Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — June 19, 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 June 19, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1AEmulate a movie star, sayACT
4A"That's amazing!"WOW
7ASis's childhood playmate, for shortBRO
10AHand washing needSOAP
12A"Come again?"HUH
13AAlley-___ (NBA play)OOP
14A"I ___ you're happy!" (sarcastic comment, often)HOPE
15A"Bearded" purple flowerIRIS
17ADrunkard or boozer, saySOT
18A"C'___ la vie!"EST
20A___ Berry, "My Ding-A-Ling" African-American singer who is lovingly called the "Father of Rock 'n' Roll"CHUCK
22ASuffix with "water" for a juicy fruitMELON
24A"___ a real nowhere man..." (Beatles' lyrics)HES
25A___ Minella, monkey MuppetSAL
26ACurrency in Japanese anime?YEN
28ANile viperASP
31AThe "K" in kHzKILO
33A"Oh ___?" ("Wanna bet?")YEAH
36AHula dancer's flowery neckwearLEI
38AActor ___ Cumming of "Spy Kids"ALAN
39A___ Kirk Christiansen, founder of The Lego GroupOLE
40A"Without further ___..."ADO
41A___ Lung ("Kung Fu Panda" villain)TAI
44A___ Gaye, "What's Going On" African-American singer who is lovingly called the "Prince of Motown"MARVIN
46AJames ___, "Cold Sweat" African-American singer who is lovingly called the "Godfather of Soul"BROWN
48APoem of homageODE
49A"I spoke ___ soon"TOO
50A"No returns, no warranties," on a price tag: 2 wds.ASIS
52ASuddenly take, sayGRAB
56A___ Marley, "Sun Is Shining" Jamaican singer who is lovingly called the "King of Reggae"BOB
57A___-a-car (temporarily hired car)RENT
58AEthereal glowAURA
59AFilled up on foodATE
60AList-lessening lettersETC
61APrincess ___, Luke Skywalker's sisterLEIA

Down

1DCampfire remnantASH
2DPigeon's soundCOO
3DGentle touch that means "Excuse me!"TAP
4D___ Houston, "How Will I Know" African-American singer who is lovingly called "The Voice"WHITNEY
5DOne of ___ own (belonging to us)OUR
6DEvery ___ way (in all directions)WHICH
7DCinnamon-colored pear (anagram of "cobs")BOSC
8DChess piece also called "castle"ROOK
9D___ out (withdraw)OPT
11DBanana part that's discardedPEEL
16D"Murder, ___ Wrote" (crime drama series)SHE
19DSushi sauce sourceSOY
21DConnecticut's country: Abbr.USA
22DPostal deliveryMAIL
23D___ Fitzgerald, "Mack The Knife" African-American singer who is lovingly called the "Queen of Jazz"ELLA
25DMusical relative of reggae and rocksteadySKA
27DPrefix with "natal" or "cortex"NEO
29DPole or Czech, e.g.SLAV
30DMani-___ (spa treatment, informally)PEDI
32D"The police are ___ us, run!"ONTO
34D"I'm ___ ready!" ("Five more minutes!")ALMOST
35DHat's placeHEAD
37DCharged particle in a particle acceleratorION
42DWell-informed and in the loopAWARE
43DMap within a map, sayINSET
45DRoyal-sounding, like the nicknames of 44a, 56a, and 23dREGAL
46DItaly's shapeBOOT
47DPost-shower wrapROBE
49D"Schedule uncertain" lettersTBA
51D"Monsters, ___," Pixar film with the song "If I Didn't Have You"INC
53DPainfully regretRUE
54DPop music's Grande, lovinglyARI
55DWhat "ewe" said?BAA
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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