THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 35 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword May 25 2023 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the May 25, 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
Crumb-stealing insect
ANT
3
4A
Sandwich meat that's often cured
HAM
3
7A
Prepares to shoot, as an arrow
AIMS
4
11A
Fictional teddy bear, Winnie-the-___
POOH
4
13A
Lead-in to "carte" or "mode": 2 wds.
ALA
3
14A
Biblical animal conservationist who lived till he was 950
NOAH
4
15A
Dial ___ (telephone sound)
TONE
4
16A
"___ got the whole world in his hands..."
HES
3
17A
"Call of ___" (video game series)
DUTY
4
18A
Jonah Hauer-___, "A Dog's Way Home" actor who plays Prince Eric in the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"
KING
4
20A
Title for Ben Kingsley or Arthur Conan Doyle
SIR
3
22A
Train track part
RAIL
4
25A
Pager or microwave alerts (rhymes with "sweeps")
BEEPS
5
29A
___ McCarthy, "Bridesmaids" actress who plays Ursula the witch in the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"
MELISSA
7
32A
Nintendo's iconic plumber
MARIO
5
33A
Suffix with "gran" for a breakfast food
OLA
3
34A
"Let me think about it..." sound
HMM
3
36A
"And ___ a wrap!" (words said after filming "The Little Mermaid," perhaps)
ITS
3
37A
"Always Be My ___" (2019 Ali Wong starrer)
MAYBE
5
40A
Halle ___, "Grown-ish" actress who plays Ariel in the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"
BAILEY
6
43A
Second-largest ocean, for short
ATL
3
45A
West-south-west opposite: Abbr.
ENE
3
46A
"Use the ___, Luke" ("Star Wars" line)
FORCE
5
48A
Daveed ___, "Blindspotting" actor who voices Sebastian in the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"
DIGGS
5
52A
Famed Yankees third baseman: Hyph.
AROD
4
53A
Golden Globe-winning actor Richard ___ of "Chicago"
GERE
4
56A
Circus safeguard
NET
3
57A
In a ___ (bewildered state)
DAZE
4
58A
Pyramid's crowning point, say
APEX
4
59A
"Press ___ key to continue"
ANY
3
60A
Wineglass part
STEM
4
61A
___-Manuel Miranda, producer and lyricist for the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"
LIN
3
62A
Just a tiny bit, to a Scot
WEE
3
1D
Appropriate or fitting, say
APT
3
2D
___ and cranny
NOOK
4
3D
"Breathe Again" singer Braxton
TONI
4
4D
"Yeah, right!"
HAH
3
5D
Lager alternative, at a bar
ALE
3
6D
The "m" in E = mc^2
MASS
4
7D
Lorena ___, "Warrior Nun" actress who plays Perla, Ariel's sister, in the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"
ANDREA
6
8D
"Will pay later" letters
IOU
3
9D
Yoga equipment
MAT
3
10D
Unlikely to speak first, say
SHY
3
12D
French version of "Henry"
HENRI
5
19D
Nitrogen's state of matter
GAS
3
21D
"Big Blue" tech giant that developed Watson: Abbr.
IBM
3
23D
Suffix meaning "kind of"
ISH
3
24D
Little woolly creature
LAMB
4
26D
Shortest-named Great Lake
ERIE
4
27D
Feel sorry for
PITY
4
28D
"Mayday" letters
SOS
3
29D
Morticia, to Wednesday Addams
MOM
3
30D
"She," in Portuguese
ELA
3
31D
___ down the law (give orders)
LAY
3
35D
Ginnie ___, government home loan source
MAE
3
38D
Javier ___, "Dune" actor who plays Triton, ruler of Atlantica, in the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"
BARDEM
6
39D
"So on and so forth," for short
ETC
3
41D
Finger next to your thumb
INDEX
5
42D
"Welcome" neckwear in Hawaii
LEI
3
44D
Permitted by law, say
LEGAL
5
46D
Sorority's counterpart, for short
FRAT
4
47D
Flow slowly, like goo
OOZE
4
49D
Chew, like a beaver
GNAW
4
50D
Actor Wilder of "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"
GENE
4
51D
Eyelid malady
STYE
4
52D
Google revenue sources, for short
ADS
3
54D
Prefix with "dermis" or "pen"
EPI
3
55D
Stimpy's friend, in the cartoons
REN
3
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1A
2N
3T
4H
5A
6M
7A
8I
9M
10S
11P
O
O
12H
13A
L
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14N
O
A
H
15T
O
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E
16H
E
S
17D
U
T
Y
18K
I
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19G
20S
21I
R
22R
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23I
24L
25B
E
26E
27P
28S
29M
30E
31L
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32M
A
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33O
L
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34H
M
35M
36I
T
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37M
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Y
38B
39E
40B
A
41I
42L
E
Y
43A
T
44L
45E
N
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46F
47O
R
C
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48D
I
49G
50G
51S
52A
R
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D
53G
54E
55R
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56N
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T
57D
A
Z
E
58A
P
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X
59A
N
Y
60S
T
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M
61L
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62W
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for May 25, 2023. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the May 25, 2023 puzzle
The May 25, 2023 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 33 across and 35 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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