Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 10, 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 October 10, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid32 across · 35 down
1A
2B
3S
4G
5A
6S
7A
8R
9M
10I
R
I
11S
12A
R
T
13G
E
O
14R
O
L
E
15P
R
O
16L
O
V
E
17W
O
R
18D
19O
W
20I
E
21V
I
22E
W
23T
A
24R
25O
26T
27B
28R
E
A
K
29S
N
A
K
E
30B
E
E
31L
E
32A
33P
34T
A
X
35R
A
I
36L
37V
O
38L
39L
E
Y
40A
N
N
E
41A
X
L
E
42A
43S
44S
45B
A
46L
47E
48B
49A
50C
K
H
A
51N
52D
53D
I
V
54A
55O
B
O
56I
R
O
N
57M
I
C
58P
E
T
59P
I
T
A
60O
L
E

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"Ripped" stomach muscles, for shortABS
4A___-guzzling vehicleGAS
7ACost an ___ and a leg (be very expensive)ARM
10APigmented, ring-like eye partIRIS
12AState-of-the-___ART
13ANat ___ Wild (cable TV channel)GEO
14A___ model (person to emulate)ROLE
15APaid athlete, for shortPRO
16ATerm that represents a score of zero in tennisLOVE
17AWhat you make in ScrabbleWORD
19ALittle boo-boo?OWIE
21APoint of ___ (opinion)VIEW
23AFortuneteller's deck of cardsTAROT
27A___ point, stage in a tennis match where the receiving player can win the game with the next pointBREAK
29APlumber's pipe cleaner?SNAKE
30AInsect that makes combs and wax?BEE
31A___ year (period of 366 days)LEAP
34AIRS collectionTAX
35ATrain trackRAIL
37ATennis shot where a player hits the ball before it can bounce off the groundVOLLEY
40A___ Hathaway, "Ocean's 8" starANNE
41ASpinning shaft between wheelsAXLE
42A"Kick-___ 2" (2013 superhero film)ASS
45A"Ford v Ferrari" actor Christian ___BALE
48ATennis shot where a player's arm crosses their body before swinging the racketBACKHAND
53AStar of the operaDIVA
55ATerm for "that price is negotiable," in ads: Abbr.OBO
56ATend to some pressing issues?IRON
57AKaraoke singer's prop, for shortMIC
58AFurry family friendPET
59ABread with hummusPITA
60AFlamenco exclamation?OLE

Down

1D___ one's dirty laundry in publicAIR
2DArch above the eyeBROW
3DGrain-holding structure on a farmSILO
4DGeneration ___ (disparity)GAP
5DArchery projectileARROW
6DPut in the overhead bin, say (anagram of "tows")STOW
7D"Four score and seven years ___..."AGO
8DSpeed up, as an engineREV
9D___ Howard (one of the Three Stooges)MOE
11DTennis shot that starts off each pointSERVE
16D"___, mean, fighting machine"LEAN
18DRetro phone featureDIAL
20DThe "I" in TGIFITS
22D___ out (squeeze with effort)EKE
24DGive stars on Yelp, sayRATE
25D"___, that works!" (words of agreement)OKAY
26D___-Mex (regional cuisine)TEX
27DRowan Atkinson's "Mr. ___"BEAN
28DBrake, for a jockey?REIN
30DTop piece of a two-pieceBRA
32D"Sweet but Psycho" singer ___ MaxAVA
33DChicken ___ (itch-inducing disease)POX
36DPlumbing problemLEAK
38DAttorney's degree, in the U.K.: Abbr.LLB
39DShow the way?LEAD
43DSailor's vesselSHIP
44DDraped Indian garmentSARI
46DLong transport to the Emmys, for shortLIMO
47DLike the Wicked Witch of the WestEVIL
48DJazz genre for Charlie ParkerBOP
49DNickname for Abraham LincolnABE
50DCollapsible bedCOT
51D"...my circus, ___ my monkeys"NOT
52DCertain forensic sample: Abbr.DNA
54DType of 11d in tennis that is not touched by the receiverACE
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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