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FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword May 12 2023 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the May 12, 2023 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

68 of 68 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A "___ be a monkey's uncle!" (surprised exclamation) ILL 3 4A "Schedule isn't available yet": Abbr. TBA 3 7A Letters repeated in "Philly," phonetically ELS 3 10A "___-hoo!" (excited cry) WOO 3 11A Ducked out of sight HID 3 12A Take legal action against SUE 3 13A *Letter string common to 19a, 27a, 45a, 4d, 33d and 44d, each of which are pronounced differently OUGH 4 15A Fish eggs on sushi ROE 3 16A Lies in the sun on a beach, say TANS 4 17A Vowel trio in "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" EIO 3 19A *Farm machine pulled by oxen, to a Brit (rhymes with "now") PLOUGH 6 21A Country with Machu Picchu and Colca Canyon PERU 4 22A Actor ___ Danson of "Cheers" TED 3 23A Train stop, for short STA 3 25A Metric units of weight: Abbr. KGS 3 27A *Breadmaker's need that's kneaded (rhymes with "show") DOUGH 5 31A Bottle-uncorking sound POP 3 32A Like a spicy pepper HOT 3 34A Cow's "Howdy!" MOO 3 35A Bakers get a rise from it (but not shine) YEAST 5 38A "___ am I?" (riddle ender, often) WHO 3 40A Comic book relative of "Bam!" and "Wham!" POW 3 41A Sydney's land, for short AUS 3 43A Boat-moving tool OAR 3 45A *Clear one's throat, in a way (rhymes with "off") COUGH 5 47A Vehicle with an alien pilot: Abbr. UFO 3 48A Fashionably smart (rhymes with "sleek") CHIC 4 49A Text exclamation similar to a ":O" smiley: Abbr. OMG 3 51A Bryce Canyon's state UTAH 4 55A Trigonometric function SINE 4 56A "___ la la!" ("My, my!") OOH 3 57A Golden ___ Bridge, San Francisco GATE 4 58A Fluid that gives a pen its color INK 3 59A Vietnamese New Year celebration TET 3 60A Debunker's target HOAX 4
Down
1D "Letters from ___ Jima" (2006 Clint Eastwood film) IWO 3 2D "Skip to My ___," partner-stealing song LOU 3 3D Fireplace wood piece LOG 3 4D *From one end to the other (rhymes with "you") THROUGH 7 5D High school subject dealing with the human body, for short BIO 3 6D Highly proficient or masterful, say (anagram of "taped") ADEPT 5 7D Jacob's biblical brother ESAU 4 8D Chest organ that breathes LUNG 4 9D Jam ___, informal music gathering (anagram of "shes") SESH 4 14D ___-haw (bray syllable) HEE 3 16D "It's at the top of my ___ list": Hyph. TODO 4 18D Greatly bother IRK 3 20D Guided, as a group LED 3 21D Fatherly Smurf with a red cap PAPA 4 23D Intel-gathering secret agent SPY 3 24D Foot digit you can wiggle TOE 3 26D Plant, as seeds SOW 3 28D Little League official, for short UMP 3 29D Yucky, gunky substance GOO 3 30D "___ are you feeling?" HOW 3 33D *Pondered or introspected (rhymes with "caught") THOUGHT 7 36D Spaghetti topping SAUCE 5 37D Pull, as a rope TUG 3 39D Non-nimble person OAF 3 42D Model's photo session, say SHOOT 5 44D *Far from smooth (rhymes with "stuff") ROUGH 5 45D Goatee's spot CHIN 4 46D Sound from a pigpen, perhaps OINK 4 48D "___: Miami" (police drama series): Abbr. CSI 3 50D "Eeny, meeny, miny, ___" MOE 3 52D "The way," to certain Chinese philosophers TAO 3 53D "One step ___ time": 2 wds. ATA 3 54D Voodoo doing HEX 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 122 letters
1I
2L
3L
4T
5B
6A
7E
8L
9S
10W
O
O
11H
I
D
12S
U
E
13O
U
G
14H
15R
O
E
16T
A
N
S
17E
18I
O
19P
20L
O
U
G
H
21P
E
R
U
22T
E
D
23S
24T
A
25K
G
26S
27D
O
28U
29G
30H
31P
O
P
32H
O
33T
34M
O
O
35Y
E
A
36S
37T
38W
H
39O
40P
O
W
41A
U
42S
43O
A
44R
45C
46O
U
G
H
47U
F
O
48C
H
I
C
49O
50M
G
51U
52T
53A
54H
55S
I
N
E
56O
O
H
57G
A
T
E
58I
N
K
59T
E
T
60H
O
A
X

The completed 13 x 13 grid for May 12, 2023. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the May 12, 2023 puzzle

The May 12, 2023 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 35 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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