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SUNDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 69 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 34 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword May 21 2023 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the May 21, 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.

69 of 69 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Victory ___, race winner's celebratory round LAP 3 4A Young lion CUB 3 7A The "S" in STEM, for short SCI 3 10A Of ___ proportions (extremely large) EPIC 4 12A New England's country: Abbr. USA 3 13A Number of horsemen or Ninja Turtles FOUR 4 14A Bambi, e.g. DEER 4 15A *Brewed beverage to start your day with... that's also the start of 19a, 20a, 39a, 50a, 26d, 37d, and 40d TEA 3 16A Charlotte Bronte's "Jane ___" EYRE 4 17A Head ___ heels (madly in love) OVER 4 19A *Dark greenish-blue color TEAL 4 20A *Educate, as school children TEACH 5 23A Have a migraine, say AIL 3 24A Firewood-chopping tool AXE 3 25A ___ fright (public performance fear) STAGE 5 28A Pig's home STY 3 31A ___ for the course (typical) PAR 3 32A Nature-friendly prefix ECO 3 33A "Yoo-___! I'm here!" HOO 3 34A Music genre that's brimming with angst? EMO 3 35A Ray-___ (sunglasses brand) BAN 3 36A Turn the wheel while driving, say STEER 5 38A ___ to terms with (accept) COME 4 39A *Playfully annoy TEASE 5 40A Defrost, as frozen peas THAW 4 41A "Don't ___ stranger" ("Keep in touch!"): 2 wds. BEA 3 42A "Eureka!" elicitor IDEA 4 44A Have debts or bets to settle OWE 3 46A Pop that's ordered with popcorn? SODA 4 50A *Rip apart, as a piece of cloth TEAR 4 51A Caviar, e.g. ROE 3 52A Auction website with a "Watchlist" EBAY 4 53A "Shame on you!" sound TSK 3 54A Barbie's male counterpart KEN 3 55A Green citrus fruit LIME 4
Down
1D Managed and guided, as a crew LED 3 2D Hairy, fruit-hungry primate APE 3 3D Dessert with a crust PIE 3 4D ___ as a button (adorable) CUTE 4 5D ___-friendly app (easy to operate) USER 4 6D Sheep's "Get here now, lamb!" sound BAA 3 7D ___ bean (tofu source) SOYA 4 8D Ringlet of hair, say CURL 4 9D Seething state IRE 3 11D Gator's cousin, for short CROC 4 13D "I ___ fine" (ironically, words by someone who isn't fine) FEEL 4 18D VCR format: Abbr. VHS 3 19D Score that's even-steven, say TIE 3 20D Tailor's measuring tool TAPE 4 21D Student's end-of-semester test EXAM 4 22D Prefix with "nautics" to give Neil Armstrong's domain AERO 4 23D "Give it ___!" ("Just try!"): 2 wds. AGO 3 26D *Coordinated group effort, say TEAMWORK 8 27D Face problem that teens may face ACNE 4 28D ___ butter (moisturizer) SHEA 4 29D "Head, shoulders, knees and ___" (children's rhyme) TOES 4 30D Days of ___ (back in time) YORE 4 35D Squeezing serpent with scales BOA 3 36D Sault ___ Marie, Michigan STE 3 37D *Plant with prickly leaves TEASEL 6 38D Slightly blacken, while BBQing CHAR 4 40D *Popular furniture wood TEAK 4 41D "Have you ___ keeping busy?" BEEN 4 42D Cousin on "The Addams Family" ITT 3 43D ___ Moines, Iowa DES 3 45D Deep grief WOE 3 47D Kimono sash OBI 3 48D River water stopper DAM 3 49D Passing vote? AYE 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 126 letters
1L
2A
3P
4C
5U
6B
7S
8C
9I
10E
P
I
11C
12U
S
A
13F
O
U
R
14D
E
E
R
15T
E
A
16E
Y
R
E
17O
18V
E
R
19T
E
A
L
20T
21E
22A
C
H
23A
I
L
24A
X
E
25S
26T
27A
G
E
28S
29T
30Y
31P
A
R
32E
C
O
33H
O
O
34E
M
O
35B
A
N
36S
37T
E
E
R
38C
O
M
E
39T
E
A
S
E
40T
H
A
W
41B
E
A
42I
43D
E
A
44O
45W
E
46S
47O
48D
49A
50T
E
A
R
51R
O
E
52E
B
A
Y
53T
S
K
54K
E
N
55L
I
M
E

The completed 13 x 13 grid for May 21, 2023. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the May 21, 2023 puzzle

The May 21, 2023 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 69 clues — 35 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Sunday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the May 21 2023 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.