Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — January 9, 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 9, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid32 across · 34 down
1B
2Y
3E
4L
5O
6O
7P
8R
9O
10B
O
R
11E
12E
A
R
13S
14Y
A
Y
15Q
U
I
D
16D
I
T
C
H
17R
Y
E
18R
E
N
O
19S
A
U
20N
A
21A
R
22C
23T
I
M
24E
25R
26W
27A
28L
29M
O
30S
31S
32T
I
L
E
33A
L
E
34P
E
T
35D
I
P
36S
T
A
37G
38S
39M
U
40M
41P
O
D
R
A
42C
I
N
G
43A
T
E
44M
45O
46B
47Y
48W
49H
50A
T
51L
52C
53D
54N
A
A
55N
56G
A
M
E
57E
G
O
58E
L
L
E
59T
H
Y
60B
I
N
61S
L
E
D

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"See ya!"BYE
4ABrit's restroom, informallyLOO
7ANo longer an amateur, for shortPRO
10ADull or uninteresting person, sayBORE
12AFloppy parts for a dog, oftenEARS
14A"Hurrah!"YAY
15AFictional sport in the "Harry Potter" series which is played on flying broomsticksQUIDDITCH
17ASeeded bread choice at a bakery, maybeRYE
18ALas Vegas' counterpart in NevadaRENO
19ASteam-filled roomSAUNA
21AFree throw path?ARC
23AMicrowave feature that tells you when the food is readyTIMER
26A___-Mart Stores, Inc. (former name)WAL
29AKate ___, British supermodelMOSS
32ABathroom floor pieceTILE
33AMicrobrewery servingALE
34A"___ Sematary" (Stephen King novel)PET
35ASalsa or ranch, e.g.DIP
36A"Wild" bachelors?STAGS
39AKeep ___ (stay silent)MUM
41AFictional sport in "Star Wars" that is a contest of speed between small one-man spacecraftPODRACING
43AGobbled upATE
44A"___-Dick" (Herman Melville novel)MOBY
48APartner of who, when, where, and whyWHAT
51APC monitor type: Abbr.LCD
54ABread with chicken tikka, perhapsNAAN
56ASquid ___, titular fictionalized sport in the final episode of a popular Emmy-winning South Korean Netflix seriesGAME
57AFreudian concept of selfEGO
58APalindromic Parisian fashion magazineELLE
59AOld possessive?THY
60AContainer for recyclable itemsBIN
61AWinter sliderSLED

Down

1DFourth of July cookout, for shortBBQ
2D"It's ___ lucky day!" (what a salesman may tell you?)YOUR
3DScary-sounding Great LakeERIE
4DHawaiian floral garland that may have hibiscusesLEI
5DBreakfast grains that may be rolledOATS
6DAnother name for a killer whaleORCA
7DClose-quarters fictional sport played in "Battlestar Galactica," with teams like Picon Panthers and Tauron BullsPYRAMID
8D___ of hope (an optimist clings on to this)RAY
9D"Listen up," in SpanishOYE
11DWoman's name that's an anagram of "Dane"EDNA
13DOpen and ___ case (easily solved)SHUT
16DCampus quarters, for shortDORM
20D___-picking (fault finding)NIT
22DCriminal catcher, informallyCOP
24DPeyton Manning's younger brotherELI
25DGym set unit, for shortREP
26DWinged stinger with a paper nestWASP
27DVoice below sopranoALTO
28DStarring role, in a movieLEAD
30DPenultimate round in a tournament, for shortSEMI
31DLeave speechlessSTUN
37DShred, as some parmesanGRATE
38DRelaxed on a sofaSAT
40DFilm studio with a big cat as its mascot: Abbr.MGM
42DRed carpet regular, for shortCELEB
45DSmall billsONES
46DTap ___, fictional sport featured on "The Simpsons" that was invented by HomerBALL
47DNew Haven Ivy League school with over 60 Nobel laureatesYALE
48DNumber on a scale, for shortWGT
49D"Told ya!"HAH
50D___ Schumer who acted in "Trainwreck"AMY
52DSpecial effects in Marvel Cinematic Universe films: Abbr.CGI
53DMafia bossDON
55DActor Beatty of "Shooter"NED
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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