Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 31, 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 31, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1ALeonardo da Vinci's work, e.g.ART
4ARay-___ (brand of sunglasses)BAN
7APart of a circleARC
10AGhostly greetingBOO
11AGroup of three musicians, sayTRIO
12AAttempt to impress, romanticallyWOO
13AWhat shoulders of a loose t-shirt doSAG
14ACapital of Italy, to an ItalianROMA
15AJoe ___, former NFL quarterback who may be dressing up as "Spider-Man" this Halloween?WEBB
16ANickelodeon "Explorer" whose enemy is SwiperDORA
18AFeng ___ (Chinese decorating philosophy)SHUI
20ABe under the weather, sayAIL
22AOzzie ___, former San Diego Padres shortstop who may be dressing up as the "Wizard of Oz" this Halloween?SMITH
26ABilly ___, former pitcher with the Mets and the Red Sox who may be dressing up as "Sandman" this Halloween?WAGNER
29ASleep ___ (disorder that makes it hard to breathe)APNEA
30ABird in a farmyardHEN
31AMorning condensationDEW
33AMetric distances: Abbr.KMS
34APolice officer's identificationBADGE
37AOf a humble station, say (word hidden in "slowly")LOWLY
40ACream-filled cookies that encourage one to "Stay Playful"OREOS
41A___ hours (early hours of the day)WEE
42A100-meter-dash, e.g.RACE
44AWrite in a journalLOG
46ANot the present or the futurePAST
48A"She's the ___ deal!" ("She's got what it takes!")REAL
51AYouTube interruptions, for shortADS
54A"These are my two cents," in texting lingo: Abbr.IMO
55ACozy lodgingsINNS
56AFilming locationSET
57AColossal weightTON
58ANo. 1 in a company, say: Abbr.CEO
59ANote-taking aidPAD

Down

1DSix-pack muscles, for shortABS
2DWhere to drive a carROAD
3D"Is that for here or ___?" (question at a restaurant, maybe): 2 wds.TOGO
4DAddress similar to "Dude!"BRO
5DPoints an arrow at a target, sayAIMS
6DBiblical character with an arkNOAH
7DSense of wonderAWE
8DSteal fromROB
9DCorn's hard centerCOB
11D"How to ___ Your Dragon," DreamWorks-animated filmTRAIN
15DScaredy cat or wuss (rhymes with "limp")WIMP
17D___ doll (children's homemade cloth toy, perhaps)RAG
19DMexico's northern neighbor: Abbr.USA
21DWas in charge of a group, sayLED
23DLike a new moon night (word hidden in "pinky")INKY
24DPresident Pro ___ ("For the time being," in Latin)TEM
25D"The eagle ___ landed"HAS
26DPut on, as clothesWEAR
27DGeorge Lee ___, former second baseman with the Phillies who may be dressing up as "Captain Hook" this Halloween?ANDERSON
28DFamily member, for shortREL
30D"The Last of Us" network: Abbr.HBO
32D"That was amazing!"WOW
35DMilk and cheese producing animalGOAT
36D"Get me outta here!" PC keyESC
38DWillie ___, Baseball Hall of Fame member and former shortstop who may be dressing up as "The Devil" this Halloween?WELLS
39DSun sign for an early August babyLEO
43DCountry singer ___ Church who sang "The Only Way I Know"ERIC
45DQuick intake of breathGASP
46D___ stop (F1 grand prix stop)PIT
47D"Te ___" (Spanish confession of love)AMO
49DDirection opposite to "WSW"ENE
50D"That's ___ brainer!": 2 wds.ANO
52DAnti-narcotics organization: Abbr.DEA
53DThe "S" in EST, for shortSTD
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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