Daily Themed Crossword May 27, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 27, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 27, 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 | Groceries holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Went over the limit as in a car | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | LinkedIn listing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | I've got it! exclamation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Bottom-heavy fruit that's poached | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Eve's grandson (anagram of nose) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | So funny! on the Internet: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Rant and ___ (go off on a tangent) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Currency in Madrid or Berlin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Social networking service created by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe that was popular in the 2000s | Show answer | 7 | |
| #11 | Home appliance with a screen and a remote: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Synonym and anagram of yea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Reuben sandwich bread | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Coin-producing place | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | File-sharing application predominantly used to share audio files that was popular in the 2000s | Show answer | 7 | |
| #16 | Tasmanian ___ (flightless Australian bird that is now extinct) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Arctic wolf color | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Actress Thurman who has a species of lizard named after her | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Email service popular in the '90s and 2000s acquired by Microsoft and rebranded as Outlook | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | Logical matchstick game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Political assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Radiator output | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Red dessert wine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Why was ___ afraid of seven? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Uncle's wife | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Computer services company with Navigator and Communicator web browsers that were popular in the '90s and 2000s | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | Air France destination near Paris (anagram of lory) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Dubai's and Sharjah's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Blackhearted or sinister | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Writer Willy of The Conquest of Space | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Before I forget... in DMs: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Onion cousin that sounds like leak | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Soothing ointment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Greetings matey! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Square dance women say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ paint (graffiti application) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | What a dove or V sign may represent | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | Protruding edge of a roof | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Dr. ___ rapper who mentored Eminem | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Ask ___ answer engine popular in the '90s and 2000s now called Ask.com | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Heavy burden of responsibility | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Person that's dull company say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Heavy drinker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___-a-cake (children's game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Blood ___ (donor datum) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Mouse's sewer-dwelling cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | I couldn't care less response | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | This is how I look at it... over text: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Cashew or almond e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Death on the ___ (2022 mystery film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Common sandwich fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Radiate as light | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Battering ___ (door-breaking device) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Hang on a minute! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Wasn't the seeker in a children's game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ McFly Michael J. Fox's character in Back to the Future | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | What the H in HMS may stand for | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Microsoft's spreadsheet software | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Unadulterated as food | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ the Good Die Young (1977 Billy Joel song) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Slow-cooked meat-and-veggies dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ Instant Messenger aka AIM instant messaging service that was popular in the '90s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Worn-down pencil say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Ready-to-___ (supermarket offering) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | NYC's Fifth or Madison for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Dessert used as a prank projectile | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Moose's smaller relative | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 27, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 27, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NETSCAPE at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 27, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 27, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 27, 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 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 27, 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 27, 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.