FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 31 ACROSS · 36 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword May 26 2023 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the May 26, 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
"Braveheart" actor ___ Gibson
MEL
3
4A
"Rome ___ not built in a day"
WAS
3
7A
Mythical goat-man that sounds like "fawn"
FAUN
4
11A
Actress Longoria of "Desperate Housewives"
EVA
3
12A
Tattoo artist's need
INK
3
13A
The first "A" in AKA
ALSO
4
14A
___ Stark, Sean Bean's "Game of Thrones" character
NED
3
15A
"___ with the Vampire," 1976 gothic horror novel by Anne Rice that was adapted into a film starring Brad Pitt
INTERVIEW
9
17A
Washer's partner, in the laundry room
DRYER
5
19A
Woolly "baa baa" mama
EWE
3
20A
Null and ___ (no longer valid)
VOID
4
22A
Dozes off for a while
NAPS
4
26A
"I Am ___," 1954 horror novel by Richard Matheson featuring vampires that was adapted into a film starring Will Smith
LEGEND
6
29A
Pacific or Arctic, e.g.
OCEAN
5
31A
Thor's father, in Norse myth
ODIN
4
32A
Punch reaction, in comics
OOF
3
35A
Small amount (anagram of "bird")
DRIB
4
36A
Cardinal ___, one of a deadly seven
SIN
3
37A
Horror novel by Bram Stoker released on 26 May 1897 that features a Count as a vampire
DRACULA
7
39A
Chief of ___ (prestigious White House position)
STAFF
5
42A
Vito Corleone's title
DON
3
43A
"Price is negotiable," in ads: Abbr.
OBO
3
45A
Snatch suddenly
GRAB
4
49A
2005 novel by Stephenie Meyer featuring vampires that was adapted into a film series starring Robert Pattinson
TWILIGHT
8
54A
Shaped like an avocado
OVAL
4
56A
Robin ___, outlaw of folklore
HOOD
4
57A
2011 animated film about a blue macaw
RIO
3
58A
By oneself, as during a trip
SOLO
4
59A
Osaka resident's currency
YEN
3
60A
American comedian ___ Philips
EMO
3
61A
Fit of irritation (anagram of "tins")
SNIT
4
1D
Fix, as a fence
MEND
4
2D
"Never Have I ___" (party game)
EVER
4
3D
"The Pale ___," 1849 horror story by Alexandre Dumas that features vampires
LADY
4
4D
Come out on top, as in a race
WIN
3
5D
Started a poker pot
ANTED
5
6D
Distort, as data
SKEW
4
7D
Most admired, in chat room slang
FAV
3
8D
Boxer Muhammad ___ who perfected the "rope-a-dope" technique
ALI
3
9D
"___ with caution" (instruction on heavy machinery, perhaps)
USE
3
10D
Right this instant
NOW
3
15D
___ Maiden, English heavy metal band
IRON
4
16D
Nevada casino city near Lake Tahoe
RENO
4
18D
"I can't ___!" (teenager's exclamation, maybe)
EVEN
4
21D
Marriage-confirming words: 2 wds.
IDO
3
23D
"Back in Black" rock band
ACDC
4
24D
Lima's land and llama land
PERU
4
25D
Operate, as a yacht
SAIL
4
26D
Opposite of "profit"
LOSS
4
27D
Make alterations to, as a text
EDIT
4
28D
"Not Dead Yet" actress Rodriguez
GINA
4
30D
LA Lakers' league: Abbr.
NBA
3
33D
Strange or unusual
ODD
3
34D
To and ___ (back and forth)
FRO
3
38D
"Sense and Sensibility" director Lee
ANG
3
40D
Do a laundry chore
FOLD
4
41D
Organization with a "Most Wanted" list: Abbr.
FBI
3
44D
Villain in a storybook, maybe
OGRE
4
46D
Painter and TV host Bob ___
ROSS
4
47D
Bard of ___ (Shakespeare's title)
AVON
4
48D
Indonesian vacation island
BALI
4
49D
"Frailty, ___ name is woman!" ("Hamlet" line)
THY
3
50D
Great misery
WOE
3
51D
Tiny charge-carrying particle
ION
3
52D
"I'm gonna make ___ an offer he can't refuse!"
HIM
3
53D
"___ Hot to Handle" (Netflix reality series)
TOO
3
55D
"'Salem's ___," 1975 horror novel by Stephen King featuring vampires that was adapted into a miniseries starring David Soul
LOT
3
No clue on this page matches that text.
1M
2E
3L
4W
5A
6S
7F
8A
9U
10N
11E
V
A
12I
N
K
13A
L
S
O
14N
E
D
15I
N
T
E
16R
V
I
E
W
17D
R
Y
18E
R
19E
W
E
20V
O
21I
D
22N
23A
24P
25S
26L
27E
28G
E
N
D
29O
C
E
A
30N
31O
D
I
N
32O
33O
34F
35D
R
I
B
36S
I
N
37D
R
38A
C
U
L
A
39S
T
A
40F
41F
42D
O
N
43O
B
44O
45G
46R
47A
48B
49T
50W
51I
L
I
G
52H
53T
54O
V
A
55L
56H
O
O
D
57R
I
O
58S
O
L
O
59Y
E
N
60E
M
O
61S
N
I
T
The completed 13 x 13 grid for May 26, 2023. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the May 26, 2023 puzzle
The May 26, 2023 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 31 across and 36 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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