Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 14, 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 14, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid35 across · 32 down
1M
2R
3S
4A
5C
6C
7B
8I
9B
10O
O
H
11S
O
A
12A
S
A
13B
E
A
14K
15P
A
C
16L
E
S
17N
O
18O
19K
20C
H
21I
M
E
S
22G
I
N
A
23H
E
M
24H
25A
H
26A
N
27S
28A
29G
30E
31E
R
A
32S
33E
O
34N
35Y
O
R
36E
37H
A
I
L
38S
O
39N
40B
I
O
41A
42R
43C
44V
E
45N
I
C
E
46E
V
I
L
47E
W
E
48D
49U
A
50P
A
51U
L
52R
53U
54S
55H
56I
N
S
57E
S
S
58F
A
K
E
59S
A
T
60N
S
A
61E
I
N

Clues & Answers

Across

1AAngelina Jolie's "Mr. & ___ Smith"MRS
4AWhat you open at a bank, for shortACC
7ABaby's chest protector, at dinnerBIB
10A"___-la-la!"OOH
11A"___ guy walks into a bar..." (start of many a joke): 2 wds.SOA
12A"Slow ___ snail" (very slow): 2 wds.ASA
13AProminent feature for a hornbill or a toucanBEAK
15A"___-Man" (arcade game)PAC
16A"___ Miserables," 2019 thriller starring Alexis ManentiLES
17AEvery ___ and crannyNOOK
20A"___ at Midnight," 1966 movie directed by Orson Welles that's considered one of his greatest worksCHIMES
22A___ Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin" actressGINA
23AEdge of a sewed cloth, sayHEM
24A"___! As if!" (disbelieving laugh)HAH
26AThe "A" in Q&A, for shortANS
28ABronze ___ (historical period)AGE
31APaleozoic and Cenozoic, for twoERAS
33AOne billion years, in geologyEON
35ADays of ___ (former times)YORE
37AFrozen rain pelletsHAIL
38ABen, to Ross GellerSON
40ABook cover blurb, for shortBIO
41A___ de Triomphe (famous French monument)ARC
44A"The Merchant of ___," 1969 short film directed by Orson Welles based on Shakespeare's eponymous playVENICE
46A"Touch of ___," 1958 movie directed by Orson Welles that was selected for preservation by the National Film RegistryEVIL
47ARam's beauEWE
48A"Be the One" singer LipaDUA
50ASir ___ McCartney who was a member of the BeatlesPAUL
52A___-hour trafficRUSH
56AWalk-___ (like some large closets)INS
57AThe first letter in "Stop," phoneticallyESS
58A___ news (made-up story)FAKE
59AOccupied an armchairSAT
60ACode-cracking organization: Abbr.NSA
61AGerman "a," also a word hidden in "Frankenstein"EIN

Down

1DFlash ___ (spontaneous dance group, maybe)MOB
2DFish eggsROE
3D"The Lady from ___," 1947 movie directed by Orson Welles that was selected for preservation by the National Film RegistrySHANGHAI
4DEgyptian serpentASP
5DOne giving a pep talk, in the locker roomCOACH
6DSecret stash, say (homophone of "cash")CACHE
7DLip ___ (chapped lips soother)BALM
8D"Oh ___!" ("I get it now!"): 2 wds.ISEE
9DLow-pitched guitarBASS
14DOrnamental pond fishKOI
18D"She's ___ roll!": 2 wds.ONA
19D"Citizen ___," 1941 drama directed by Orson Welles considered to be one of the greatest films ever madeKANE
21D"If ___ be so bold..." ("Let me speak my mind.."): 2 wds.IMAY
24DDevious chuckleHEH
25DPalindromic constellationARA
27DPlea from the seaSOS
29DLarge Mongolian desertGOBI
30D"The Little Mermaid" princeERIC
32DCroat or Serbian, for shortSLAV
34D"The Great Gatsby" or "Fahrenheit 451," e.g.NOVEL
36DFair-hiring initialsEOE
39D"The Emperor's ___ Clothes," Hans Christian Andersen fairy taleNEW
42DMature, as fruitRIPEN
43DBusiness ___ (flight seating option)CLASS
45DBrand with foam-based toysNERF
46DRight, on the mapEAST
48DPrefix with "honest" or "respectful"DIS
49D"Summer and Smoke" actress MerkelUNA
51DCanada's southern neighbor: Abbr.USA
53DAbu Dhabi's nation: Abbr.UAE
54DGlide through a snowy slope, saySKI
55DFemale chickenHEN
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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