Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 2, 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 2, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid33 across · 34 down
1T
2I
3P
4T
5O
6P
7B
8O
9O
10A
K
A
11W
I
N
E
12A
R
M
13L
E
T
14A
R
E
N
15A
16B
E
G
17C
A
S
18T
L
E
S
19M
20A
Y
O
21O
L
D
22F
O
R
23A
24W
25A
Y
26V
I
N
C
27E
28N
29T
30S
O
D
31T
32H
I
N
G
33G
E
O
34H
E
S
35H
Y
P
E
36D
O
S
E
37R
Y
E
38B
E
S
T
39D
40A
41V
E
42N
43O
44V
E
L
45O
V
E
N
46A
M
E
R
I
47C
48A
49N
50N
O
T
E
51E
R
E
52O
W
E
53T
W
O
54N
A
T
55B
E
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1ABartender's bonusTIP
4A"___ o' the mornin' to ya!"TOP
7ASound of displeasure, from an audienceBOO
10AAlias-indicating letters, on a wanted posterAKA
11AMerlot or Chardonnay, e.g.WINE
12ALimb for a sleeve tattooARM
13A"___ me explain!"LET
14ALarge concert venueARENA
16A"I ___ your pardon?"BEG
17A"___ in the Air," 1971 song by Don McLean that was a Billboard Top 40 hitCASTLES
19AEggy sandwich spread, brieflyMAYO
21AAs ___ as the hills (ancient)OLD
22A"___ Pete's sake!"FOR
23A"In a kingdom far, far ___..."AWAY
26A1971 song by Don McLean that is named after and a tribute to Dutch artist Van GoghVINCENT
30ALawn-covering materialSOD
31APerson, place, or ___THING
33APrefix with "graphy" or "metry" to give a school subjectGEO
34A"___ Got You," 1987 song by Don McLean that was a cover of a Patsy Cline songHES
35ABig build-up?HYPE
36APrescribed measure of medicine, sayDOSE
37AWhite bread alternativeRYE
38AKind of man or boy?BEST
39A___ Matthews Band of "So Much to Say"DAVE
42A"Great Expectations" or "Jane Eyre," e.g.NOVEL
45ABrownie-baking applianceOVEN
46A"___ Pie," 1971 song by Don McLean about "the day the music died"AMERICAN
50APost-it ___NOTE
51A"Before," in Lord Byron's poetryERE
52ARun a tab?OWE
53ANumber of sides on a coinTWO
54A"Unforgettable" singer ___ King ColeNAT
55ARisk some moneyBET

Down

1DPost-bath powderTALC
2DSwedish home goods giantIKEA
3DGently strokes, as a dogPATS
4DExhausted or beat, sayTIRED
5DVending machine billsONES
6DBallpoint, gel, or fountain, e.g.PEN
7D"Wonderful ___," 1975 song by Don McLean that was a tribute to Fred AstaireBABY
8D"Twist, lick, dunk" cookieOREO
9DTexter's "I am shocked!": Abbr.OMG
11DGreat ___ of ChinaWALL
15D"No honor ___ thieves"AMONG
18DYo-Yo or Rubik's Cube, e.g.TOY
20DCrescent moon shapeARC
22DParking violation penaltyFINE
23D___ Wednesday, first day of LentASH
24DGreat miseryWOE
25DBlocker's targets on a web page, brieflyADS
26DRed carpet walker, say: Abbr.VIP
27DInflated self-imagesEGOS
28DWhere eggs hatchNEST
29DToddler's "little piggy"TOE
31D"Hallowed Be ___ Name" (Iron Maiden song)THY
32D"Laughing" Serengeti scavengerHYENA
36DSalami and baloney sellerDELI
37D___ Magritte, Belgian surrealist artistRENE
38DSpecial Forces capBERET
39D"Since I ___ Have You," 1981 cover by Don McLean that reached No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100DONT
40DDeclare openlyAVOW
41DPresidential rejectionVETO
43DSign of what's to come?OMEN
44D___ Farmiga, "Bates Motel" actressVERA
47DMale swanCOB
48DOpen-mouthed stateAWE
49DFisherman's equipmentNET
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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