Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 15, 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 15, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"___ well that ends well"ALLS
5ATiny trouble maker, sayIMP
8AInitials on a sunscreen bottleSPF
11AFrothy shaving stuffFOAM
12A"You can't have your cake and eat it ___"TOO
13A"Dangerous Woman" singer Grande, fondlyARI
14ARoman garment that's also common frat party attireTOGA
15ARose's love interest in "Titanic"JACK
16AEggy Christmas beverageNOG
17AWhat a polygraph detectsLIE
19APotato-___, phrase used to refer to a thoughtless personHEAD
21A___-hanging fruitLOW
22A"Cloud Shepherd" artist JeanARP
23A___ potato, phrase used to refer to a complicated or problematic situationHOT
26A___ Stark, Sean Bean's "Game of Thrones" characterNED
28A___ John's PizzaPAPA
32ASnare for capturing prey, sayTRAP
34AOn the ___ (fleeing)LAM
36A"Does this ___ weird to you?"SEEM
37A"Stronger Than Pride" singerSADE
38AAgree silently?NOD
40AX-___ visionRAY
41A"I smell a ___" ("There's a traitor amongst us!")RAT
44ACtrl + Z, on a computerUNDO
46A___ potato, phrase used to refer to a lazy personCOUCH
48A"So," in ScotlandSAE
49ASawyer of fictionTOM
50ADomesticate, as an animalTAME
52A___ and potatoes, phrase used to refer to the most basic aspects of somethingMEAT
56ASignature Obama health measure: Abbr.ACA
57AAdd-___ (extras)ONS
58AFairy tale baddieOGRE
59ATip holder?JAR
60AStandard coffee order, for shortREG
61ACollege senior's hurdle: Abbr.GRE

Down

1DFore's opposite, on a shipAFT
2DRestroom, in ManchesterLOO
3DJet ___ (traveler's tiredness)LAG
4D___ potatoes, phrase used to refer to something that holds little importanceSMALL
5D"Let's call ___ day!": 2 wds.ITA
6DChocolate-flavored coffee, sayMOCHA
7DCard game played with a straight facePOKER
8DBeach castle materialSAND
9DOpposite of "con," in a debate competitionPRO
10D___ Newton (cookie)FIG
15DCrown's centerpieceJEWEL
18DAtom with a charge?ION
20DInstagram and Facebook, for twoAPPS
23DBrooklyn ___, for short (NYC neighborhood)HTS
24D"Would you like chopsticks ___ fork?" (question at a Chinese restaurant, maybe): 2 wds.ORA
25DPrefix with "pole" to mean a frog babyTAD
27D"The Da Vinci Code" author ___ BrownDAN
29DPrefix for "space" or "nautical"AERO
30DMendel's veggie?PEA
31DActress ___ Poehler of "Parks and Recreation"AMY
33DHome to Machu PicchuPERU
35D___ potato, phrase used to refer to someone glued to a computer screenMOUSE
39DGenetic evidence at a forensic lab: Abbr.DNA
42DChris Evans or Denzel Washington, for oneACTOR
43DThe ___ of Glamis, Macbeth's titleTHANE
45DSoftware's trial version, for shortDEMO
46D___-colaCOCA
47DActor ___ Epps of "House"OMAR
49D___ Mahal, Indian mausoleumTAJ
51D"M" in SMS, for shortMSG
53DSunny-side up requirement?EGG
54DFourth letter of "third," phoneticallyARR
55DGolf propTEE
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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