Daily Themed Crossword May 18, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 18, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 18, 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 | Cuban sandwich meat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Smashing tennis serve | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Fruit that's a homophone of pair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Half of dos in Spanish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Young boy in Scotland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Small piece of land in the ocean | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ Mode The Incredibles character | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Director ___ Lee of Life of Pi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Like unappetizing pizza perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Crocheter's ball | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Senior position at a university | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | State whose capital is Sacramento for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ Keaton Annie Hall actress who stars in the 2023 film Book Club: The Next Chapter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Manny's sloth friend in Ice Age | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Instagram upload for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Nail's threaded alternative in the toolbox | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Without further ___... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Green legume in a pod | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | UFC fighting style: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Jane ___ Klute actress who plays Vivian in the 2023 film Book Club: The Next Chapter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Preschooler's coloring stick | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Musician ___ John who's the subject of Rocketman | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Mai ___ decades-old cocktail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ Steenburgen Melvin and Howard actress who plays Carol in the 2023 film Book Club: The Next Chapter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___ T. Nelson Poltergeist actor who plays Bruce in the 2023 film Book Club: The Next Chapter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Shop with salamis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | At ___! (military order) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Stuff carried in a mine cart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Cake-baking appliance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Greek god of war | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | ___-negotiable (unchangeable) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | 1949 multinational defense pact: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Kissing on the kiss cam say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Suffix with differ or exist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Shade of color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ Garcia The Godfather Part III actor who plays Mitchell in the 2023 film Book Club: The Next Chapter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Leonardo da Vinci's ___ Lisa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Chicken ___ king: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ Bergen Gandhi actress who plays Sharon in the 2023 film Book Club: The Next Chapter | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | I'm at the ___ of my seat! (excited) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Lunch at the park perhaps | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Paul Anka's ___ Beso (That Kiss!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___-inclusive package (including everything) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Little ___ Riding Hood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Semicircle shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Afternoon snooze e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | They interrupt you often on free apps for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Body part right under a mustache perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Swiss ___ knife | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Finding ___ (Pixar film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Actor McGregor of Angels and Demons | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Your secret is ___ with me | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | American ___ (singing reality show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | The D in IDK | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | That's going to be a tough ___ to follow! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Spotted game piece that's knocked over intentionally | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Actress de Armas of Sergio | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sprints and marathons e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Inflatable mattress filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Harvest as crops | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | House part often surrounded by a fence | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Of world-class quality say: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | De-wrinkle the laundry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Lady's male counterpart for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ Johnson Tin Cup actor who plays Arthur in the 2023 film Book Club: The Next Chapter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Singer ___ Cassidy of Songbird fame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ bygones be bygones | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | There's plenty of fish here they say | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 18, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 18, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CANDICE at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 18, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 18, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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.