Daily Themed Crossword May 2, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 2, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 2, 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 | Have the flu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Driver's navigation aid: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Button hit after typing a text message | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | The Raven poet Edgar Allan ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Pub beverage that may be pale or bitter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Motel sign gas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Nelson Mandela's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Sayonara! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Very small amount | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Served a meal to say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Gala (annual NYC event) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Soccer players' assets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Chris Evans or Tom Holland for one | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Scarlet-colored ball in the wizarding game of Quidditch that's worth 10 points | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Aromatic herb that rhymes with rhyme | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Absolute or final for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Leftover morsel (anagram of rot) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Launch ___ (rocket-launching site) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Star ___ (spice) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Quidditch player whose role involves defending teammates from bludgers | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | Romantic outings say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | ___ was saying ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Rafael Nadal's home in Olympics shorthand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Quidditch player whose role involves getting 29A past the opposition keeper | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | On your ___ get set go! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Head or stomach pain say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Wallach who acted in The Misfits | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Garfield's canine pal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | What a polygraph detects | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Venomous African viper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Room opening that may swing or revolve | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Restaurant overseer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Golf prop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Fourth month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Apple's mobile platform: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Plant part with veins | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Gift of the ___ (ability to speak confidently) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Two-___ tissue paper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Things are not always what they ___... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | The Golden ___ small enchanted ball in Quidditch whose capture by 38D ends the game | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Fair-hiring letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | N in DND | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Genetic evidence at a forensic lab: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Year-end toy workshop worker perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Leppard Rock of Ages band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Gobble up as a sandwich | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Day-___ paint (fluorescent paint variety) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Belgrade native | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Use the keyboard say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Little Michael K. Williams' character from The Wire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Tomato paste color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Thigh muscle targeted by a squat slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Wrist-to-elbow bone (anagram of luna) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Keep ___!: (encouraging words): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | One who says Silence students! | Show answer | 7 | |
| #56 | Quidditch player whose role is to capture 7D | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | First letter of sound phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | American tennis great Arthur ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Spanish aunt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Coconut-producing tropical tree | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Kind person's offering on a crowded train perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | So what ___ is new? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Ready for consumption as a fruit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Stylish in the '60s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Big fuss or hoo-ha | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ de Janeiro Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Marlboro product for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 2, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 2, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is QUAFFLE at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 clues carry 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 2, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 2, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 2, 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 7 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 2, 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 2, 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.
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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.