Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — July 11, 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 July 11, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"Mother," to a tiny totMAMA
5AAbraham Lincoln's head topperHAT
8AJessica ___, "L.A.'s Finest" actressALBA
12A___ Collins who sang "One More Night"PHIL
13AWide-eyed feelingAWE
14APinot ___, grape variety for red wineNOIR
15ANaismith Memorial Basketball ___ of Fame, MassachusettsHALL
16ABasketball shot where the player forces the ball down through the basket after jumping up: 2 wds.SLAMDUNK
18ABud Light or Heineken, e.g.BEER
20AMonth before April, for shortMAR
21A___ Ming who was an 8x NBA All-StarYAO
23ACountry music star ___ UrbanKEITH
27ACatch, as a criminal in a sting operationNAB
30A___-point field goal, basketball shot made from beyond the arc surrounding the basketTHREE
33A"Old habits ___ hard"DIE
34AMovie that's an epic fail at the box office, sayFLOP
36ADo some yard workMOW
37A"___ for the best but prepare for the worst"HOPE
38ABasketball shot made using one hand, often by bouncing the ball off the backboardLAYUP
40ALike a movie about making moviesMETA
42ASlithery sushi fishEEL
44ASacha Baron Cohen character ___ GALI
46ABasketball penalty awarded after a foul: 2 wds.FREETHROW
49A"In memoriam" write-up, for shortOBIT
51A___ kick (football move)DROP
52A"___ call you later!"ILL
55AVelociraptor or Stegosaurus, for shortDINO
56ANat ___ Wild, wildlife and natural history channelGEO
57A___ Child, author of Jack Reacher novelsLEE
58AJohn ___ (unidentified man)DOE
59A"Aaahhhh, a mouse!"EEK
60ACall ___, phone record of calls made and receivedLOG

Down

1DSpeedometer lettersMPH
2D"Moby-Dick" captainAHAB
3DGo the extra ___ (put in extra effort)MILE
4D___-oop, offensive play in basketball where the scoring player catches the ball in mid-airALLEY
5D___-been (one who is no longer relevant)HAS
6DCobbler's pointy toolAWL
7DBrooklyn Nets or Milwaukee Bucks, e.g.TEAM
8D___ Agassi, Olympic tennis gold medalistANDRE
9DSinger ___ Reed of "Perfect Day"LOU
10DSpot for waste paperBIN
11DCritter couple's transport, in the BibleARK
17D"___ hay while the sun shines"MAKE
19DChinese calendar rodentRAT
22DGeorg Simon ___, physicist after whom the unit of resistance is namedOHM
24DNuptial words: 2 wds.IDO
25D___-in, basketball shot made from close rangeTIP
26D"Tee-___!" (giggle syllable)HEE
27DSports organization with Patriots and Panthers: Abbr.NFL
28DPie ___ mode: 2 wds.ALA
29DPeter Pan, permanentlyBOY
31D___-com (film genre)ROM
32DSheep milk sourceEWE
35D___ Rico, Caribbean island and U.S. territoryPUERTO
37DSaintly ring of lightHALO
39D___ Wee Reese, baseball playerPEE
41DWaterproof baseball field coveringTARP
43DPigeon's perch, perhapsLEDGE
45DDolly Parton's "___ Always Love You": 2 wds.IWILL
46DPenalty for jaywalkingFINE
47DLocation for a kid's house, perhapsTREE
48DBasketball shot where the player swings their arm with a sweeping motionHOOK
49DLike 23 and 25, but not 22 or 26ODD
50DPersonal story, for shortBIO
53D___ Tolstoy who wrote "War and Peace"LEO
54DBody part pulled by a joker?LEG
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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