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TUESDAY · 14 x 13 GRID · 71 CLUES · 36 ACROSS · 35 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword May 9 2023 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the May 9, 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.

71 of 71 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Santa's assistant in the North Pole ELF 3 4A ___ of the iceberg TIP 3 7A Bonfire residue ASH 3 10A ___ Ming whose No. 11 jersey was retired by the Houston Rockets YAO 3 11A ___ Onassis, shipping magnate who was married to Jackie Kennedy ARI 3 12A Green stew vegetable that rolls PEA 3 13A Flightless Aussie bird EMU 3 14A Gradually become narrower TAPER 5 16A In the ___ of the moment (without thinking) HEAT 4 17A Cleveland ___, NFL team that moved and was rebranded as the Baltimore Ravens in 1996 BROWNS 6 19A "Honest" American president, lovingly ABE 3 21A Decompose or decay ROT 3 22A Night sky twinkler STAR 4 23A Pi multiplied by radius squared, for a circle AREA 4 26A Pro ___ (for the time being) TEM 3 27A Moo-ing pastoral animal? COW 3 30A ___ Texans, NFL team that moved and was rebranded as the Kansas City Chiefs in 1963 DALLAS 6 33A Thumb drive port: Abbr. USB 3 34A Palindromic Oklahoma city with the Chickasaw Nation headquarters ADA 3 35A Joe Biden's and Kamala Harris' party, for short DEM 3 36A Sweet, breath-freshening stick GUM 3 38A Playful river mammal OTTER 5 40A Brief office reminder MEMO 4 41A Colorful Japanese carp KOI 3 42A Baltimore ___, NFL team that moved to Indianapolis in 1984 COLTS 5 45A Aromatic Hawaiian souvenir LEI 3 47A Flip, as a coin TOSS 4 51A Broken mirror, to some OMEN 4 52A Card-___, team created by a temporary merger and now known as the Arizona Cardinals PITT 4 53A Partner of "ready" and "willing" ABLE 4 54A When doubled, the yellow Teletubby LAA 3 55A Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairytales ONCE 4 56A Palindromic day divider? NOON 4 57A Noah's craft ARK 3 58A "Well, lah-di-___!" DAH 3 59A Labor Day month, for short SEPT 4
Down
1D Bird's-___ view EYE 3 2D Woolly youngster LAMB 4 3D Car wheel count FOUR 4 4D Brew-dispensing fixtures, at a pub TAPS 4 5D Hot temper IRE 3 6D Pittsburgh ___, NFL team that was rebranded as the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940 PIRATES 7 7D Animal of interest to a primatologist APE 3 8D Mermaid's domain SEA 3 9D Cowboy's topper HAT 3 14D "It takes ___ to tango" TWO 3 15D "Carpenter" or "Fire" insect ANT 3 16D "I Saw ___ Standing There" (Beatles hit) HER 3 18D Verbal exam, say ORAL 4 20D Panda's favorite snack, maybe BAMBOO 6 22D "The Simpsons" disco dude STU 3 23D "Just ___ water" (message on a pack of instant noodles) ADD 3 24D Sally Field's "Norma ___" RAE 3 25D Shady tree in many street names ELM 3 27D Sphynx ___ (hairless pet) CAT 3 28D Poem of praise ODE 3 29D Armed conflict WAR 3 31D "For ___ 3 and above" (toy box specification) AGES 4 32D Add up, in a way SUM 3 37D Actor Alfred ___ who portrayed Doctor Octopus in "Spider-Man 2" MOLINA 6 39D New York ___, NFL team that was rebranded as the New York Jets in 1963 TITANS 6 40D Kilimanjaro or Denali, for short MTN 3 41D Tailed paper toy KITE 4 42D Coca-___ (soft drink) COLA 4 43D Actor Epps or Sharif OMAR 4 44D Reason to call a plumber LEAK 4 46D Carve into stone, say ETCH 4 48D Double-reed instrument OBOE 4 49D Sty food SLOP 4 50D Dispatched, as an email SENT 4 52D Group of whales, say POD 3
Solved grid14 x 13 · 131 letters
1E
2L
3F
4T
5I
6P
7A
8S
9H
10Y
A
O
11A
R
I
12P
E
A
13E
M
U
14T
15A
P
E
R
16H
E
A
T
17B
R
18O
W
N
S
19A
20B
E
21R
O
T
22S
T
A
R
23A
24R
25E
A
26T
E
M
27C
28O
29W
30D
A
L
L
31A
32S
33U
S
B
34A
D
A
35D
E
M
36G
U
37M
38O
39T
T
E
R
40M
E
M
O
41K
O
I
42C
43O
44L
T
S
45L
46E
I
47T
48O
49S
50S
51O
M
E
N
52P
I
T
T
53A
B
L
E
54L
A
A
55O
N
C
E
56N
O
O
N
57A
R
K
58D
A
H
59S
E
P
T

The completed 14 x 13 grid for May 9, 2023. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the May 9, 2023 puzzle

The May 9, 2023 Daily Themed Crossword is a 14 x 13 grid with 71 clues — 36 across and 35 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Tuesday 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 9 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.