Daily Themed Crossword May 04 2024

Across

• 1a. Cone-dropping tree
  The answer is FIR
• 4a. “Well, that ___ unexpected.”
  The answer is WAS
• 7a. “Found it!” expression
  The answer is AHA
• 10a. “A” of UAE
  The answer is ARAB
• 12a. Uneaten morsel (anagram of “rot”)
  The answer is ORT
• 13a. Cookie container
  The answer is JAR
• 14a. Bambi, e.g.
  The answer is DEER
• 15a. “Don’t worry, I’m working ___”: 2 wds.
  The answer is ONIT
• 17a. Bar staple, briefly
  The answer is ALC
• 18a. Type or group
  The answer is ILK
• 20a. “May the ___ be with you” …Star Wars Day pun like the ones at 37a, 44a, 4d and 42d
  The answer is FOURTH
• 22a. Quick breakfast sandwich stop
  The answer is DELI
• 23a. “___ he’s a jolly good fellow”
  The answer is FOR
• 24a. Hive resident
  The answer is BEE
• 26a. Racecourse action
  The answer is BET
• 28a. Tiny bug to pick
  The answer is NIT
• 31a. Actress Gardner
  The answer is AVA
• 32a. ___ de Triomphe (landmark in Paris)
  The answer is ARC
• 35a. Librarian’s favorite expression?
  The answer is SHH
• 37a. Why did Anakin Skywalker cross the road? “To get to the ___ side”
  The answer is DARK
• 39a. Parliamentary figure, for short
  The answer is POL
• 40a. Maiden name preceder
  The answer is NEE
• 41a. Back, on a boat
  The answer is AFT
• 44a. Which Star Wars character works at a restaurant? “Darth ___”
  The answer is WAITER
• 46a. ___ the belt (like some pointed insults)
  The answer is BELOW
• 48a. “Better Call Saul” network: Abbr.
  The answer is AMC
• 49a. Rolled-up grass?
  The answer is SOD
• 50a. Parade interrupter
  The answer is RAIN
• 52a. Chooses, with “for”
  The answer is OPTS
• 56a. Prefix with “athlete” to mean a multisport race participant
  The answer is TRI
• 57a. Metric distance measure, for short
  The answer is KIL
• 58a. ___ Centineo of “The Perfect Date”
  The answer is NOAH
• 59a. “As of ___” (so far)
  The answer is YET
• 60a. Show that begins with “Live from New York…”: Abbr.
  The answer is SNL
• 61a. Put on the line, in a way
  The answer is DRY

Down

• 1d. Short-lived craze
  The answer is FAD
• 2d. State of outrage
  The answer is IRE
• 3d. “Call Me Maybe” singer Carly ___ Jepsen
  The answer is RAE
• 4d. What do you call Chewbacca when chocolate is stuck in his hair? “Chocolate Chip ___”
  The answer is WOOKIE
• 5d. Prince Valiant’s son, in the comics (anagram of “ran”)
  The answer is ARN
• 6d. Like a muscle that needs a stretch, say
  The answer is STIFF
• 7d. Not quite closed
  The answer is AJAR
• 8d. “Stop right there!”
  The answer is HALT
• 9d. Eyebrow shape
  The answer is ARCH
• 11d. French cheese
  The answer is BRIE
• 16d. “It’s never ___ late to begin!”
  The answer is TOO
• 19d. Foreign attorney’s degree: Abbr.
  The answer is LLB
• 21d. Coffee holder
  The answer is URN
• 22d. First word in a letter, usually
  The answer is DEAR
• 24d. Type of “hair day” that may involve a hat
  The answer is BAD
• 25d. Actress Green of “Casino Royale”
  The answer is EVA
• 27d. ___ dance (one with a percussive quality)
  The answer is TAP
• 29d. “Life ___ a bed of roses!”
  The answer is ISNT
• 30d. Biblical “you”
  The answer is THEE
• 33d. “Mr
  The answer is ROWAN
• 34d. Chowder shellfish
  The answer is CLAM
• 36d. Pronoun for that woman
  The answer is HER
• 38d. Actor ___ Penn from the “Harold & Kumar” series
  The answer is KAL
• 42d. What did Obi-Wan tell Luke when he had trouble eating Chinese food? “Use the ___, Luke”
  The answer is FORKS
• 43d. Creator of Sawyer and Finn, Mark ___
  The answer is TWAIN
• 45d. Clickable computer symbol
  The answer is ICON
• 46d. Cause of yawns?
  The answer is BORE
• 47d. Make a reel before posting, say
  The answer is EDIT
• 49d. Pig’s digs?
  The answer is STY
• 51d. In need of a doctor
  The answer is ILL
• 53d. Pea holder
  The answer is POD
• 54d. Road goo
  The answer is TAR
• 55d. Like one who wouldn’t go for a frat party
  The answer is SHY