Daily crossword answers for the Categorically Speaking, Sun. Nov. 12, 2023 Sunday, 12 November 2023 by Matt Gaffney. The Daily Beast Crosswords are very hard sometimes, with our help you will be able to finish the tricky definitions.
Below you will find all the answers for the Categorically Speaking, Sun. Nov. 12, 2023 Sunday, 12 November 2023 divided to 2 sections, Across clues and Down Clues.
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Across
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best African ___ Performance (one of three new categories at the 2024 Grammy Awards, as announced over this weekend) | MUSIC |
| 6 | 1990 MC Hammer hit that samples Prince | PRAY |
| 10 | President who won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word album in 2006 and 2008 | OBAMA |
| 11 | “___ Lama Ding Dong” | RAMA |
| 12 | Popeye the Sailor creator E.C. ___ | SEGAR |
| 13 | Idi who Forest Whitaker won an Oscar for portraying | AMIN |
| 14 | Best Pop Dance ___ (one of three new categories at next year’s Grammy awards) | RECORDING |
| 16 | “It’s the ___ I can do!” | LEAST |
| 17 | Adorable “bear” of Australia | KOALA |
| 20 | Best Alternative ___ (one of three new categories at next year’s Grammy Awards) | JAZZALBUM |
| 24 | So much | ALOT |
| 25 | Part of SATB | TENOR |
| 27 | Hawaii’s state bird | NENE |
| 28 | Martini garnish | OLIVE |
| 29 | Part of GE, for short | ELEC |
| 30 | Word before G, PG, PG-13, or R | RATED |
Down
| Number | Clues | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ___ Def (“Mathematics” rapper) | MOS |
| 20 | “___ the Virgin” (Gina Rodriguez show) | JANE |
| 2 | One option for a ride home | UBER |
| 17 | Superman’s given name, pre-Clark Kent | KALEL |
| 3 | Herb mentioned in Simon & Garfunkel’s “Scarborough Fair/Canticle” | SAGE |
| 18 | ___ layer | OZONE |
| 4 | Apple option | IMAC |
| 19 | Builder of Tenochtitlan | AZTEC |
| 5 | “The Adam ___ Show” (big podcast) | CAROLLA |
| 15 | House seller | REALTOR |
| 6 | “The Devil Wears ___” | PRADA |
| 21 | Lugosi of horror fame | BELA |
| 7 | “Caddyshack” and “Groundhog Day” director Harold | RAMIS |
| 22 | Apartment or condo, e.g. | UNIT |
| 8 | Make ___ (hit it big) | AMINT |
| 23 | “It’s Your ___” (1980s Jason Bateman sitcom) | MOVE |
| 9 | Yin’s counterpart | YANG |
| 26 | “The Hunt for ___ October” | RED |