Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 14, 2024 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, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid34 across · 33 down
1P
2A
3N
4A
5C
6T
7D
8A
9M
10A
D
O
11R
O
E
12A
N
I
13W
A
T
14E
15R
16T
A
N
17M
O
N
18S
U
19M
20S
O
21M
E
22P
E
L
E
23T
R
A
24A
25W
L
26E
S
27S
28D
29I
30R
31T
32B
A
A
33H
A
34D
35N
O
S
36S
K
Y
37D
I
38Y
39M
O
O
40E
S
41P
42E
N
E
43M
Y
44L
45O
46W
47G
L
O
48A
49C
50R
Y
L
I
51C
52L
L
53A
54M
55A
56L
O
O
57A
R
N
58O
A
S
I
S
59B
T
W
60Y
E
N
61W
R
A
T
H

Clues & Answers

Across

1AFrying vesselPAN
4APerform a roleACT
7AFlood preventerDAM
10A"Much ___ About Nothing"ADO
11AFancy fish eggsROE
12A"Fuel" singer DiFrancoANI
13A"Madman Across the ___," 1971 album by Elton John with the hit song "Tiny Dancer"WATER
16ASummer shadeTAN
17AWork week starter, for shortMON
18ADim ___ (Chinese dish)SUM
20A"Pour ___ Sugar on Me" (Def Leppard hit)SOME
22ABrazilian soccer legendPELE
23A"___-la-la" (singer's syllable)TRA
24AHole-punching toolAWL
26AFeminine suffix with "govern" or "host"ESS
28A"Captain Fantastic and the Brown ___ Cowboy," 1975 album by Elton John with the hit song "We All Fall in Love Sometimes"DIRT
32ASheep's cryBAA
33A"Old MacDonald ___ a Farm"HAD
35ADisapproving responsesNOS
36A"Empty ___," 1969 debut album by Elton John with the hit song "Lady Samantha"SKY
37ALike most Ikea furniture: Abbr.DIY
39ACow callMOO
40ASixth sense: Abbr.ESP
42AOpposite of a friendENEMY
44A"Too ___ for Zero," 1983 album by Elton John with the hit song "I'm Still Standing"LOW
47AMop & ___ (floor cleaner)GLO
48AResin paint or material for salon nailsACRYLIC
52AAlpaca relativeLLAMA
56AWashroom, to a BritLOO
57ASon of Prince Valiant (anagram of "ran")ARN
58AWelcome sight in a desert?OASIS
59A"Before I forget ..." in textspeak: Abbr.BTW
60ACurrency spotted if you read "money" backwardYEN
61ARaging sinWRATH

Down

1DFurry feline footPAW
2DToothpaste-approving group: Abbr.ADA
3D"To be, or ___ to be"NOT
4DMuseum displayART
5D"Songs from the West ___," 2001 album by Elton John with the Grammy-nominated song "I Want Love"COAST
6DVoice above baritoneTENOR
7DJudi Dench's titleDAME
8D"The choice is ___-brainer!": 2 wds.ANO
9DPart of an hour, for shortMIN
14DSuffix for "Japan" or "Siam"ESE
15D___ of thumbRULE
19DNet materialMESH
21D"___ World" (song by Tears for Fears)MAD
22DFiddles with a fiddle, sayPLAYS
24D"Six-pack" muscles, for shortABS
25D"___ Me Up Before You Go-Go" (Wham! hit)WAKE
27D"Smooth Operator" singerSADE
29D"___ opinion ..." ("according to me"): 2 wds.INMY
30DHopper from Down Under, informallyROO
31DGeneral from a Chinese menuTSO
34D"___-dong!" ("Open the door" sound)DING
38D"Goodbye ___ Brick Road," 1973 album by Elton John with the hit song "Candle in the Wind"YELLOW
41DTissue layerPLY
43DWisdom tooth, e.g.MOLAR
45D"Love the skin you are in" brandOLAY
46DMetal thread used by an electricianWIRE
48DClerical garmentALB
49DFoldable nap siteCOT
50DColumn's partnerROW
51D"Inside Politics" channel: Abbr.CNN
53DActor Butterfield from "Ender's Game"ASA
54DCambridge engineering school: Abbr.MIT
55DCigarette residueASH
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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