Daily Themed Crossword September 18 2023 Answers

ACROSS

• Year-opening month for short
  JAN
• ___ out a living (barely manage)
  EKE
• Sir Michael ___ who portrayed Alfred in Batman Begins
  CAINE
• Sugar-loving insect with a queen
  ANT
• Second-largest U.S. state for short
  TEX
• Al Pacino or Robert De Niro e.g.
  ACTOR
• Umbrella and Good Girl Gone Bad singer who has won 13 AMAs as of 2023
  RIHANNA
• Bring up as a child
  RAISE
• Participated in the Boston Marathon
  RAN
• Dublin citizens
  IRISH
• Day ___ (facility for young children)
  CARE
• Legendary Himalayan snowman
  YETI
• Once ___ a time…
  UPON
• Google ___ Zoom alternative
  MEET
• Alpha follower in the Greek alphabet
  BETA
• Device with a record button for short
  CAM
• Blow someone ___ (astonish)
  AWAY
• Red snapper on a sushi menu
  TAI
• Audio equipment giant
  BOSE
• Shoemaker’s tool
  AWL
• ___ is more (minimalist’s philosophy)
  LESS
• S in iOS for short
  SYS
• The Grand ___ Opry
  OLE
• Olympian’s prize
  MEDAL
• ___ Houston Greatest Love of All singer who has won 22 AMAs
  WHITNEY
• ___ Mars 24K Magic singer who has won 11 AMAs as of 2023
  BRUNO
• Feel off-color
  AIL
• Actress Thurman with a species of lizard named after her
  UMA
• Color of honey
  AMBER
• Vive le ___! (Long live the King)
  ROI
• Talking ___ & Friends (animated sitcom)
  TOM

DOWN

• Jam and jelly’s holder
  JAR
• Childhood nickname for Darth Vader
  ANI
• To the ___ degree (utmost)
  NTH
• Mount ___ active volcano in Italy
  ETNA
• ___ Rogers The Gambler singer who has won 19 AMAs
  KENNY
• Giga tera peta ___ (anagram of axe)
  EXA
• ___ Underwood Hallelujah singer who has won 17 AMAs as of 2023
  CARRIE
• Smoothie berry pronounced as ah-sigh-ee
  ACAI
• Tell me like ___! (Give me the truth!): 2 wds.
  ITIS
• Have a quick bite (anagram of hons)
  NOSH
• Able was I ___ I saw Elba (palindrome wrongly attributed to Napoleon)
  ERE
• Large music concert venue
  ARENA
• To-do list entry
  ITEM
• Lion’s little one
  CUB
• Tailless primate in a sanctuary say
  APE
• What fruits do when left uneaten for too long
  ROT
• Modern-day letter in your inbox
  EMAIL
• iPad or Amazon Fire e.g.
  TABLET
• Imitates a crow
  CAWS
• Deep distress or heartache say
  WOE
• Braying load-bearing animal
  ASS
• Response that means Count me in!
  YES
• ___ Swift Fearless singer who has won 40 AMAs as of 2023
  TAYLOR
• Not crazy
  SANE
• Columbus’ state that takes its name from a river
  OHIO
• Actress Reinhart of Riverdale
  LILI
• Entrepreneur’s degree often: Abbr.
  MBA
• Verbal hesitation
  ERM
• Confer knighthood on
  DUB
• Avengers: Infinity ___ (2018 film)
  WAR
• Tough ___ to crack
  NUT
• Angsty rock genre
  EMO
• Starchy tuber
  YAM