Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 6, 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 6, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid32 across · 34 down
1A
2D
3D
4S
5H
6E
7A
8D
9A
10F
U
R
11C
E
L
12S
N
I
P
13T
E
E
14E
A
S
15T
16P
O
E
T
17W
18O
N
D
E
R
19L
A
N
D
20R
E
S
21I
A
N
22P
23O
24S
E
25D
O
G
26C
27G
28I
29H
U
R
30S
31H
Y
32S
33M
A
L
L
34D
R
I
35N
K
M
E
36A
M
O
K
37A
I
M
38C
R
E
W
39M
40A
41S
K
42C
43R
O
C
44O
B
O
E
45C
H
E
S
H
46I
47R
48E
49C
L
O
D
50H
I
N
T
51M
I
A
52K
E
N
53E
T
T
A
54P
O
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1APut two and two together, sayADD
4A"He said, ___ said"SHE
7AOral health organization: Abbr.ADA
10AKitty's coatFUR
11ACartoon animator's frameCEL
12AQuick cut in a salon, saySNIP
13A"It fits to a ___" ("It's perfect!")TEE
14A___ Coast (NYC region)EAST
16AOne who composes rhymes and odesPOET
17AFantasy world that is the setting for Alice's adventures, and also for 34a, 45a, 5d, 33d, and 39dWONDERLAND
20AHigh-___ graphics (top quality)RES
21ASir ___ McKellen of "Six Degrees of Separation"IAN
22APrepare for a photo, as a modelPOSE
25AFour-legged barkerDOG
26AMovie special effects lettersCGI
29A"Ben-___: A Tale of the Christ"HUR
30ABashful or timidSHY
32AT-shirt size before "medium"SMALL
34AWords on a bottle that Alice finds in 17a which causes her to shrink in size: 2 wds.DRINKME
36AOne way to run?AMOK
37AOrder between "ready" and "fire"AIM
38ACabin ___ (aircraft staff)CREW
39AProp at a masquerade partyMASK
42ASwamp predator, for shortCROC
44ASlender woodwindOBOE
45A___ Cat, feline animal with a perpetual grin whom Alice encounters in 17aCHESHIRE
49AChunk of earth?CLOD
50ASubtle help, such as "See Wrong" in this gameHINT
51AActress Farrow of "Rosemary's Baby"MIA
52AMattel's male dollKEN
53AJazz singer ___ JamesETTA
54AHouseplant's homePOT

Down

1DToward the rear, on a boatAFT
2DGive the devil his ___DUE
3D___ Barrymore, star of "Charlie's Angels"DREW
4DCrime ___ (incident site)SCENE
5D"Off with their ___!" catchphrase for the Queen of Hearts in 17aHEADS
6D"What ___ is new?"ELSE
7DUnknown author, for shortANON
8DRan out of battery, as a smartphoneDIED
9DLike the name Bill for a creditor or Lily for a floristAPT
12DAttention ___ (length of time)SPAN
15DDestiny's Child or The Bee Gees, e.g.TRIO
18DSmelter's materialORE
19DFalls behind or slows downLAGS
22DScholar's degree, perhaps: Abbr.PHD
23DHemingway's "In ___ Time"OUR
24D___ Lanka (country in South Asia)SRI
25DBalayage needDYE
26D___ to one's senses (began to think sensibly)CAME
27DShine softly, like a fireflyGLOW
28DOf that ___ (same kind)ILK
30DSpeed down snowy slopesSKI
31D"Let me think..." soundHMM
33D___ Hare, character whom Alice encounters during a tea party in 17aMARCH
35DNot wearing any clothes, sayNAKED
38D___ Rica, Central American countryCOSTA
39D___ Turtle, character named after a Victorian dish whom Alice encounters in 17aMOCK
40DUp to the task, sayABLE
41DThe "S" in ASAPSOON
42DGambler's slip of paperCHIT
43DFlat rate?RENT
45D"The Motorcycle Diaries" subject GuevaraCHE
46DMischievous little kidIMP
47DChrist the Redeemer's city, familiarlyRIO
48DDown?EAT
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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