Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 18, 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 18, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid32 across · 35 down
1H
2A
3Y
4A
5B
6E
7P
8O
9T
10A
T
E
11H
A
L
12H
U
H
13T
O
T
14T
I
L
L
15M
I
T
E
16S
M
I
17T
H
18L
A
19L
A
20O
I
21L
22C
Y
23R
24U
25S
26B
Y
N
E
27S
28D
O
U
G
H
29S
30H
E
31G
A
32P
33T
H
Y
34O
B
A
35M
36A
37W
O
38M
39B
40B
O
R
O
N
41P
A
L
42R
O
43O
44M
45R
A
46P
47S
48M
49O
G
50M
I
51T
C
H
E
52L
53L
54I
O
W
A
55I
C
E
56C
E
O
57B
E
E
N
58T
A
X
59K
E
G

Clues & Answers

Across

1ACattle feedHAY
4ALincoln who is next to President Roosevelt on Mount Rushmore, fondlyABE
7AVessel used for boiling water, maybePOT
10ADevoured a meal, sayATE
11A"Shallow ___," 2001 Jack Black filmHAL
12A"Sorry, what?"HUH
13ATricycle rider, usuallyTOT
14ACashier's drawerTILL
15ATiny plant pestMITE
16AWill ___ who won an Oscar for "King Richard"SMITH
18A"In ___ land" (daydreaming): 2 wds.LALA
20ACanola extractionOIL
22AMiley ___, actress who portrayed Miley Stewart in "Hannah Montana"CYRUS
26AAmanda ___, actress who played herself in Nickelodeon's eponymous sketch comedy showBYNES
28ABreadmaker's raw materialDOUGH
29A"___ Loves You," 1963 Beatles hitSHE
31A___ year (sabbatical)GAP
33A"Know ___ enemy"THY
34A"Becoming" author MichelleOBAMA
37AFetus homeWOMB
40AElement with atomic number fiveBORON
41ACalvin, to HobbesPAL
42AHotel offeringROOM
45A50 Cent's genreRAP
47ASuffocating urban hazeSMOG
50AKel ___, actor who portrayed Kel Kimble in "Kenan & Kel"MITCHELL
54AState with Cedar Rapids and Sioux CityIOWA
55A___-nine (dangerous fictional substance in "Cat's Cradle")ICE
56ACompany head: Abbr.CEO
57A"___ there, done that!"BEEN
58AGovernment's share from your paycheckTAX
59APowder ___ (explosive situation)KEG

Down

1D"___ off to you!" ("Well done!")HATS
2DProton's localeATOM
3DBigfoot's Himalayan cousinYETI
4DTuna in a Hawaiian dishAHI
5DLucille ___, actress who portrayed Lucy Ricardo in "I Love Lucy"BALL
6DJazz great ___ FitzgeraldELLA
7D___ Beta Kappa (oldest academic honor society)PHI
8DSound asleep, sayOUT
9D"What's ___ matter?"THE
14DSlender or skinny, sayTHIN
15DCreamy spread used in coleslaw, for shortMAYO
17DToddler's birthday gift, maybeTOY
19DType of "sleek" PC monitor: Abbr.LCD
21DAnkle's placeLEG
23DDull, repetitive grind, sayRUT
24D"Yecch!"UGH
25DLike a wallflower, saySHY
26DWord after "sloth" or "teddy"BEAR
27DSuffix with "chain" for a power toolSAW
29DBreak down in tearsSOB
30D"True Detective" network: Abbr.HBO
32DBurst, as a bubblePOP
35DTracy ___, comedian-turned-actor who portrayed Tracy Jordan in "30 Rock"MORGAN
36D"It's ___ from me, sorry" (Simon Cowell's rejection): 2 wds.ANO
38DSinger Anthony of "You Sang to Me"MARC
39D"This is so booooring!"BLAH
43DNeglect to includeOMIT
44DFlaky, glittery mineralMICA
46DTap with the beak, lightlyPECK
47DSis or bro, for shortSIB
48DHomer Simpson's bartenderMOE
49DThe "O" in IOUOWE
51DCountry singer ___ Ritter who sang "You Will Have to Pay"TEX
52DDirector Spike of "Chi-Raq"LEE
53DFireplace fuelLOG
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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