AWhat bouncers check at a club entrance: Abbr.IDS
30A"The ___ British Bake Off," baking competition on Channel 4 where amateur bakers compete against one anotherGREAT
32ASince January 1, in finance: Abbr.YTD
33A"Narcos" agency: Abbr.DEA
34A"You just don't ___ it, do you?"GET
35ABody part that may be in a slingARM
37AFastened with stitchesSEWN
38A___ Fair, popular culture and fashion magazineVANITY
41AMade a wish, on a birthday cakeBLEW
43A"Sweet ___," reality show on Food Network in which a pro pastry chef challenges four chefs to prepare sweets with uncommon ingredientsGENIUS
47AIt may be carpeted or woodenFLOOR
49AFor ___ times' sakeOLD
50ASecretive intelligence operativeSPY
51AAmerican buffaloBISON
52ASchool of whalesPOD
53AImmeasurably long stretch of timeEON
54AThe "I" of MIT, for shortINST
55A___ sauce (Manchurian topper)SOY
56ALetter insert: Abbr.ENC

Down

1DTai ___ (martial art with slow, intentional movements)CHI
2DUnexplainable magnetism of a personAURA
3DTree house built by a birdNEST
4DAtlantic or Pacific, e.g.OCEAN
5D"___ Bakers in America," reality show on Food Network in which professional bakers mentor bakers with no prior experienceWORST
6DPrefix with "Pen" or "tome"EPI
7DOne of 60 in a minute, for shortSEC
8DTypical four-door family carSEDAN
9D"Roger that, ___ and out!"OVER
10DComputers at an Apple StoreMACS
11DComposer Brian of "Music for Airports"ENO
19DLeonardo da Vinci's "Mona ___"LISA
20DOrdered combination of lettersWORD
22DVietnamese New Year, celebrated on the first day of the Lunar calendarTET
23DYolk's placeEGG
24DPoetic palindrome that means "before"ERE
25D"Live and ___ live"LET
26DChurch songHYMN
27DSuffix with "cyan" for a very poisonous chemical compoundIDE
28DDrops on grass, at daybreakDEW
29D___ Francisco PeninsulaSAN
31DPlace to grab an ale fromTAVERN
36DIsn't ripe, sayRAW
37D"Antonym" antonym, for shortSYN
39DArctic house that's very coolIGLOO
40DHuggable toy bearTEDDY
41D"Cake ___," reality baking show which follows Carlo's Bake Shop's day-to-day operationsBOSS
42DRobber's haulLOOT
44D"___ what you did there!": 2 wds.ISEE
45DFollower of "once," in many a fairy taleUPON
46DIn ___ (harmonious)SYNC
47DJ. Edgar Hoover's organization: Abbr.FBI
48D___-Manuel Miranda who created the soundtracks for "Moana" and "Encanto"LIN
49DCovert ___ (secret missions, for short)OPS
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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