Daily Themed Crossword May 14, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 14, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 14, 2023 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massage as sore muscles | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Bachelor ___ (unmarried man's home) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Bundle of money | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Famous ___ (famous cookie brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Woman eve-icted from Eden | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | NPR host Shapiro whose name is hidden in Costa Rica | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Geometry's subject | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Speak boastfully | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Contact ___ email (reach through email) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Planet but make it poetic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Regal and kingly... and a clue to solve 21a 37a and 43a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Fast food joint known for its soft serve ice creams and Blizzards: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #13 | Awards show host | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Catch some Z's | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Organization with dribblers and dunkers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Slim ___ cylindrical meat snack | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Clairvoyant's mind-reading skill: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Yang's complement in Chinese philosophy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Summertime spinner on the ceiling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Have bitter regrets about | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Fast food joint known for its Whoppers: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | OMG you're hilarious!: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Anaheim MLB team on the scoreboard: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Bergamot-flavored brew that shares its name with a 19th century U.K. Prime Minister: 3 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #25 | 2/22/2022 aptly fell on this day of the week for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | I'm done listing things letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Physics particle that packs a charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Calculate a total | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Ice hockey goal part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Junior naval rank for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Flock father that butts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ Thurman Fall Out Boy song about the namesake actress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Non-human Twitter user perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ capita income | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___: My Story autobiography by actress Gardner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | MBA or PhD e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Like hair that's neither straight nor curly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Opera singer's solo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Retro phone's circular feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Where the sea meets the land | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Fourth of July cookout for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Bread for a pastrami sandwich maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Back to square ___ (back to the start) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Refuse to admit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Prefix with dextrous for someone that can use both hands equally well | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | As far as ___ tell...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Utilizing or employing say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Street in a famed horror flick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Prefix with scope or meter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Mayonnaise container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Star at the center of the solar system | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Bring someone down a ___ or two | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___-time job (longer than part-time) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Yawning at a party say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | Vote into office as a leader | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Blu-___ (disc format) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Actress ___ Holmes of Batman Begins | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Sing many praises of (anagram of dual) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | When should I pick you up from the airport?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___-Z (zoomers informally) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Road trip path for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Unimaginable stretch of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Crossword solver's entry for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 14, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 14, 2023, a Sunday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is EARLGREYTEA at 11 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 4 clues carry 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 14, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 14, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 14, 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 63 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 14, 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 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 14, 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.