Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 23, 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 23, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid33 across · 35 down
1A
2P
3R
4G
5A
6R
7B
8B
9A
10W
11L
12K
O
I
13U
S
E
R
14O
R
E
O
15A
L
T
16I
K
E
A
17S
T
E
W
18E
A
19S
T
20S
T
21A
N
22H
A
23S
24V
I
25O
26L
27A
28S
29H
E
R
E
30H
E
A
V
E
N
31C
E
O
32A
33D
A
34E
E
G
35A
T
L
36A
37S
38E
R
39R
40O
R
41P
I
A
N
O
42S
P
E
W
43I
N
44C
45C
E
46L
47L
48O
49S
50P
51A
M
52U
53R
54G
E
55A
I
M
56I
O
W
A
57B
A
S
S
58I
K
E
59D
E
L
L
60G
U
S
61D
E
N

Clues & Answers

Across

1AFourth month, for shortAPR
4AAttire or costume (anagram of "brag")GARB
8ACry loudly, like a babyBAWL
12A___ pond, Japanese garden feature with colorful carpKOI
13A___-friendly (an app that's intuitive, e.g.)USER
14ADunkable cookieOREO
15APC key neighboring the space barALT
16ASwedish furniture brand that also sells meatballsIKEA
17ASlow-cooked meal in a potSTEW
18ASunrise directionEAST
20AFirst name for a Marvel Comics legend and "Spider-Man" co-creatorSTAN
22A"Elvis ___ left the building"HAS
24AStringed orchestral instrument that shares its name with an Academy Award-winning actressVIOLA
28A___ Khan, antagonist in "The Jungle Book"SHERE
30A"Stairway to ___," famous Led Zeppelin songHEAVEN
31ACorporation head, say: Abbr.CEO
32AComputer programmer LovelaceADA
34ABrain scan lettersEEG
35ABook of mapsATLAS
38A___-prone (likely to make mistakes)ERROR
41AStringed orchestral instrument with black and white keysPIANO
42AGush out, as lavaSPEW
43AEntrepreneur's magazine?INC
45AStringed orchestral instrument of the violin family that's played by Yo-Yo MaCELLO
49AJunk emails, saySPAM
52APush or prod?URGE
55ATargetAIM
56ADavenport's stateIOWA
57ADouble ___, largest and lowest-pitched string instrument in an orchestraBASS
58AMike and ___, fruit-flavored candyIKE
59ABig name in computersDELL
60A"Breaking Bad" baddie FringGUS
61AWhere a bear might rest?DEN

Down

1DLetters before an alternate nameAKA
2DNorth ___, northernmost point on EarthPOLE
3DActress ___ Hayworth of "Gilda"RITA
4DStringed and fretted orchestral instrument with "Electric" and "Acoustic" variantsGUITAR
5D"Don't ___, don't tell"ASK
6DBritish actor Roger ___ of "Cheers" and "The West Wing" (anagram of "seer")REES
7DSpoiled child, sayBRAT
8D___ and Herzegovina, European country with SarajevoBOSNIA
9DClass with easels and paintART
10DTiny bit, to a ScotWEE
11DNot highLOW
19D"___-Hulk: Attorney at Law," 2022 superhero miniseriesSHE
21DNew York City's Fifth or Madison, for shortAVE
23DLarge, salty water bodySEA
25DHeads ___ heels in loveOVER
26DBruce ___, martial artist and actorLEE
27DNamibia's neighbor, for shortANG
28DOrganization looking for aliens: Abbr.SETI
29DSpanish "Hello"HOLA
30DStringed orchestral instrument that's often pictured in paintings of angelsHARP
31DBaseball player's headgearCAP
33DThe ___ Moines Register, daily newspaperDES
36DZebra or rhinoceros, e.g.ANIMAL
37D"The prodigal ___ returns!"SON
39DSchool time meant for running around and having funRECESS
40DHave loans to repay, sayOWE
44DBaby lionCUB
46D___-back attitudeLAID
47D"___, share, subscribe!" (YouTuber's sign-off, maybe)LIKE
48DSign of impending doom?OMEN
49DClumsy sloth from "Ice Age"SID
50DEdgar Allan ___, "The Tell-Tale Heart" authorPOE
51DLeather-punching toolAWL
53DCleaning clothRAG
54DInstitution of higher education in Atlanta: Abbr.GSU
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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