Daily Themed Crossword May 20, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 20, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 20, 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 | Say ___ (dentist's request) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Slimy stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Neckwear for a hungry baby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Cold cabbage side dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Electric guitar hookup for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Dedicated poem | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Lickety-___ (super fast) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Title for Richard Branson or Isaac Newton | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___-mannered (rude and unpleasant) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Puppy's playful bite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Clay ___ ancient Mesopotamian writing surface that was used thousands of years ago | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Fashion show strutter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | ___-Hulk (Marvel superheroine) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Ancient Egyptian writing surface that was made from an aquatic plant | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Limb in a shirt sleeve | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Actress Thurman of The Accidental Husband | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ Mineo Rebel Without a Cause actor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ pen ancient writing tool that was often made from bamboo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Kite's claw | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Apply carefully as face cream | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Brian ___ British ambient musician | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Guinea ___ (furry pet) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Ancient tool that was used to write on 20a and on parchment | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Writing tool made from a bird's feather that preceded the pencil and pen | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Feeling after witnessing something incredible | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ the other cheek | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Arithmetic mean for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Young Scottish lady say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | That belongs to me and me only! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Greed or sloth e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Fibbing fellow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___ a date! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Place to get a mani-pedi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Excusez-___! (Frenchman's Excuse me!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Pack mule's father | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Austrian mountain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Actor Holbrook of Lincoln | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Car fuel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Leaves out as a detail | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | The ___ Winfrey Show | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Heat as water for tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Just sitting around say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Pants-tightening accessory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Like weather that makes hats fly off heads | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Cake level | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___-one (guest's tagalong) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Grizzly or Polar e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Mother to a toddler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Milky white rock that's Australia's national gemstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Don't ___ words in my mouth! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Feeling blue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Blooper ___ (funny compilation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Restaurant reading | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Garfield's favorite pasta dish | Show answer | 7 | |
| #55 | Uno ___ tres! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Verbalize one's viewpoint say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Zero to a soccer fan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Texter's One more thing...: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Makeup mirror material | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Angrily shout at someone say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Become an ex-employee? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Large coffee containers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Stop oversharing! letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Bigshot or bigwig: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Archer's skill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ Paulo most populous Brazilian city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ Lanka island nation in Asia | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 20, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 20, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PAPYRUS at 7 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. 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 20, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 20, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 20, 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 20, 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 20, 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.