Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — June 6, 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 6, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1ACorn on the ___COB
4A___ Earnhardt, all-time great NASCAR racing driver who won 7 Winston Cup championshipsDALE
8A___ B (back-up strategy)PLAN
12A"I'm going out ___ limb here!": 2 wds.ONA
13AElectron's homeATOM
14ADaytona 500, e.g.RACE
15A___ Taco, fast food chainDEL
16AInvestment firm T. ___ Price (anagram of "wore")ROWE
17A"Goodness gracious!" old-styleEGAD
18ACatching a few Z's, sayASLEEP
20AValentino ___, all-time great MotoGP racing driver who won 9 Grand Prix World ChampionshipsROSSI
22AFaux ___ (social blunder)PAS
23A___ Toy Barn from "Toy Story 2"ALS
24A"___ Factor" (popular reality game show)FEAR
26A"___ your horses" (be patient)HOLD
28AShoemaker's piercing toolAWL
31A"___ in the U.S.A." (Bruce Springsteen hit)BORN
32AAutomaker with a four-ring logoAUDI
33A"Do ___ disturb" (door sign)NOT
34AOctopus's defenseINK
35AHealth ratio involving weight and height: Abbr.BMI
36AVillage ___ (respected figure)ELDER
38A___ Lanka, Indian Ocean island nationSRI
39ATitle of respect for Ringo Starr or Paul McCartneySIR
40A___ McRae, all-time great rally driver who led his team to 3 consecutive World Rally Championship Manufacturers' titlesCOLIN
43ABrazilian soccer legend of yesteryearPELE
46AAnother word for "too"ALSO
49A___ one's own horn (brag)TOOT
51AFox in "The Fox and the Hound"TOD
52ACloth colorer at a textile factory, sayDYER
53A___ Redding, the "King of Soul"OTIS
54ABathtub water-testing digitTOE
55AWidely-shared image on the internet, maybeMEME
56APolice informer, in London (anagram of "rank")NARK
57AHoliday ___, popular chain of resortsINN

Down

1DConcluding passage, in music (rhymes with "soda")CODA
2DBills in a tip jar, perhapsONES
3DFormer work place for Alex Rodriguez or Derek JeterBALLPARK
4DOpposite of "truths," in a party gameDARES
5DAt the summit of, sayATOP
6D___-hanging fruitLOW
7DGreen gemstoneEMERALD
8DUse a steam iron, sayPRESS
9DInternet transmission delays, sayLAGS
10DAntioxidant-rich South American berryACAI
11DMarge Simpson's mustachioed neighborNED
19DWork hard for, as a salaryEARN
21DGolden ___ (popular songs of the past)OLDIES
24DOrganization whose headquarters is named after J. Edgar Hoover: Abbr.FBI
25DVast period of timeEON
26DLewis ___, all-time great Formula 1 driver who has a joint-record 7 World Drivers' Championship titlesHAMILTON
27DFrench consentOUI
28DMario ___, all-time great racing driver who was named the U.S. Driver of the Year in 3 separate decadesANDRETTI
29DMisery or misfortuneWOE
30DMetric liquid-measuring unit: Abbr.LTR
35DMale sibling, informallyBRO
37D___-sync (mouth the words)LIP
38D"What's the ___?" (sports fan's inquiry)SCORE
41DExtremely small amountIOTA
42DPinot ___ (red wine variety)NOIR
44DLarge diving bird (rhymes with "noon")LOON
45DForbidden fruit gardenEDEN
46DNaval fleet VIP: Abbr.ADM
47DHarsh cleaning agentLYE
48DAcademic year division, for shortSEM
50D"That's a pity" soundTSK
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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