CodyCross May 16, 2023 Daily Answers
Both daily grids for this date — 27 midsize and 11 small clues.
EnglishMidsize Crossword — 27 Clues
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A tiny clownfish who had to be found, Finding __. | NEMO | 4 | |
| #2 | Abbreviation for the word meeting. | MTG | 3 | |
| #3 | Children __, dystopian thriller with Clive Owen. | OF MEN | 6 | |
| #4 | Dyson made one without any blades. | FAN | 3 | |
| #5 | Eldest of the acting Baldwin brothers. | ALEC | 4 | |
| #6 | Final outcomes; anagram of stimulate. | ULTIMATES | 9 | |
| #7 | Greek letter and middle name of Catherine Jones. | ZETA | 4 | |
| #8 | Its bite is said to have killed Cleopatra. | ASP | 3 | |
| #9 | Liu who played Shang-Chi in Marvel's 2021 film. | SIMU | 4 | |
| #10 | Low-pitched, four-string guitar. | BASS | 4 | |
| #11 | Middle name of Call Me Maybe singer Carly Jepsen. | RAE | 3 | |
| #12 | Mild cocktail with orange juice, Champagne. | MIMOSA | 6 | |
| #13 | Moldova's currency. | LEU | 3 | |
| #14 | Paintings, sculptures, and more. | ART | 3 | |
| #15 | Partner to flim. | FLAM | 4 | |
| #16 | Plane landing times. | ETAS | 4 | |
| #17 | Red Sea resort with Port Ghalib marina. | MARSA ALAM | 10 | |
| #18 | Rugby pile up. | SCRUM | 5 | |
| #19 | Soybean-based paste used in Japanese soups. | MISO | 4 | |
| #20 | Tabloid news website with celeb gossip. | TMZ | 3 | |
| #21 | Term of endearment meaning baby. | BUBS | 4 | |
| #22 | Turn something from one language to another. | TRANSLATE | 9 | |
| #23 | US government secretive surveillance experts. | NSA | 3 | |
| #24 | US labor law that provides job-protected leave. | FMLA | 4 | |
| #25 | Using the transporter to go from planet to ship. | BEAMING UP | 10 | |
| #26 | West African country with Bamako, Sikasso cities. | MALI | 4 | |
| #27 | __ Wars, __Trek, or A __ Is Born. | STAR | 4 |
Small Crossword — 11 Clues
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | David, magician and endurance artist. | BLAINE | 6 | |
| #2 | Electromyography abbreviation. | EMG | 3 | |
| #3 | House Stark's patriarch, Lord of Winterfell. | NED | 3 | |
| #4 | Indian industrialist, former Tata Group chairman. | RATAN | 5 | |
| #5 | Mambo No. 5 singer Bega. | LOU | 3 | |
| #6 | Outdoor grill for cooking meat. | BBQ | 3 | |
| #7 | Providence district where Family Guy is set. | QUAHOG | 6 | |
| #8 | Restless leg syndrome for short. | RLS | 3 | |
| #9 | Scarf-like garment that also covers the head. | SNOOD | 5 | |
| #10 | To be slender and graceful, like a ballerina. | LITHE | 5 | |
| #11 | Underside, opposite of top. | BOTTOM | 6 |
May 16, 2023 — How the Grids Break Down
These are the CodyCross daily crosswords for May 16, 2023, a Tuesday. The game publishes two grids every day — a quick small puzzle and a longer midsize one — and this page carries both, 38 clues in total. The longest answer across the pair is MARSA ALAM at 10 letters.
The daily crosswords sit entirely outside the world-and-group structure of the main game: finishing them does not advance your world progress, and they use their own clue pool. They also lean harder on general knowledge than the themed worlds do, so the letter count shown on each row is often the fastest way in — match the length first, then the meaning.
Neighbouring dates are linked below, and the full daily archive holds 2,014 dates. For the main game, the world index covers 108 worlds and 10,716 puzzles.
Dailies Around May 16
May 16, 2023 — Questions
What are the CodyCross daily answers for May 16, 2023?
What is the difference between the small and midsize grids?
Does the daily crossword reset?
Where can I find another date?
3 Tips for CodyCross
The board is the whole puzzle
Every answer is built from what the level actually shows you and nothing else. Counting that first rules out most of what comes to mind, which is quicker than trying words and being rejected.
Place the longest answer first
Long answers use up the awkward letters and leave a set that spells the short ones out for you. Starting long is consistently faster than sweeping for three-letter words.
Neighbouring levels are the best hint
Difficulty climbs gradually rather than in jumps, so the levels either side of a hard one reuse its patterns. They are more useful than any hint the game sells you.
How to Solve a CodyCross Level
The order that clears a board fastest.
Read what you are given
Letters, tiles or clues — count them before you start. That constraint is the strongest filter you have.
Anchor with the answers you are sure of
Each confirmed answer narrows the ones it touches, so the easy entries are worth the first minute.
Work outwards
Follow the chain from what you have placed rather than jumping around the board.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify these answers
Every answer on this page is read from the game's own puzzle data rather than retyped from another site, and is checked against what the board actually provides — so nothing listed can use a letter the level does not give you. The counts shown are computed from the stored data, not typed in by hand.
Reviewed by Priya Raghunathan, Word Games Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 7, 2026