Daily Themed Crossword Clues and Solutions January 2 2024

ACROSS

• Circle segment
  ARC
• Pea protector
  POD
• Where one may find bats
  CAVE
• Actor DiCaprio to fans
  LEO
• Weeding tool
  HOE
• Grape-shaped say
  OVAL
• ___-Man arcade video game released as Puck Man in Japan
  PAC
• Knot-tying need
  ROPE
• ___ of the town (what everyone is speaking about)
  TALK
• Prescribed amount say
  DOSE
• Hot rod?
  SPIT
• Disney animated show ___ Possible
  KIM
• May the ___ be with you (Star Wars line)
  FORCE
• ___ Bowl annual NCAA game which shares its name with a citrus fruit and that you may have watched on New Year’s Day this year
  ORANGE
• Slow and slimy mover in the garden
  SNAIL
• A long time ___ in a land far away…
  AGO
• Chinese food additive: Abbr.
  MSG
• ___-I-Am (Dr. Seuss protagonist)
  SAM
• First version of a book say
  DRAFT
• ___ Bowl annual NCAA game which shares its name with a cobbler fruit and that you may have watched on New Year’s Day this year
  PEACH
• Levi’s fabric
  DENIM
• Price negotiable in real estate ads: Abbr.
  OBO
• Ireland to the locals
  EIRE
• ___ Bowl annual NCAA game which shares its name with a sweetener and that you may have watched on New Year’s Day this year
  SUGAR
• Actor Omar of House
  EPPS
• Big name in body sprays
  AXE
• Marathon or derby e.g.
  RACE
• Vessel for a fishing trip
  BOAT
• Old cleaning cloth for a painter
  RAG
• Michelin or Goodyear product
  TIRE
• Usually buggy version
  BETA
• Angst-ridden music genre
  EMO
• English poet ___ Hughes
  TED

DOWN

• Swiss peak
  ALP
• Enjoy a book say
  READ
• Fashion designer ___ Chanel
  COCO
• Vietnamese noodle soup
  PHO
• Clumsy one’s exclamation
  OOPS
• Like one end of a pool
  DEEP
• ___ Bowl annual NCAA game which shares its name with a type of fabric and that you may have watched on New Year’s Day this year
  COTTON
• Actress Gardner of old Hollywood
  AVA
• Actor Kilmer of Batman Forever
  VAL
• Yellowstone herd member with branch-like horns
  ELK
• Hold back the horsepower?
  REIN
• Reggae’s Jamaican precursor (anagram of ask)
  SKA
• What-___ (hypothetical questions)
  IFS
• ___ Grand (famous Las Vegas hotel): Abbr.
  MGM
• Imprudent
  RASH
• Covert ops organization: Abbr.
  CIA
• Slippery tree
  ELM
• Not-so-friendly giant in folklore
  OGRE
• Horse with a flecked coat
  ROAN
• Sixth sense: Abbr.
  ESP
• ___ fuel to the fire
  ADD
• Prefix with graphic or logical
  GEO
• ___ Bowl annual NCAA game with a name that means feast in Spanish and that you may have watched on New Year’s Day this year
  FIESTA
• Enough already! in text speak: Abbr.
  TMI
• Showy tummy muscles for short
  ABS
• Tennis or badminton area
  COURT
• Not at all common
  RARE
• Semester-ending test
  EXAM
• Way of walking
  GAIT
• Forest measurement unit
  ACRE
• Stalk by the swamp?
  REED
• Tidal fallback
  EBB
• The Tell-Tale Heart writer Edgar Allan ___
  POE
• Affectionate tap
  PAT
• One’s self-importance
  EGO