Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 24, 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 24, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1AFlower stalkSTEM
5AMr. and ___ (addresses for a married couple)MRS
8AShaving ___ (grooming products set, say)KIT
11AFictional ___ Croft who's a "Tomb Raider"LARA
12AStar closest to EarthSUN
13AOld-age financial planning option: Abbr.IRA
14A___ fail (spectacular embarrassment)EPIC
15ASport where two teams engage in a test of strength with a rope, last played in the Summer Olympics in 1920: 3 wds.TUGOFWAR
17ATen years, sayDECADE
19ABody's "processing center"BRAIN
20AFilmmaker Anderson who directed "The Grand Budapest Hotel"WES
21AArchery bow woodYEW
22A"___ your lip" ("Shut up!")ZIP
25ADobby or Legolas, e.g.ELF
27AHeading opposite to "naughty," on Santa's gifting listNICE
31A"One day ___ time": 2 wds.ATA
32AHotel staffer that keeps rooms cleanMAID
34AMade a web, as a spiderSPUN
35ABall game played on horseback, last played in the Olympics in 1934POLO
37ASome kitchen appliances: Abbr.GES
39ARuckus or commotionADO
40ANarrow coastal inlet (anagram of "air")RIA
43AHarsh on the eardrumsLOUD
45A___ vaulting, gymnastic sport on the horseback, last played in the Summer Olympics in 1920EQUESTRIAN
49AWoven floor decorRUG
50ASalty sauce in a wokSOY
51AAmerican variant of Croquet that's aptly hidden in "Croquet," last played in the Summer Olympics in 1904ROQUE
55ACooking ingredient from coconutsOIL
56A"De ___ Vez," Selena Gomez hit singleUNA
57ASlo-___ fuseBLO
58A"This room is such a ___!" (exasperated mom's cry, maybe)STY
59A"Night," in a poemEEN
60AGrand Central, e.g., brieflySTN

Down

1DSnow vehicle pulled by dogsSLED
2DScotch ___ ("sticky" strip)TAPE
3DGuitarist Clapton who was a member of the YardbirdsERIC
4DLarge, colorful parrotMACAW
5DEast Lansing school, home to the Spartans: Abbr.MSU
6DSport closely related to American Football, last played in Summer Olympics in 1924RUGBY
7DSound from someone sound asleepSNORE
8DFuzzy fruit or flightless New Zealand birdKIWI
9DTehran's countryIRAN
10DRoad crew's black gooTAR
15DFamed inventor Nikola ___TESLA
16DDeer babies, sayFAWNS
18D___ worthy (consider deserving)DEEM
22DShock sound, in a comic bookZAP
23D"Who am ___ judge?": 2 wds.ITO
24DBest buddyPAL
26DOften-dried fruit found in a Newton cookieFIG
28DApple tabletIPAD
29DA cow chews thisCUD
30D"Discreet Music" musician BrianENO
33DSandwich and meat-selling shopDELI
36DMineral ready to be smelted?ORE
38DFly highSOAR
41DMagazine edition, sayISSUE
42DMake amends for, as sinsATONE
44DCard game with a Spanish nameUNO
45DGreek god of loveEROS
46DGive notice, at your jobQUIT
47D"Things might get ___..." (words before a fight, maybe)UGLY
48DGosling or ReynoldsRYAN
52DNFL play-callers: Abbr.QBS
53DFinal or last, for shortULT
54DLong, long timeEON
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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