Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 12, 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 12, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid33 across · 35 down
1C
2A
3N
4S
5P
6A
7P
8A
9Y
10A
C
U
11O
I
L
12T
U
E
13L
A
D
14W
E
S
15F
A
S
T
16F
I
E
17L
18D
19S
O
20U
R
21E
U
22R
23G
E
24E
25S
26E
27I
D
E
A
28L
29H
E
A
R
T
30P
31A
K
32D
O
33C
34S
I
D
35O
M
E
36G
37A
38S
O
39R
40R
Y
41S
T
A
R
T
42S
U
N
43A
V
44I
45D
46B
A
47B
48E
49W
50E
51E
P
52D
I
53M
E
54O
L
55D
56E
L
S
E
57E
R
M
58R
S
A
59B
I
T
S
60A
T
M
61N
A
G

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"What more ___ I say?"CAN
4ARelaxing resort that may serve cucumber waterSPA
7APick up the tab at a bar, sayPAY
10APrefix with "pressure" to mean a form of alternative medicineACU
11AOlive ___ (cooking ingredient)OIL
12AMonday follower, for shortTUE
13A"Young fellow," in ScotlandLAD
14A___ Craven who directed "Scream"WES
15ALike a cheetah, sayFAST
16A"___ of Dreams," 1989 film starring Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds his own baseball fieldFIELD
19ATex-Mex staple ___ creamSOUR
21AScandinavia's continent, for shortEUR
23AMigratory birds often seen in a V-formationGEESE
27A"In an ___ scenario" (perfect)IDEAL
29A"Places in the ___," 1984 Oscar-winning film about a group trying to save a cotton farmHEART
30AKarachi's nation, for shortPAK
32A"Eh, what's up, ___?" (Bugs Bunny's inquiry)DOC
34APunk rocker, ___ ViciousSID
35A___-3 fatty acids (fish oil nutrients)OMEGA
38A"I am so ___ for your loss..."SORRY
41AKick off, as a projectSTART
42A___-dried tomatoesSUN
43AAll fired up?AVID
46A1995 film narrated by Roscoe Lee Browne about a farm pig's desires to become a sheepdogBABE
49ASob noisilyWEEP
52AOne-tenth of a dollarDIME
54AOut of fashion?OLD
56A"Or ___!" (end of a threatening sentence, maybe)ELSE
57ASound of verbal hesitationERM
58ADurban's country: Abbr.RSA
59A"___ and pieces..."BITS
60AMachine that asks for a "PIN" to give cash: Abbr.ATM
61ABug constantlyNAG

Down

1DBaby cowCALF
2DPurple smoothie berryACAI
3DLipstick shade similar to beigeNUDE
4DFemale pigSOW
5DCrusty dessertsPIES
6D"Not only that but ___..."ALSO
7DSchool group that organizes bake sales: Abbr.PTA
8DCountry with the Outback, for shortAUS
9D"The best is ___ to come"YET
15DCosting zero bucks, sayFREE
17D___ Zeppelin, "Black Dog" bandLED
18D___ date (deadline)DUE
20D"Disgusting!"UGH
22D"Cool," in the '90sRAD
24D"___ peasy lemon squeezy"EASY
25D___ Lanka (spice-growing island country)SRI
26DPlane takeoff guesstimate, say: Abbr.ETD
27DSweden's DIY furniture brandIKEA
28D___ Angeles Clippers, NBA teamLOS
30DOpposite of "negative," for shortPOS
31DInvoice total, for shortAMT
33DSin/___= tanCOS
36D"The ___ of Wrath," 1940 film starring Henry Fonda as a sharecropper, based on the eponymous John Steinbeck novelGRAPES
37DOff-roading transport: Abbr.ATV
39D___ Goldberg machine (elaborate contraption)RUBE
40DProtein-building genetic molecule: Abbr.RNA
44D"That's a great ___!" ("Sounds like a plan!")IDEA
45DDetergent targetDIRT
47D"A Star Is ___" (2018 film)BORN
48D"Frozen" queenELSA
49D"Charlotte's ___," 2006 film about a farm pig and spider, based on the eponymous children's novelWEB
50DCotton gin inventor ___ WhitneyELI
51DSuperlative suffix with "cool"EST
53D"Tastyyy!"MMM
55DNobelist ___ HammarskjoldDAG
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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