Daily Themed Crossword May 17, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 17, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 17, 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 | Filmmaker's device for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Yosemite ___ rootin' tootin' shootin' Looney Tunes guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ year (break from studying) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Opposite of departure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Band of Brothers network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Bearded spring flower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | This too shall ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Goof up say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Casino city in Nevada | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ as a whistle (completely legal) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | This is the ___ straw! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ News sitcom starring Andrea Martin that is about a fictional news station | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | No ___ ands or buts! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Suffix with Power for Microsoft's presentation program | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Yoko who sang Walking on Thin Ice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ Lipa Don't Start Now singer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Being Mary ___ TV series starring Gabrielle Union whose protagonist is a news anchor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Wise person... or a wise-sounding herb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ white omelet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | The S in PST for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Sank one's teeth into | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Bundle of hay | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Letter before Beta | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Joseph who co-founded Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Sports ___ TV series starring Josh Charles that is about a fictional sports news show | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Cashier's drawer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Frozen drink with a frozen-sounding name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | The ___ Type TV series starring Katie Stevens whose protagonist is a journalist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ & Tina Turner (musical duo) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ fide (authentic) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Italian's Goodbye! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Happy ___ Year! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Flanders Homer Simpson's frenemy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Ernie ___ 19-time PGA Tour winner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Organ that one can roll? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Bottle's top | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Palindromic two-vowelled constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ Claus (Santa's wife) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Mattress cover | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Magician's word before cadabra | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | The ___ Show TV series starring Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell that is about a fictional news show | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | The Golden ___ '80s sitcom starring Betty White | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Apartment's square footage say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Bowling alley targets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Habitual drunk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Part of a play | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Back muscle informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Farm animal whose kid is called kid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Orange's tough exterior | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Friend's opposite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Sleepover attire briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Under ___ (sworn to tell the truth) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | News reporter's due date | Show answer | 8 | |
| #54 | The ___ Duckling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Become older and older | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Small taste say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Sandwich with three main ingredients: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | The Fresh Prince of ___-Air Will Smith series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ of schedule (earlier than planned) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Book that's all mapped out? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Pen's tip | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Pop ___ era-defining celebrity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Hereditary unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | What could ___?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Pre-A.D. letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | French fries-frying need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Padlock unlocker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | She may greet you with a Baa! | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 17, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 17, 2023, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DEADLINE 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 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 17, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 17, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 17, 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 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 17, 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 17, 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.