Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 16, 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 16, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1APrecious stoneGEM
4A"Can you ___ little faster?" (what you may tell your taxi driver): 2 wds.GOA
7AApply gently, as concealerDAB
10ASuffix with "cray" for a popular crayon brandOLA
11AKenya's continent, for shortAFR
12AToothpaste-approving group: Abbr.ADA
13AHired ride with a meter insideTAXI
15A"___ Is Like a Song," Kenny Rogers' posthumous studio album that released in 2023LIFE
16AMetric ___ (2,205 pounds, say)TON
17AMichael Jordan's organization: Abbr.NBA
19A"May It Be" Irish singerENYA
21A"Love ___ Me," first solo studio album by Kenny Rogers that released in 1976LIFTED
24ACarly ___ Jepsen who sang "Beach House"RAE
25ACraft beer lettersIPA
26APastrami on ___ (deli sandwich)RYE
28A"She Rides ___ Horses," twenty-third studio album by Kenny Rogers that released in 1999WILD
32AEmulate RembrandtPAINT
34ANewspaper revenue sources, for shortADS
37ACasino's spotted cubeDIE
38ADr. with Grammys?DRE
39ACheerleader's cheerRAH
40APoetic tributeODE
41A"Tell ___ bedtime story!" (child's request, maybe): 2 wds.MEA
44AOpposite of "whisper"YELL
46A"Every Time Two ___ Collide," 1978 studio album by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West that sold over a million copiesFOOLS
48A___ chi ch'uan, Chinese martial artTAI
49ANot brilliant?DIM
50AShort skirtMINI
52ATwo, for one and three?MEAN
56ADublin's land, for shortIRE
57AHoover ___, Colorado River structureDAM
58A"If ___ My Heart Had a Voice," twenty-fifth studio album by Kenny Rogers that released in 1993ONLY
59AHibernation hole?DEN
60AOrgan below the browEYE
61ATit for ___TAT

Down

1D"Cat ___ your tongue?"GOT
2DPortuguese "she"ELA
3DHBO ___ (streaming service)MAX
4DMoo goo ___ pan (Chinese chicken dish)GAI
5D"I'm gonna make him an ___ he can't refuse!" (famous quote from "The Godfather")OFFER
6DGladiator combat venue with many seatsARENA
7DUnlimited ___ plan (type of "limitless" phone plan)DATA
8D"Without further ___..."ADO
9DProhibit, officiallyBAN
14DBank account earning, for shortINT
15D___ Gaga, "Poker Face" singerLADY
18D___ and Ernie of "Sesame Street"BERT
20DConifer with red berries that sounds like "you"YEW
21DChapStick targetLIP
22DApple tablet at a Genius BarIPAD
23D___ and square (in an honest way)FAIR
27DJerboa has a long one?EAR
29DMatinee ___ (film star)IDOL
30DSaucepan coverLID
31DFirst letter in "danger," phoneticallyDEE
33DMarlin and Dory's objective, in a famous Pixar movieNEMO
35D"___ Friends," Kenny Rogers' 1977 studio album that reached No. 2 on the Country chartsDAYTIME
36DButter in beauty productsSHEA
42DNightmarish tree hidden in "Belmont"?ELM
43D"All jokes ___..."ASIDE
45DFancy prom ride, for shortLIMO
46DCamper's source of warmthFIRE
47DSign of dark things to come, sayOMEN
49D"What ___ I tell you?"DID
51DRhyming opposite of "yea"NAY
53DSinusitis doctor: Abbr.ENT
54DCherry pie ___ mode: 2 wds.ALA
55DNewspaper headquartered in Manhattan: Abbr.NYT
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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