Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 18, 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 18, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1A___ of war (picnic game)TUG
4A"___ dinner time!"ITS
7AFemale parent, lovinglyMOM
10AColorful eye partIRIS
12AMurmur of a doveCOO
13ASailor's assentAYE
14ACircle of ___, allusion meaning "the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth" that can be seen in "The Lion King"LIFE
15A"Lean, ___, fighting machine"MEAN
16AFamily member, for shortREL
17APrefix that means "new"NEO
19AComic ___ (font)SANS
21A___ ticket, allusion meaning "an opportunity" that can be seen in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"GOLDEN
24APrefix meaning threeTRI
25A"Eureka!" kinOHO
26A"L" in LALOS
28ARabbit ___, allusion meaning "an obsessive subject" that can be seen in "Alice in Wonderland"HOLE
32ADeep ___ pizzaDISH
34ASeverely annoyIRK
37ASleep phase lettersREM
38ABaseball Hall-of-Famer MelOTT
39AProhibitBAN
40AGo bad, like week-old bananasROT
41A"Shame on you!" cluckTSK
44A"Why ___ the chicken cross the road?"DID
46AAllusion to describe someone's weakness that is Superman's baneKRYPTONITE
50A"Will pay later" lettersIOU
51ACookie often dunked in milkOREO
52A"Dancing Queen" bandABBA
56ASong syllable after "Fa"SOL
57AHi-___ graphicsRES
58ANickelodeon's little explorerDORA
59ASault ___ Marie, OntarioSTE
60AYoga practitioner's requirementMAT
61APlay-___ (modeling clay)DOH

Down

1D"Shop ___ You Drop," popular game showTIL
2DIllusionist ___ GellerURI
3DAnimated Internet file: Abbr.GIF
4DCooling cube?ICE
5D"You're ___," phrase meaning "deep trouble" that was used in "Ghostbusters"TOAST
6DSubmarine-detecting acronymSONAR
7DRed planet between Earth and JupiterMARS
8DSantana's "___ Como Va"OYE
9DAustralian city in Victoria, for shortMEL
11DE-mail buttonSEND
15DPrefix for "chrome" or "logue"MONO
18DShocking swimmer?EEL
20DMedical research organization: Abbr.NIH
21D"G" in OMGGOD
22DBuckeye stateOHIO
23D___ in translationLOST
27DSister or cousin, e.g., for shortSIB
29DBoston Bruins legend BobbyORR
30DActor DiCaprio, to fansLEO
31D911 responder: Abbr.EMT
33DURL starter: Abbr.HTTP
35D"R" in NPRRADIO
36DMake a woolen cap, sayKNIT
42DCalm before a ___STORM
43DSouth ___ (Seoul's land)KOREA
45D___-end (no way ahead)DEAD
46DPeck on the cheekKISS
47DPlant's buried partROOT
48DChristmas seasonYULE
49DWhere a bird may lay eggsNEST
53DPhysique, slangilyBOD
54D"Dude!"BRO
55D"That feels good!"AAH
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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