Daily Themed Crossword May 1, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 1, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 1, 2023 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Scientist's workplace for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Comfy nighttime attire for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | It's not all ___ and games... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ carte (choose your own dishes): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ shield (police protection device) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ___ and throw (like some disposable cups) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Buenos ___! (Good morning!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Pimply puberty woe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Rataouille rodent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Big Blue company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Fall on deaf ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | United ___ Emirates (Abu Dhabi's country) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Glide down white winter layers say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Uncooked like fish inside a sushi roll | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | In need of medicine say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Song by The Strokes that was inspired by Aldous Huxley's Brave New World | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Bitter brewery offering: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Actor DiCaprio of Revolutionary Road fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Vintage photo tint (anagram of paise) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Eggy salad dressing for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Pig's muddy dwelling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Spanish for a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Muscles worked out by crunches for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Genetic code-carrying molecules: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Scentless ___ song by Nirvana that was inspired by Patrick Suskind's Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer | Show answer | 10 | |
| #26 | London lavatory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Turkish currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Popular elevator and escalator maker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Vowel triplet after e | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Translucent milky-white birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Biblical ark skipper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Class with easels and smocks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Tie the knot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Song by Metallica that was inspired by Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Scottish boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Prince ___ Ababwa Aladdin hero | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Ewww from an ewe? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Polaroid camera output for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Indiana ___ (movie franchise) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Meat that may be served medium-rare | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Venus In ___ song by The Velvet Underground that was inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's eponymous novel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Country with Redwood National Park: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Butterfly-catcher's equipment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ On song by Led Zeppelin that was inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Elton John's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Get-out-of-jail money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | All ___ (courtroom instruction) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Gouge ___ song by rock band Pixies that is inspired by the story of Samson and Delilah | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Edge of a wheel say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Therapists' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ Gatos California city with Netflix's headquarters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Magnum ___ (greatest work) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | What sixty seconds add up to for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Battery size for small electronics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Lip-___ (pretend to sing) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Rower's stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ and error (problem-solving method) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Hit ___ the belt (unfair move) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Slender-billed marsh bird (Anagram of pines) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ Flux '90s sci-fi series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Inter ___ (among other things) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | As ___ as a church mouse (short of money) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Stick one's lips out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Like much folk music for short (anagram of dart) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | I love you ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Lost actor Somerhalder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | He/___ (changing room labels) | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 1, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 1, 2023, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is APPRENTICE at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 1, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 1, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 1, 2023 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 67 clues with answers from 3 to 10 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for May 1, 2023 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 1, 2023 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue 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 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.