Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 5, 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 5, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid33 across · 34 down
1A
2G
3E
4M
5U
6C
7H
8D
9E
10N
11R
E
L
12Y
13A
F
R
O
14R
A
Y
15K
A
L
E
16N
O
O
N
17A
C
E
18R
E
A
19L
20W
E
21I
G
H
22S
E
23A
24N
Y
T
25K
26E
27A
T
I
N
28G
29S
30L
31A
32B
33E
W
W
34N
I
35T
36O
I
L
37Y
E
L
38P
39N
O
40R
41B
U
R
Y
42D
43I
44D
45P
A
R
46M
47I
48Y
A
G
I
49S
T
A
50F
51F
52E
C
O
53L
A
54D
Y
55V
E
I
56N
57M
E
L
58O
R
R
59E
T
N
A
60E
E
K
61O
Y
E
62A
N
Y

Clues & Answers

Across

1AGrow older, sayAGE
4A"Thank you very ___"MUCH
8AGrizzly bear's lairDEN
11A___ on (have faith in)RELY
13AVoluminous hairdo for the Jackson 5AFRO
14A___ of hopeRAY
15ACurly cabbage relativeKALE
16APalindromic time of the dayNOON
17AHighest card in a royal flushACE
18A___ Madrid (soccer club)REAL
20APut on a scale, sayWEIGH
22AWord with "anemone," "cucumber," or "urchin"SEA
24ABig Apple newspaper initialsNYT
25AJohn ___, iconic English teacher played by Robin Williams in the 1989 film "Dead Poets Society"KEATING
29AChunk of marble or concrete, saySLAB
33A"That's so yuck!"EWW
34A___-picking (petty criticism)NIT
36ASnake ___ salesman (fraudster)OIL
37ACrowdsourced dining review siteYELP
39AMs. ___, iconic Math teacher played by Tina Fey in the 2004 film "Mean Girls"NORBURY
42A"Look what you ___!" (cry from an angry parent, perhaps)DID
45AGenre for Drake, read backwardPAR
46AMr. ___, iconic martial arts teacher played by Pat Morita in the 1984 film "The Karate Kid"MIYAGI
49AOffice workforce, saySTAFF
52A___-friendly (like solar panels)ECO
53ATramp's lover?LADY
55ABlue line under your skinVEIN
57AActor ___ Brooks with an EGOTMEL
58AHockey great Bobby ___ORR
59ASicily's active volcanoETNA
60A"Oh gosh, a mouse!"EEK
61A"Look here!" in MallorcaOYE
62A"Do you have ___ questions?"ANY

Down

1D___ of the Covenant (legendary artifact)ARK
2DFirst, second, or reverse, in a carGEAR
3DPalindromic French fashion magazineELLE
4D"No ___ is an island"MAN
5DAlien spacecraft in a sci-fi film, say: Abbr.UFO
6DPrince's coronation headpieceCROWN
7DMiss ___, iconic teacher played by Embeth Davidtz in the 1996 film "Matilda"HONEY
8DReality TV series "RuPaul's ___ Race"DRAG
9D"With ___ passing day..."EACH
10D"Ball Drop" night at Times Square: Abbr.NYE
12DIt makes bread rise upYEAST
19DHawaiian floral garlandLEI
21D"___ all such a blur..." (words after a party night, maybe)ITS
23DWomen's clothing retailer ___ TaylorANN
25DUnder lock and ___ (locked away)KEY
26DMother sheepEWE
27DCobbler's hole-punching toolAWL
28DGimlet liquorGIN
30D"Skip To My ___," Judy Garland songLOU
31DSoccer ball fillerAIR
32D"The Haunting of ___ Manor" (Netflix miniseries)BLY
35D___-turvy (upside down)TOPSY
38DHandheld organizer?: Abbr.PDA
40D___ someone out (squeal on someone)RAT
41D"...the land of the free and the home of the ___"BRAVE
43DDomed Arctic homeIGLOO
44D"___ of a Wimpy Kid" (book series)DIARY
46D"Grumpy Cat" or "Distracted Boyfriend," e.g.MEME
47DSlurpee alternativeICEE
48D"Sunny" bit of an eggYOLK
50DCrumbly Greek cheeseFETA
51DDewey ___, iconic teacher played by Jack Black in the 2003 film "School of Rock"FINN
54DRapper Dr. ___ who has produced for Kendrick Lamar and Anderson .PaakDRE
56DWord of formal refusalNAY
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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