Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 28, 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 28, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

64 clues13×13 grid31 across · 33 down
1T
2H
3A
4I
5D
6A
7M
8A
9P
10E
11O
A
F
S
12E
V
A
13C
A
R
14S
I
R
E
15F
A
I
R
16L
A
N
E
17S
L
O
T
18I
N
D
I
A
19T
20U
B
21O
D
22D
23C
24A
25R
A
M
E
26L
27Y
O
28R
29K
30O
N
O
31P
R
O
32M
33O
34S
E
A
35D
A
T
36A
37B
E
D
38R
E
S
T
39S
40H
41E
42T
O
O
43T
H
U
N
44D
E
R
B
45I
46R
47D
48N
49E
W
50B
O
R
O
51O
V
E
R
52A
M
I
53B
L
U
R
54T
A
M
E
55B
U
N
56Y
A
M
57S
N
O
W

Clues & Answers

Across

1AResident of Bangkok, sayTHAI
5ARiver-stopping structureDAM
8AGorilla or orangutan, e.g.APE
11AClumsy fellows, say (anagram of "sofa")OAFS
12A___ Longoria of "Desperate Housewives" fameEVA
13AToyota Camry or Jeep Grand Cherokee, for oneCAR
14ARespectful way to address a kingSIRE
15AFord ___, automobile last sold in 1970 that was featured in the 1958 movie, "Thunder Road"FAIRLANE
17A___ machine (popular casino game with lever)SLOT
18ABollywood's countryINDIA
19ARubber ducky's spotTUB
21ALike numbers not divisible by twoODD
23AChewy ingredient in a Snickers or Twix candy barCARAMEL
27ADuchess of ___ (title for Sarah Ferguson)YORK
30AYoko ___ who sang "Double Fantasy"ONO
31A___ code (discount provider during checkout)PROMO
34ARed, Dead or Black, e.g.SEA
35AHard disk contentsDATA
37ADoctor's orders when one is unwell, perhaps: 2 wds.BEDREST
39A"___ loves me not..." (words while plucking a flower's petals, maybe)SHE
42A"Not ___ shabby!"TOO
43AFord ___, luxury automobile first sold in 1955 that also featured heavily in NASCAR racesTHUNDERBIRD
48AChrysler ___ Yorker, automobile first sold in 1940 that is named after "The Big Apple"NEW
50AManhattan or The Bronx, for shortBORO
51A"Game ___" (losing game screen, perhaps)OVER
52A"Who ___ to complain?": 2 wds.AMI
53AUnfocused image, sayBLUR
54AOpposite of "wild"TAME
55ABurger-holding breadBUN
56ASweet tuberYAM
57AWinter blanket?SNOW

Down

1D___ and turn (sleep uneasily)TOSS
2DFlag down, as a cabHAIL
3DCurly hairdoAFRO
4DBMW ___, Italian-designed automobile with an egg shape and three wheels first sold in 1953ISETTA
5D"Rebel Without a Cause" actor James ___ who loved autosDEAN
6DVery eager, as a book loverAVID
7DSuper ___ Bros., popular Nintendo game with an Italian plumberMARIO
8DObama health law: Abbr.ACA
9DFrying ___, kitchen vesselPAN
10DPoet's "before"ERE
15DNutrient in beans, bran and celeryFIBER
16D___ Gaga who sang "Born This Way"LADY
20DStrike-calling official in baseball, for shortUMP
22DAmount recommended by a doctor, sayDOSE
23DCape ___, MassachusettsCOD
24DSanta ___, CaliforniaANA
25DTurn to mush, as a fruitROT
26DArcing tennis returnLOB
28DHi-___ image, for short (high quality)RES
29DKit ___ barKAT
32DFord ___, automobile first sold in 1949 whose name is an alias for "shooting star"METEOR
33DUnpleasant smell, sayODOR
36DCampfire leftoverASH
38DR2-D2 and Wall-E, e.g.ROBOTS
40DMale spouse, affectionatelyHUBBY
41D___ Holmes, Sherlock Holmes' sleuthing younger sisterENOLA
43DIdentical sibling, sayTWIN
44DRingo Starr's instrumentDRUM
45DNobel laureate ___ PavlovIVAN
46DSan ___, Italian resort cityREMO
47DMade illustrations, sayDREW
48DCatchNAB
49DFlightless bird from Down UnderEMU
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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