Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — September 16, 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 September 16, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid35 across · 33 down
1D
2E
3E
4A
5H
6A
7O
8W
9L
10I
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L
11E
12S
A
N
13P
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14P
E
A
R
15R
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N
G
16U
Z
I
17I
18D
O
19G
E
20T
S
21P
22I
23E
C
E
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24S
L
Y
25O
R
R
26S
E
27A
28P
29R
30I
31G
32T
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G
33A
34S
O
35B
36E
A
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L
37N
O
R
38L
O
39P
40C
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41E
42B
43B
44R
O
45C
K
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46S
47C
A
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48N
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49R
O
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50A
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51P
52I
53N
54F
55O
56N
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57S
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58O
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59A
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60S
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61B
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Clues & Answers

Across

1ALetter that follows "cee"DEE
4A"Eureka!" expressionAHA
7ANocturnal, hooting birdOWL
10A___ of Capri, Italian resort islandISLE
12A___ Diego, CaliforniaSAN
13AAs easy as ___ (very easy)PIE
14AOften-poached, bottom-heavy fruitPEAR
15A___ pop, nostalgic candy that you can propose with?RING
16A"Money Longer" rapper Lil ___ VertUZI
17ABride's affirmation: 2 wds.IDO
19AUnderstands, as a jokeGETS
21AReese's ___, nostalgic candy with many bits?PIECES
24ACrafty, like a foxSLY
25ACanadian ice hockey legend BobbyORR
26ACoral's homeSEA
28ASelf-righteous person (anagram of "grip")PRIG
32AJulius Caesar's attireTOGA
34AShed sorrowful tearsSOB
36AJames ___ Jones who voiced Darth Vader and MufasaEARL
37ANeither this ___ thatNOR
38ARemove, as a branchLOP
40AAFL-___, federation of U.S. unionsCIO
41ATidal retreatEBB
44APop ___, nostalgic candy that you may find at a concert?ROCKS
46APrefix with "crow" for a mannequin on a crop fieldSCARE
48AOpposite of "positive," for shortNEG
49AHopping Aussie marsupial, informallyROO
50AMont Blanc, e.g.ALP
52ANuggets of data, for shortINFO
56A"If I Ruled the World" rapperNAS
57A___-mo replaySLO
58A"Black gold" from the Middle East?OIL
59AFitting, as a replyAPT
60ANew South Wales' capital, for shortSYD
61ADreaming spot?BED

Down

1DFun ___, nostalgic color-changing candy that comes with its own side?DIP
2DSuffix with "Taiwan" or "Japan"ESE
3DPortuguese pronoun for "she"ELA
4D"___ live and breathe!": 2 wds.ASI
5DPuts on the wall, as a paintingHANGS
6DCelestial messenger with wings and a haloANGEL
7DMagnum ___ (author's masterpiece)OPUS
8DFizz ___, nostalgic candy that may be a brainiac's favorite?WIZ
9DFloral luau wearLEI
11D"Layla" singer ___ ClaptonERIC
15DThorny date night flowersROSES
18D___ Moines, IowaDES
20DUse a keyboardTYPE
21D"...like the ___ calling the kettle black..."POT
22DThrone metal in "Game of Thrones"IRON
23D"Cogito, ___ sum" ("I think, therefore I am")ERGO
27DInstant messaging pioneer with a "You've Got Mail!" taglineAOL
29DPool table triangle, sayRACK
30DColored eye part with two Is?IRIS
31DMop & ___ (floor cleaner)GLO
33DField of knowledge, sayAREA
35D___ yesterday (naive or easy to deceive)BORN
39DPoet Edgar Allan ___POE
42DCopper-zinc alloyBRASS
43DJelly ___ jelly beans, nostalgic candy that surprisingly doesn't come with a button?BELLY
45DFilm special effects letters (anagram of "cig")CGI
46DBathtime bar?SOAP
47D___ of livingCOST
49DMessenger molecule: Abbr.RNA
51DPea packagePOD
53DSan Francisco's ___ HillNOB
54D"Fee, ___, foe, fum..." (fairy tale giant's cry)FIE
55DAntiqueOLD
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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