Daily Themed Crossword Answers January 12, 2024

ACROSS

• For ___ a jolly good fellow…
  HES
• Phew! That ___ a close call!
  WAS
• Comfy attire to catch some Z’s for short
  PJS
• PC key below X
  ALT
• British Bye-bye!: Hyph.
  TATA
• H on a shower knob
  HOT
• We still need to ___ long way (There’s more distance to cover): 2 wds.
  GOA
• Sacred song
  HYMN
• Word with three consecutive vowels used as in ___ of to mean instead of
  LIEU
• Word with three consecutive vowels that means religiously dutiful
  PIOUS
• L.A. Law actress Susan
  DEY
• Make a blunder
  ERR
• Entry-___ job
  LEVEL
• Word with three consecutive vowels and Beast’s partner in a popular fairy tale
  BEAUTY
• Paul Anka’s ___ Beso
  ESO
• Oh before I forget…: Abbr.
  BTW
• Orchard land measures
  ACRES
• Sound of the letter that follows eff
  GEE
• One in Paris
  UNE
• Museum tour leaders
  GUIDES
• What someone may do to your thunder?
  STEAL
• Caribou’s cousin
  ELK
• ___ Plaines Illinois
  DES
• Word with three consecutive vowels and the most powerful chess piece
  QUEEN
• Farming prefix
  AGRI
• It can be proper collective or common
  NOUN
• Animated Internet meme format: Abbr.
  GIF
• Formerly?
  ONCE
• Only continent larger than Africa
  ASIA
• Rear on a battleship
  AFT
• Word with three consecutive vowels that means Hawaiian party
  LUAU
• ___ dispenser (collectible candy holder)
  PEZ
• Took charge say
  LED

DOWN

• Witchy woman in folklore
  HAG
• Run away to get married
  ELOPE
• Prefix with case to mean a set of steps
  STAIR
• No two ___ about it (no option)
  WAYS
• Money-withdrawing convenience hidden in Batman: Abbr.
  ATM
• Hourglass content
  SAND
• Island group in Thailand when repeated twice
  PHI
• Average ___ (just your regular guy)
  JOE
• Dil Pickles’ dad on The Rugrats
  STU
• Fourth day of the work week for short
  THU
• Soap ingredient
  LYE
• Heavenly sphere
  ORB
• Mother in Family Ties
  ELYSE
• Cabbage or broccoli for short
  VEG
• Opposite of WNW on a map
  ESE
• Judy ___ actress and Kate Beckinsale’s mother
  LOE
• Bald bird on a dollar bill
  EAGLE
• Prefix with puncture or pressure
  ACU
• Spoon bender Geller
  URI
• ___ Nugent who sang Cat Scratch Fever
  TED
• The Magic School ___ educational children’s series
  BUS
• Miner’s explosive stick with a kick: Abbr.
  TNT
• Miniscule to a Scot
  WEE
• Use your eyes
  SEE
• Word with three consecutive vowels that means goodbye in French
  ADIEU
• Within the law
  LEGAL
• Butcher’s instrument
  KNIFE
• Click with one’s fingers
  SNAP
• Surprise classroom test
  QUIZ
• Spanish a
  UNA
• Famous name in emails in the ’90s: Abbr.
  AOL
• Wildebeest native to Africa
  GNU
• Color TV pioneer: Abbr.
  RCA
• Sweet suffix with gluc- or fruct-
  OSE
• Flower-delivering company with a bouquet in its logo: Abbr.