Daily Themed Crossword September 25 2023 Answers

ACROSS

• College professor’s advanced degree perhaps: Abbr.
  PHD
• ___: Miami (CBS forensic drama): Abbr.
  CSI
• ___-dropping moment (very shocking)
  JAW
• Carly ___ Jepsen whose song Call Me Maybe topped the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks
  RAE
• Heavenly glow say
  AURA
• ___ carte (menu words): 2 wds.
  ALA
• Hedwig in Harry Potter e.g.
  OWL
• ___ Diamond who sang Sweet Caroline
  NEIL
• Fabric-coloring agents
  DYES
• Compassionate and tenderhearted say
  KIND
• Practice for a boxing match say
  SPAR
• Santa’s little helper
  ELF
• Disney’s wide-eyed baby deer
  BAMBI
• Opus ___ The Da Vinci Code organization
  DEI
• One ___ Day 1995 song by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men that spent 16 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100
  SWEET
• Adobe file format: Abbr.
  PDF
• Spot for a bubble bath
  TUB
• Juice for your car?
  GAS
• Disney’s mermaid princess
  ARIEL
• I ___ Feeling 2009 song by Black Eyed Peas that spent 14 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100
  GOTTA
• A ___ for your thoughts?
  PENNY
• Rapunzel’s pride
  HAIR
• Head of a company: Abbr.
  CEO
• Windbreaker material?
  NYLON
• Japanese wrestling style with heavyweights
  SUMO
• Who ___ he think he is?
  DOES
• Numero ___ (top dog)
  UNO
• Watch from ___ (from a distance)
  AFAR
• Billy Ray Cyrus to Miley Cyrus
  DAD
• Sailor slangily
  GOB
• I Will Always ___ You 1992 song by Whitney Houston that spent 14 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100
  LOVE
• Contrail place?
  SKY

DOWN

• Con’s opposite in a debate competition
  PRO
• Sharp-sighted bird of prey
  HAWK
• Sandwich store
  DELI
• ___ in the wind 1997 song by Elton John that spent 14 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100
  CANDLE
• Seek damages in court say
  SUE
• Showy purple flower
  IRIS
• ___ Leno former The Tonight Show host
  JAY
• Bitter ___ (bar brew perhaps)
  ALE
• As It ___ 2022 song by Harry Styles that spent 15 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100
  WAS
• Swiss peak
  ALP
• Make a sketch
  DRAW
• ___ Flanders who is Homer Simpson’s neighbor
  NED
• Crunch muscles for short
  ABS
• In good physical shape say
  FIT
• The M in MB
  MEGA
• There has to ___ better way! (This can’t be our best option!): 2 wds.
  BEA
• ___ My Life (Bon Jovi hit)
  ITS
• Baby food
  PAP
• Dr. ___ rapper who was a member of the World Class Wreckin’ Cru
  DRE
• Shark’s appendage
  FIN
• Expression of disgust
  UGH
• ___ constrictor (big snake)
  BOA
• Concertgoer’s Another song!
  ENCORE
• Soapmaking chemical
  LYE
• Metal sardine containers
  TINS
• Make an attempt
  TRY
• What are the ___?
  ODDS
• Carry with effort
  LUG
• Plastic ___ Band band with John Lennon and Yoko
  ONO
• Head slangily
  NOB
• Comedian ___ Vulcano of Impractical Jokers
  SAL
• Alien’s spacecraft: Abbr.
  UFO
• Dallas NBA player for short
  MAV
• Flooring wood
  OAK
• Joseph ___ ice cream maker
  EDY