CodyCross May 21, 2023 Daily Answers
Both daily grids for this date — 27 midsize and 11 small clues.
EnglishMidsize Crossword — 27 Clues
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1972 dark comedy directed by Larry Cohen. | BONE | 4 | |
| #2 | An opening or space between two rocks. | GAP | 3 | |
| #3 | Build up of this acid around joints can cause gout. | URIC | 4 | |
| #4 | Common abbreviation for institute. | INST | 4 | |
| #5 | Conceited, egotistical. | ARROGANT | 8 | |
| #6 | Dietary reference intake for short. | DRI | 3 | |
| #7 | Forward movement with one foot. | STEP | 4 | |
| #8 | German for I, as in I am playing. | ICH | 3 | |
| #9 | Get ready, in short. | PREP | 4 | |
| #10 | In __, in bad condition due to neglect. | DISREPAIR | 9 | |
| #11 | Intense, throbbing headache. | MIGRAINE | 8 | |
| #12 | It is a sin as well as commission. | OMISSION | 8 | |
| #13 | Last words in many a book, "The __". | END | 3 | |
| #14 | Lestat creator Rice, Interview with the Vampire. | ANNE | 4 | |
| #15 | Long-running soap opera The __ and the Beautiful. | BOLD | 4 | |
| #16 | Olympian skier Mr. Miller. | BODE | 4 | |
| #17 | People are born under one in astrology. | SIGN | 4 | |
| #18 | Pilot who flew nonstop to Paris in 1927. | LINDBERGH | 9 | |
| #19 | Played a stroke in pool. | CUED | 4 | |
| #20 | Precognitive Teen Titan character. | OMEN | 4 | |
| #21 | Spring forward, fall back. | DST | 3 | |
| #22 | Stench, smell. | ODOR | 4 | |
| #23 | They fix your teeth. | DENTISTS | 8 | |
| #24 | Tiny piece of stone or courage and perseverance. | GRIT | 4 | |
| #25 | Wrapped Indian dish of potato and meat or veggies. | ROTI | 4 | |
| #26 | __ Sophia, self-care and lifestyle influencer. | CAMI | 4 | |
| #27 | __ de deux, ballet duet. | PAS | 3 |
Small Crossword — 11 Clues
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Another word for a trip or an excursion. | OUTING | 6 | |
| #2 | Dwarf leopard of Central and South America. | OCELOT | 6 | |
| #3 | Initialism for out of office. | OOO | 3 | |
| #4 | Many countries keep a standing one to defend. | ARMY | 4 | |
| #5 | Measure of how much fuel can hold before igniting. | OCTANE | 6 | |
| #6 | Plant of the agave family with swordlike leaves. | YUCCA | 5 | |
| #7 | Playful water mammal that holds hands with others. | OTTER | 5 | |
| #8 | Receive. | GET | 3 | |
| #9 | Star Wars little Jedi Master. | YODA | 4 | |
| #10 | To irritate or disturb someone or something. | ANNOY | 5 | |
| #11 | __ for Murder, Alfred Hitchcock suspense movie. | DIAL M | 6 |
May 21, 2023 — How the Grids Break Down
These are the CodyCross daily crosswords for May 21, 2023, a Sunday. The game publishes two grids every day — a quick small puzzle and a longer midsize one — and this page carries both, 38 clues in total. The longest answer across the pair is DISREPAIR at 9 letters.
The daily crosswords sit entirely outside the world-and-group structure of the main game: finishing them does not advance your world progress, and they use their own clue pool. They also lean harder on general knowledge than the themed worlds do, so the letter count shown on each row is often the fastest way in — match the length first, then the meaning.
Neighbouring dates are linked below, and the full daily archive holds 2,013 dates. For the main game, the world index covers 108 worlds and 10,716 puzzles.
Dailies Around May 21
May 21, 2023 — Questions
What are the CodyCross daily answers for May 21, 2023?
What is the difference between the small and midsize grids?
Does the daily crossword reset?
Where can I find another date?
3 Tips for CodyCross
The board is the whole puzzle
Every answer is built from what the level actually shows you and nothing else. Counting that first rules out most of what comes to mind, which is quicker than trying words and being rejected.
Place the longest answer first
Long answers use up the awkward letters and leave a set that spells the short ones out for you. Starting long is consistently faster than sweeping for three-letter words.
Neighbouring levels are the best hint
Difficulty climbs gradually rather than in jumps, so the levels either side of a hard one reuse its patterns. They are more useful than any hint the game sells you.
How to Solve a CodyCross Level
The order that clears a board fastest.
Read what you are given
Letters, tiles or clues — count them before you start. That constraint is the strongest filter you have.
Anchor with the answers you are sure of
Each confirmed answer narrows the ones it touches, so the easy entries are worth the first minute.
Work outwards
Follow the chain from what you have placed rather than jumping around the board.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify these answers
Every answer on this page is read from the game's own puzzle data rather than retyped from another site, and is checked against what the board actually provides — so nothing listed can use a letter the level does not give you. The counts shown are computed from the stored data, not typed in by hand.
Reviewed by Priya Raghunathan, Word Games Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 6, 2026