Daily Themed Crossword May 5, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 5, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 5, 2023 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thar ___ blows! (ship captain's cry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Inflatable river transport | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Alternatives to Dells perhaps: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Aspiring attorney's field of study | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Jazz legend ___ Fitzgerald | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Vow sealed with a kiss: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | United ___ Emirates | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | National ___ annual May event celebrating the cosmos: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #9 | The Birth of ___ Sarah Dunant novel featuring the second planet from the sun in its title | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Jerry's frenemy in the cartoons | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | You ___ what you sow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | A Princess of ___ Edgar Rice Burroughs novel featuring the Red Planet in its title | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Lima's land | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | ___ Stark Maisie Williams' Game of Thrones role | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Verb's target in grammar for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Airplane cockpit figure | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Showed the way say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Sulky selfie expression | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | The ___ Files Neil deGrasse Tyson novel featuring a dwarf planet in its title | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | ___ John's Pizza | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Resort with a mineral spring | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Apple's tablet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Journey to the Center of the ___ Jules Verne novel that features our planet in its title | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Palindromic attention-getting sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Swiss currency | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Financial ___ (student's help) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Before to bards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Family member for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Gangnam Style singer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Balloon filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Nocturnal hooter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Suffix for Japan or Siam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Croat or Czech e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Tortoise's rival in an Aesop's fable | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Trainspotting actor ___ McGregor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Low-___ image (poor quality) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Mont Blanc or Weisshorn for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Like soda lacking in fizz | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Filled tortilla treat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Put in a secret place say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Cuddling in the park say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Vegan milk source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | After-dinner faux pas one may apologize for | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Actress ___ Watson of This is the End | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Trickle down say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Pony-tailed singer Grande to her fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Orange juice bits | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ Guthrie whose song Massachusetts is the official folk song of the state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Deli bread choice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Not happy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | What right is to left for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Fancy feathery neckwear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ War Neal Asher book featuring the solar system's largest planet in its title | Show answer | 7 | |
| #54 | Mary-Kate and Ashley ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | All Eyez on Me rapper ___ Shakur | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Faucet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Road-surfacing goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Jimi Hendrix's hairstyle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Nancy ___ teenage sleuth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Sticky poster-hanging strip | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Snake's Back off bub! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Earl Grey ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Lead-in to Lanka | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ of Me John Legend song | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Go brunette say | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 5, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 5, 2023, a Friday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SPACEDAY at 8 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 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 5, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 5, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 5, 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 5, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 5, 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.