Daily Themed Crossword May 15, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 15, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 15, 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 | Furry purring pet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Room-cooling appliances: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ Dylan who sang Blowin' in the Wind | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Sorry what? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | No casually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Four score and seven years ___... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | The A in UAE | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Hoppy beer with an Asian country in its name: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Guy sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ Cruz British singer who topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the song Break Your Heart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Sea to a French beachgoer (anagram of rem) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Have two left ___ (be an awkward dancer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | It's about ___ high (About this tall) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Letter between J and L phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Satellite-based navigation aid: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | I Have a Dream speech giver: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ Said Fred English band who topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the song I'm Too Sexy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Muffin grain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Sacred song of praise (anagram of lamps) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | ___-hoo! (Over here!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | James ___ English singer who topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the song You're Beautiful | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Shortest-named zodiac sign | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Have we ___ before? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Olive ___ (Popeye's crush) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | The P in PGA for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Pasta that's totally tubular | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Egyptian serpent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Well-suited say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Warts and all words on a shop tag: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Steaming beverage in a pot perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Jay ___ British singer who topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the song Down | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | New Haven's Ivy League school | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Harmful cigarette substance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | 15th century Peruvian say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Word that's contracted in didn't or aren't | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Airplane's takeoff guesstimate: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | I'm superior to everyone sort | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Internet conversation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Spiritual glow around a person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Phuket language | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Glass ___ English band who topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the song Heat Waves | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | Superhero garb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Great white ___ (Jaws predator) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | ___ Ruth baseball legend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Folklore meanie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Italy's shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ Scouts (American youth organization) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Texter's Just a heads up...: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Needing a refill as a gas tank | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Knight's protective suit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Lead-in to smacked to mean astonished | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Buddy or chum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Nickname that sounds like stew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___-El (Superman's real name) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Place to focus on fitness say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Earth-loosening garden tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Tater ___ (bite-sized snack) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Def ___ English band who topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the song Love Bites | Show answer | 7 | |
| #59 | Make some ___ for (cheer for) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Milky coffee hidden in platter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Wet spot in a dry desert say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | British singer who topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the song Pillowtalk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ Takahata Japanese director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Move to one side as one's head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Train passenger's reservation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | ___ & Teller (magician duo) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Shelled Tex-Mex snack | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Capture as a lawbreaker | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 15, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 15, 2023, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ANIMALS at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 15, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 15, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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.