Daily Themed Crossword May 25, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 25, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 25, 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 | Crumb-stealing insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Sandwich meat that's often cured | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Prepares to shoot as an arrow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Fictional teddy bear Winnie-the-___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Lead-in to carte or mode: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Biblical animal conservationist who lived till he was 950 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Dial ___ (telephone sound) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ got the whole world in his hands... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Call of ___ (video game series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Jonah Hauer-___ A Dog's Way Home actor who plays Prince Eric in the 2023 live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Title for Ben Kingsley or Arthur Conan Doyle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Train track part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Pager or microwave alerts (rhymes with sweeps) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ McCarthy Bridesmaids actress who plays Ursula the witch in the 2023 live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Nintendo's iconic plumber | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Suffix with gran for a breakfast food | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Let me think about it... sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | And ___ a wrap! (words said after filming The Little Mermaid perhaps) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Always Be My ___ (2019 Ali Wong starrer) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Halle ___ Grown-ish actress who plays Ariel in the 2023 live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | Second-largest ocean for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | West-south-west opposite: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Use the ___ Luke (Star Wars line) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Daveed ___ Blindspotting actor who voices Sebastian in the 2023 live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Famed Yankees third baseman: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Golden Globe-winning actor Richard ___ of Chicago | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Circus safeguard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | In a ___ (bewildered state) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Pyramid's crowning point say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Press ___ key to continue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Wineglass part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___-Manuel Miranda producer and lyricist for the 2023 live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Just a tiny bit to a Scot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Appropriate or fitting say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ and cranny | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Breathe Again singer Braxton | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Yeah right! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Lager alternative at a bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | The m in E = mc^2 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Lorena ___ Warrior Nun actress who plays Perla Ariel's sister in the 2023 live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Will pay later letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Yoga equipment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Unlikely to speak first say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | French version of Henry | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Nitrogen's state of matter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Big Blue tech giant that developed Watson: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Suffix meaning kind of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Little woolly creature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Shortest-named Great Lake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Feel sorry for | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Mayday letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Morticia to Wednesday Addams | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | She in Portuguese | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ down the law (give orders) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Ginnie ___ government home loan source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Javier ___ Dune actor who plays Triton ruler of Atlantica in the 2023 live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | So on and so forth for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Finger next to your thumb | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Welcome neckwear in Hawaii | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Permitted by law say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Sorority's counterpart for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Flow slowly like goo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Chew like a beaver | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Actor Wilder of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Eyelid malady | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Google revenue sources for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Prefix with dermis or pen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Stimpy's friend in the cartoons | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 25, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 25, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MELISSA 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, 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 25, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 25, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 25, 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 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 25, 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 25, 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.