THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword May 18 2023 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the May 18, 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.
1A
Cuban sandwich meat
HAM
3
4A
"Smashing" tennis serve
ACE
3
7A
Fruit that's a homophone of "pair"
PEAR
4
11A
Half of "dos," in Spanish
UNO
3
12A
Young boy, in Scotland
LAD
3
13A
Small piece of land in the ocean
ISLE
4
14A
___ Mode, "The Incredibles" character
EDNA
4
16A
Director ___ Lee of "Life of Pi"
ANG
3
17A
Like unappetizing pizza, perhaps
COLD
4
18A
Crocheter's ball
YARN
4
20A
Senior position at a university
DEAN
4
22A
State whose capital is Sacramento, for short
CALI
4
24A
___ Keaton, "Annie Hall" actress who stars in the 2023 film "Book Club: The Next Chapter"
DIANE
5
28A
Manny's sloth friend in "Ice Age"
SID
3
31A
Instagram upload, for short
PIC
3
32A
Nail's threaded alternative, in the toolbox
SCREW
5
33A
"Without further ___..."
ADO
3
34A
Green legume in a pod
PEA
3
36A
UFC fighting style: Abbr.
MMA
3
37A
Jane ___, "Klute" actress who plays Vivian in the 2023 film "Book Club: The Next Chapter"
FONDA
5
40A
Preschooler's coloring stick
CRAYON
6
43A
Musician ___ John who's the subject of "Rocketman"
ELTON
5
44A
Mai ___, decades-old cocktail
TAI
3
45A
___ Steenburgen, "Melvin and Howard" actress who plays Carol in the 2023 film "Book Club: The Next Chapter"
MARY
4
48A
___ T. Nelson, "Poltergeist" actor who plays Bruce in the 2023 film "Book Club: The Next Chapter"
CRAIG
5
52A
Shop with salamis
DELI
4
55A
"At ___!" (military order)
EASE
4
57A
Stuff carried in a mine cart
ORE
3
58A
Cake-baking appliance
OVEN
4
59A
Greek god of war
ARES
4
60A
___-negotiable (unchangeable)
NON
3
61A
1949 multinational defense pact: Abbr.
NATO
4
62A
Kissing on the kiss cam, say: Abbr.
PDA
3
63A
Suffix with "differ" or "exist"
ENT
3
1D
Shade of color
HUE
3
2D
___ Garcia, "The Godfather Part III" actor who plays Mitchell in the 2023 film "Book Club: The Next Chapter"
ANDY
4
3D
Leonardo da Vinci's "___ Lisa"
MONA
4
4D
Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.
ALA
3
5D
___ Bergen, "Gandhi" actress who plays Sharon in the 2023 film "Book Club: The Next Chapter"
CANDICE
7
6D
"I'm at the ___ of my seat!" (excited)
EDGE
4
7D
Lunch at the park, perhaps
PICNIC
6
8D
Paul Anka's "___ Beso (That Kiss!)"
ESO
3
9D
___-inclusive package (including everything)
ALL
3
10D
"Little ___ Riding Hood"
RED
3
15D
Semicircle shape
ARC
3
19D
Afternoon snooze, e.g.
NAP
3
21D
They interrupt you often on free apps, for short
ADS
3
23D
Body part right under a mustache, perhaps
LIP
3
25D
Swiss ___ knife
ARMY
4
26D
"Finding ___" (Pixar film)
NEMO
4
27D
Actor McGregor of "Angels and Demons"
EWAN
4
28D
"Your secret is ___ with me"
SAFE
4
29D
"American ___" (singing reality show)
IDOL
4
30D
The "D" in IDK
DONT
4
35D
"That's going to be a tough ___ to follow!"
ACT
3
38D
Spotted game piece that's knocked over intentionally
DOMINO
6
39D
Actress de Armas of "Sergio"
ANA
3
41D
Sprints and marathons, e.g.
RACES
5
42D
Inflatable mattress filler
AIR
3
46D
Harvest, as crops
REAP
4
47D
House part often surrounded by a fence
YARD
4
49D
Of world-class quality, say: Hyph.
AONE
4
50D
De-wrinkle the laundry
IRON
4
51D
Lady's male counterpart, for short
GENT
4
52D
___ Johnson, "Tin Cup" actor who plays Arthur in the 2023 film "Book Club: The Next Chapter"
DON
3
53D
Singer ___ Cassidy of "Songbird" fame
EVA
3
54D
"___ bygones be bygones"
LET
3
56D
There's plenty of fish here, they say
SEA
3
No clue on this page matches that text.
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16A
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G
17C
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18Y
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19N
20D
E
21A
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22C
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23L
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C
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36M
M
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38D
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40C
41R
42A
Y
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43E
L
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44T
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45M
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46R
47Y
48C
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50I
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52D
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54L
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56S
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57O
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58O
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59A
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60N
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61N
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62P
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63E
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for May 18, 2023. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the May 18, 2023 puzzle
The May 18, 2023 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 34 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Thursday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
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