Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — June 23, 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 23, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASpot to say "Cheers!"PUB
4ASteeped beverageTEA
7A___ is where the heart isHOME
11A"It's ___ from us!" ("Everything looks good!"): 2 wds.AGO
12AGet ___ of (discard)RID
13AIlhan ___, Minnesota congresswomanOMAR
14A"A ___ Ships," 2019 novel by Natalie Haynes that is a modern retelling of the Trojan War mythologyTHOUSAND
17A"Cancel that previous command," on a computerUNDO
18AReady to harvest, as a tomatoRIPE
19ABrits call them "chips"FRIES
20A"Hangry," "cray," or "adorbs," e.g.SLANG
23AState of matter for many a "noble" elementGAS
24AAah's partnerOOH
25A"It's now or ___!"NEVER
28A"George of the Jungle" primateAPE
31APlace for a saunaSPA
32AComfy TV roomDEN
33ATraffic ___, frustrating road situationJAM
34A"___ Jones's Diary," 1996 novel by Helen Fielding that is roughly based on Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"BRIDGET
38APaintball player's assetAIM
39A___ Stark, Maisie Williams's "Game of Thrones" characterARYA
40APrince who married Meghan MarkleHARRY
42ADraw a ___ (fail to remember)BLANK
45ARite ___ (drugstore chain)AID
46AWhat beats scissors?ROCK
47A"Wide ___ Sea," 1966 novel by Jean Rhys that was written as a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre"SARGASSO
52ARent-a-car giantAVIS
53AEngrave on glassETCH
54AActress Merkel of "42nd Street"UNA
55A"Ideas worth spreading" group acronymTED
56AErnie ___, golfer whose name is hidden in "Helsinki"ELS
57ARivendell resident, in "The Lord of the Rings"ELF

Down

1D___ down (frisk, as at the airport)PAT
2D"That's gross!"UGH
3DGhostly greetingBOO
4DSpider's web, to a flyTRAP
5D"A," in a German magazineEINE
6D___ to queue (YouTube phrase)ADD
7D"The ___," 1998 novel by Michael Cunningham that is inspired by and features Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway"HOURS
8D___ Hotels & Resorts (hotel chain based in Texas)OMNI
9D"Match ___ in heaven"MADE
10DCupid's Greek counterpart (anagram of "sore")EROS
15DFuneral parlor container with ashesURN
16DPut pen to paperSIGN
19D"The apple doesn't fall ___ from the tree"FAR
20DOceanic distress signalSOS
21DPrune, as a tree branchLOP
22DWhaler captain of "Moby-Dick"AHAB
23D___ Hackman of "The French Connection"GENE
26DSmall swirl in a stream, sayEDDY
27DSinger Suzanne of "Tom's Diner"VEGA
28DNot quite shut, as a doorAJAR
29DHand that beats a high card, in pokerPAIR
30DPrestigious TV award for "Homeland"EMMY
35DMajor, captain, and colonel, e.g.RANKS
36DBug someoneIRK
37DQuadriceps areaTHIGH
41DPeriodontists' organization: Abbr.ADA
42DSpoiled kidBRAT
43D"Anna K: A ___ Story," 2020 novel by Jenny Lee that is a modern retelling of Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"LOVE
44DCorrosive liquid that turns litmus paper redACID
45DRainbow shapesARCS
47D"You Should ___ Me in a Crown" (Billie Eilish song)SEE
48DSecond largest ocean, for shortATL
49DSeek damages fromSUE
50DNBC's weekend fixture: Abbr.SNL
51DBumbling buffoonOAF
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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