Daily Themed Crossword May 4, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 4, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 4, 2023 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Flash ___ (surprise gathering) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ and ye shall receive | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Sound like Kapow! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Coastal town where a cruise may stop say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ humbug! (Uncle Scrooge's cry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Bitterly regret | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Gesture I have no idea with your shoulders | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Portuguese she | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Omelet ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Slo-___ fuse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Distort as data | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | The ___ Four (The Beatles' tribute band) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Gain possession of (anagram of bonita) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #14 | Prefix with puncture or pressure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Vive le ___ (Long live the king!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Karl Marx's ___ Kapital | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Worn-out cleaning cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | SPEAKS LIKE THIS SAY | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Trail ___ (healthy snack) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Little ___ Sunshine 2006 tragicomedy starring The Office actor Steve Carell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Two less than a dozen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Mineral-laden rock | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | I've ___ enough! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ from America 2016 comedy film starring The Office actor Craig Robinson | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | A Quiet ___ 2018 post-apocalyptic horror film starring The Office actor John Krasinski | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Have loans to settle say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Black-eyed ___ (legume) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Word after about or U to mean reverse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Slangy refusal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | The time ___ come | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Environment-friendly prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Israeli airline: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Surgery sites for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Republican's opponent for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ Street 1987 movie featuring The Office actor James Spader | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Representatives at the House of Commons: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | That's gotta hurt! reaction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | It's c-c-cold! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | The Simpsons grandpa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Latin dance or nacho sauce | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Military uniform material often | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Prepare as coffee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Month after July for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | The ___ 2018 sci-fi shark movie starring The Office actor Rainn Wilson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Big ice-cream container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Blades of ___ 2007 sports comedy film starring The Office actor Jenna Fischer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Slender woodwind instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Put a stop to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Old MacDonald's property | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Purple smoothie berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ Bunny Looney Tunes character | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Leaning Tower of Pisa feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Love in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Alexa's Apple counterpart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Pucker-inducing yellow fruit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Winter flakes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Tic-tac-toe side opposite to O's | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Rock and roll's ___ Na Na | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Played a role in a movie say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Forty-forty in tennis say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Extend as a contract | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Bottom-heavy fruit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Glasgow gal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Vietnamese noodle soup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | CD-___: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Suffix with can for a type of vegetable oil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Pen ___ (distant friend) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | 12th letter phonetically | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 4, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 4, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is OBTAIN at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 4, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 4, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 4, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 4, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 4, 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.