Daily Themed Crossword May 9, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 9, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 9, 2023 — All 71 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Santa's assistant in the North Pole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ of the iceberg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Bonfire residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Ming whose No. 11 jersey was retired by the Houston Rockets | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Onassis shipping magnate who was married to Jackie Kennedy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Green stew vegetable that rolls | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Flightless Aussie bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Gradually become narrower | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | In the ___ of the moment (without thinking) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Cleveland ___ NFL team that moved and was rebranded as the Baltimore Ravens in 1996 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Honest American president lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Decompose or decay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Night sky twinkler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Pi multiplied by radius squared for a circle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Pro ___ (for the time being) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Moo-ing pastoral animal? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ Texans NFL team that moved and was rebranded as the Kansas City Chiefs in 1963 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #18 | Thumb drive port: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Palindromic Oklahoma city with the Chickasaw Nation headquarters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Joe Biden's and Kamala Harris' party for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Sweet breath-freshening stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Playful river mammal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Brief office reminder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Colorful Japanese carp | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Baltimore ___ NFL team that moved to Indianapolis in 1984 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Aromatic Hawaiian souvenir | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Flip as a coin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Broken mirror to some | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Card-___ team created by a temporary merger and now known as the Arizona Cardinals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Partner of ready and willing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | When doubled the yellow Teletubby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Lead-in to upon a time in fairytales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Palindromic day divider? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Noah's craft | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Well lah-di-___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Labor Day month for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Bird's-___ view | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Woolly youngster | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Car wheel count | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Brew-dispensing fixtures at a pub | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Hot temper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Pittsburgh ___ NFL team that was rebranded as the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #43 | Animal of interest to a primatologist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Mermaid's domain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Cowboy's topper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | It takes ___ to tango | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Carpenter or Fire insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | I Saw ___ Standing There (Beatles hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Verbal exam say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Panda's favorite snack maybe | Show answer | 6 | |
| #51 | The Simpsons disco dude | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Just ___ water (message on a pack of instant noodles) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Sally Field's Norma ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Shady tree in many street names | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Sphynx ___ (hairless pet) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Poem of praise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Armed conflict | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | For ___ 3 and above (toy box specification) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Add up in a way | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Actor Alfred ___ who portrayed Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #61 | New York ___ NFL team that was rebranded as the New York Jets in 1963 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #62 | Kilimanjaro or Denali for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Tailed paper toy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Coca-___ (soft drink) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Actor Epps or Sharif | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Reason to call a plumber | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Carve into stone say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Double-reed instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #69 | Sty food | Show answer | 4 | |
| #70 | Dispatched as an email | Show answer | 4 | |
| #71 | Group of whales say | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 9, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 9, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 71 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PIRATES at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 9, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 9, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 9, 2023 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 71 clues with answers from 3 to 7 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for May 9, 2023 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 71 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 9, 2023 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue 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.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.