Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — June 8, 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 8, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

64 clues13×13 grid31 across · 33 down
1T
2A
3F
4T
5A
6L
7A
8D
9E
10E
11P
12B
A
L
I
13B
I
B
14R
E
N
O
15S
H
U
T
16R
E
Y
17N
O
L
D
S
18A
19A
A
20S
U
N
21T
22R
23E
N
C
H
24S
T
E
25H
A
B
I
T
A
26T
27B
28U
29M
30E
V
A
C
31M
O
32M
33A
S
A
34N
E
Y
35M
A
36T
37C
H
E
S
38S
39H
40O
41R
O
O
T
42A
43V
44A
T
A
R
45R
O
T
46S
I
L
E
N
T
47L
Y
48T
49A
50R
51S
52K
N
E
E
53H
A
M
54A
X
E
L
55S
E
E
P
56O
D
E
57L
O
O

Clues & Answers

Across

1AWilliam Howard ___, 27th President of USATAFT
5AChicken ___ king: 2 wds.ALA
8AChallenger ___, location explored by James Cameron that's 35,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific OceanDEEP
12ATourist spot in IndonesiaBALI
13ADinnerware for a babyBIB
14ANevada's "Biggest Little City in the World"RENO
15ACompletely closedSHUT
16AActor Ryan ___ of "Deadpool"REYNOLDS
18ASmall battery sizeAAA
20ACenter of the solar systemSUN
21AMariana ___, deepest part of the Earth's oceans and where James Cameron completed a solo descentTRENCH
24ASault ___ Marie, OntarioSTE
25AThe ocean, for the blue whale and the great white sharkHABITAT
27AMooch, as a cigaretteBUM
30APre-hurricane emergency operation, for shortEVAC
31ATattoo which reads "wow" upside downMOM
33ASly ___ fox: 2 wds.ASA
34AMarshal Michel ___, commander under Napoleon (anagram of "yen")NEY
35AFire-starting sticksMATCHES
38ANetwork for "Shameless" and "Dexter," for shortSHO
41ATree's buried partROOT
42A"___: The Way of Water," James Cameron's Oscar-winning film that heavily features underwater sceneryAVATAR
45ADecay, like garbageROT
46AWithout a sound, saySILENTLY
48AFinishes, as a roadTARS
52A___-jerk reactionKNEE
53A___ and cheese sandwichHAM
54ATriple ___ (skating maneuver that's an anagram of "axle")AXEL
55ATrickle through the cracksSEEP
56A"___ to the Sea," Pablo Neruda poemODE
57ALavatory, in LondonLOO

Down

1DNetwork for "American Dad": Abbr.TBS
2DOoh and ___ (express amazement)AAH
3DWintertime illness that may require a shotFLU
4DJames Cameron's Oscar-winning 1997 film for which he dived to the bottom of the Atlantic OceanTITANIC
5D"___ Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," 2012 action-horror filmABRAHAM
6DStretch the truthLIE
7D"The ___," 1989 Oscar-winning James Cameron film about an alien aquatic speciesABYSS
8DMale bee (rhymes with "prone")DRONE
9DSlippery sea shockerEEL
10DDead ___ (road that leads to nowhere)END
11DOpposite of "negative," for shortPOS
17D"Tough ___ to crack"NUT
19DPerform a part, in a playACT
21DNow and ___ (sometimes)THEN
22DRant and ___ (complain angrily)RAVE
23DOnline auction site and former owner of PayPalEBAY
26DCruise on the Silver Screen?TOM
27DCurrency of Thailand (anagram of "bath")BAHT
28D"What's the ___?" (quitter's remark)USE
29D"Live ___" (Taco Bell slogan)MAS
32D"Will you ___?" (proposal question with a ring): 2 wds.MARRYME
36D"It's ___ close to call!"TOO
37DTerra ___ (piece of earthenware)COTTA
38DSharply inclined, as a hillSTEEP
39DSolo who has a Wookiee sidekickHAN
40DPrefix with "pedic" or "dontic"ORTHO
42DPoses, as a questionASKS
43DTrellis-climbing plantVINE
44DAway from the wind, on a shipALEE
47DYoung man, in ScotlandLAD
49DSinger ___ Rose of Guns N' RosesAXL
50D___ Speedwagon, "Keep On Loving You" bandREO
51D___-motion (replay option)SLO
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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