Daily Themed Crossword May 23, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 23, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
May 23, 2024 — 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 | Mother lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | When Harry ___ Sally (1989 film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___-hop (street dance style) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | She in Lisbon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Mop & ___ (floor cleaner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | A in ETA for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Nintendo's Super ___: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Decay like an overripe fruit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Maiden name preceder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Used an ottoman say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Formal agreements | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Kathryn ___ The Hurt Locker director who was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director | Show answer | 7 | |
| #13 | EastEnders network: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #14 | ___ Coppola Lost in Translation director who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Honolulu's island | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ChapStick target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Potato bag | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ Gerwig director whose film Barbie became the first film by a solo female director to gross over $1 billion worldwide | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | One-___ recipes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Cry ___ river: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Thinly spread | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | College student's stat: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Varda Kung Fu Master director who was the first woman to receive the Honorary Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival | AGNES | 5 | |
| #24 | ___ Campion The Power of the Dog director who won the Academy Award for Best Director | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Vietnamese festival | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Fund-raising party | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | End-of-semester hurdle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Fight-finishing letters in a boxing match | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Troublemaking toddler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Number hidden in tent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Archery bow wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ Angeles California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Two and a Half ___ Jon Cryer starrer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Bullfight interjection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | M to Einstein | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Head of department for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Run off to tie the knot | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | The whole amount | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | ___ Zimmer Oscar-winning score composer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Dublin's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Opposite of post | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | It was never ___ the money! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | ___ foil (food wrap) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Partner of sin and tan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ company three's a crowd | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Kind of pen or toothpaste | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Marshy area (rhymes with log) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Soap unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___ Guevara of The Motorcycle Diaries | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Nearest and loved ones for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Freezer offering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Rap sheet letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Hoppy beer letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ favor (Spanish please) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Hooded Nile hisser | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Inspection organization at an airport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ Jenkins Monster director who won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Breakfast oval? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Sparkling treasure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Hammer's target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Ticklish Muppet? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Plant juices | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Jumbo ___ (large airliner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Tree-hacking tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Gran rhyme and synonym to Brits | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Manage somehow with out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Stranded driver's need | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 23, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 23, 2024, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BIGELOW at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 23, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 23, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 23, 2024 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 23, 2024 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 23, 2024 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.