Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — June 2, 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 2, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1AComic book collector, stereotypicallyNERD
5A___ moment (moment of sudden realization)AHA
8AEdible white crystals, on the dinner tableSALT
12ALeave out a detail, sayOMIT
13ALoot, as a bankROB
14AActor ___ Sy of "Jurassic World Dominion"OMAR
15AFeathered farmyard crowersROOSTERS
17A___ Rexha who sang "Me, Myself & I"BEBE
18ARowboat itemOAR
19ASixth ___ (intuition)SENSE
20A"You ain't ___ nothing yet!"SEEN
23A"Get ___ it!" ("Move on!")OVER
25A"The ___ of Charles Dexter Ward," 1943 novel by H.P. Lovecraft about an alleged wizardCASE
26ASnitch or squealRAT
27A"A chip ___ the old block"OFF
30A___ Skywalker (Darth Vader, formerly)ANAKIN
33A"The ___ over Innsmouth," 1936 novella by H.P. Lovecraft about a malign undersea civilizationSHADOW
35AEast Lansing school home to the "Spartans": Abbr.MSU
36ALetters on a tombstoneRIP
38AMade a false statementLIED
39ABear whose porridge was too coldMAMA
40AFrench for "soul"AME
41AOctet minus fiveTRIO
44AFiddle-playing Roman emperor (anagram of "Reno")NERO
46ANetflix competitor that streams "The Handmaid's Tale"HULU
47A"The Whisperer in ___," 1931 novella by H.P. Lovecraft about extraterrestrial fungoid creaturesDARKNESS
51A"___ no rush, take your time": 2 wds.IMIN
52A"Te ___" (Latin love confession)AMO
53ANickelodeon's "___ the Explorer"DORA
54ADrove too fastSPED
55AAdele's "Rumour ___ It"HAS
56AN.Y.C. winter clock setting: Abbr.EST

Down

1D"Neither here ___ there"NOR
2DAngst-ridden subgenre of rockEMO
3D___ de Janeiro, home to Maracana StadiumRIO
4DMovie audio technology company: Abbr.DTS
5DSan Francisco Bay ___, Berkeley's regionAREA
6D"The ___ at Red Hook," 1927 short story by H.P. Lovecraft about a sinister cultHORROR
7DMuscles you can crunch, for shortABS
8DNot intoxicatedSOBER
9DWord at the end of graceAMEN
10DPlaces for scientific experiments, for shortLABS
11DFir or oak, e.g.TREE
16D"Thanks a ___!"TON
19D___ MacFarlane of "Family Guy"SETH
20D___-serif (casual typeface)SANS
21DJacob's twin in the Book of GenesisESAU
22DCartoonish shriekEEK
24DMilitary hospitals for former soldiers: Abbr.VAS
25DVideo-recording device, for shortCAM
27DYellow-furred dog in "Garfield"ODIE
28D"Friend or ___?"FOE
29DOpposite of "backward," for shortFWD
31DSavings plan for one's golden years: Abbr.IRA
32DLogical matchsticks game (anagram of "min")NIM
34DBrown nut that is also a vegan milk sourceALMOND
37D___ Canal, Atlantic and Pacific Ocean-connecting canalPANAMA
39D"The ___," 1940 novella by H.P. Lovecraft about a headless ghost and subterranean civilizationMOUND
40D"Raiders of the Lost ___" (Indiana Jones film)ARK
41D"___ means war!" (fight-starting words)THIS
42DAnimal's backside, say (rhymes with "jump")RUMP
43D"Would ___ to you?" (tell an untruth): 2 wds.ILIE
45DGreek God of love and desire (anagram of "sore")EROS
47D"Well, lah-di-___!"DAH
48DPalindromic fair-hiring initials: Abbr.EOE
49DHigh school graduates-to-be, for shortSRS
50DDay before Sunday, for shortSAT
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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