Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 9, 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 9, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid32 across · 35 down
1A
2S
3P
4A
5B
6C
7G
8E
9T
10S
T
A
11B
12D
O
R
13A
14O
D
E
15H
A
V
E
16S
O
U
L
17O
D
D
18T
E
A
19M
20S
T
21U
D
Y
22S
O
23B
24T
O
M
25V
26I
27C
T
O
R
28Y
29P
30U
31L
32P
33I
D
O
34D
O
E
35S
36R
O
E
37G
O
L
38F
39S
T
40R
41A
N
G
E
42L
E
A
43F
44Y
A
P
45C
U
46B
47A
48P
R
49E
50S
51S
52W
53H
54A
T
M
O
R
55E
56O
V
E
N
57H
O
W
58E
Y
E
S
59N
E
M
O
60Y
E
W
61S
A
C
62R
I
B

Clues & Answers

Across

1AVenomous Nile snakeASP
4AFirst three letters of the alphabetABC
7APlay hard to ___GET
10A___ in the back (betray)STAB
12ANickelodeon's bilingual "Explorer" who's friends with a talking monkeyDORA
14APoem of tributeODE
15A"___ you heard the news?"HAVE
16ABody, mind, and ___SOUL
17ALike the numbers 17, 19, and 21ODD
18ANew York Yankees or New York Mets, e.g.TEAM
20APrepare for a testSTUDY
22ACry bitterlySOB
24AJerry's gray-furred nemesis, in the cartoonsTOM
25A1998 song by Puff Daddy that sampled the song "Going the Distance" from the "Rocky" soundtrackVICTORY
29AQuentin Tarantino's "___ Fiction"PULP
33AMarriage-sealing vow: 2 wds.IDO
34A"Who ___ he think he is?!"DOES
36AShrimp eggsROE
37ARyder Cup sportGOLF
39A"My ___ Addiction," 2019 song by Billie Eilish that sampled quotes from an episode of "The Office"STRANGE
42AO. Henry's "The Last ___"LEAF
44AShrill bark?YAP
45ACountry that's home to HavanaCUBA
48ANewspapers, collectively?PRESS
52A"___ Can I Say," 2003 song by Jay-Z that sampled a monologue from "Gladiator": 2 wds.WHATMORE
56ABun in the ___ (pregnancy-related phrase)OVEN
57A"___ do you do?"HOW
58ABlinking pairEYES
59ACaptain in a Jules Verne bookNEMO
60ATree that sounds like "you"?YEW
61ACul-de-___ (dead end)SAC
62A___-tickler (funny joke)RIB

Down

1DCigarette residue tapped into a trayASH
2DDoctor's "Need this right now!"STAT
3D___ the way (make progress)PAVE
4DClassifieds or commercials, for shortADS
5DDisapproving sound from a crowdBOO
6DPizza part that very few likeCRUST
7D"___ Grief," 2016 song by Bastille that sampled audio from "Weird Science"GOOD
8DNelson ___, with three stars on the Walk of FameEDDY
9DActor ___ Danson of "Cheers"TED
11D"Beauty and the ___," 2017 Emma Watson filmBEAST
13DPalo ___, CaliforniaALTO
19DWhat an emoji might depictMOOD
21DBaseball official behind the catcher, for shortUMP
23DMale sibling, slangilyBRO
25DBookie's cut, for short (rhymes with "fig")VIG
26DSomeone to look up toIDOL
27DActor ___ Sprouse of "Riverdale"COLE
28D"I'd love to!"YES
30DOrnamental vaseURN
31DYule ___ (dessert)LOG
32DSound of the letter before "Q"PEE
35DDig that's fit for a pigSTY
38DIrrefutable statementFACT
40DPerform Eminem's "Lose Yourself," sayRAP
41DChef's protective garmentAPRON
43DBe very mad (word hidden in "perfume")FUME
46D"Killing ___," 2020 song by Halsey that samples audio from "Jennifer's Body"BOYS
47DSide squared, for a squareAREA
49D"Did you ___ wonder...?"EVER
50DGame before the final, for shortSEMI
51DSnooty sortSNOB
52D"___ did the chicken cross the road?"WHY
53DGarden tool to break up dirt clodsHOE
54D"Such a cute puppy!"AWW
55D"Exit full screen" keyESC
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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