Daily Themed Crossword May 12, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 12, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 12, 2023 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ be a monkey's uncle! (surprised exclamation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Schedule isn't available yet: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Letters repeated in Philly phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___-hoo! (excited cry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Ducked out of sight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Take legal action against | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | *Letter string common to 19a 27a 45a 4d 33d and 44d each of which are pronounced differently | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Fish eggs on sushi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Lies in the sun on a beach say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Vowel trio in Old MacDonald Had a Farm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | *Farm machine pulled by oxen to a Brit (rhymes with now) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Country with Machu Picchu and Colca Canyon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Actor ___ Danson of Cheers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Train stop for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Metric units of weight: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | *Breadmaker's need that's kneaded (rhymes with show) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Bottle-uncorking sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Like a spicy pepper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Cow's Howdy! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Bakers get a rise from it (but not shine) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | ___ am I? (riddle ender often) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Comic book relative of Bam! and Wham! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Sydney's land for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Boat-moving tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | *Clear one's throat in a way (rhymes with off) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Vehicle with an alien pilot: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Fashionably smart (rhymes with sleek) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Text exclamation similar to a :O smiley: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Bryce Canyon's state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Trigonometric function | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | ___ la la! (My my!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Golden ___ Bridge San Francisco | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Fluid that gives a pen its color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Vietnamese New Year celebration | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Debunker's target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Letters from ___ Jima (2006 Clint Eastwood film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Skip to My ___ partner-stealing song | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Fireplace wood piece | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | *From one end to the other (rhymes with you) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | High school subject dealing with the human body for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Highly proficient or masterful say (anagram of taped) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Jacob's biblical brother | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Chest organ that breathes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Jam ___ informal music gathering (anagram of shes) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___-haw (bray syllable) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | It's at the top of my ___ list: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Greatly bother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Guided as a group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Fatherly Smurf with a red cap | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Intel-gathering secret agent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Foot digit you can wiggle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Plant as seeds | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Little League official for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Yucky gunky substance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ are you feeling? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | *Pondered or introspected (rhymes with caught) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Spaghetti topping | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Pull as a rope | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Non-nimble person | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Model's photo session say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | *Far from smooth (rhymes with stuff) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Goatee's spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Sound from a pigpen perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___: Miami (police drama series): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Eeny meeny miny ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | The way to certain Chinese philosophers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | One step ___ time: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Voodoo doing | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 12, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 12, 2023, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THROUGH at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. 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 12, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 12, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 12, 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 68 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 12, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 12, 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.