Daily Themed Crossword May 28, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 28, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
May 28, 2023 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Obey a red traffic light | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Dog ___ (military identification) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | The ___ in the Hat (Dr. Seuss book) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Vaulter's need | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | On ___ ice (doing something risky) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | John Lennon/Plastic ___ Band (1970 album) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Prayer or hymn-ending word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | My ___! (words of a rescued damsel maybe) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Traveler's stopover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Societal standard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Medium of exchange and the connection between 25a 37a 44a 49a 4d 32d and 42d | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Bruce ___ Batman's real identity | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Dolphin's home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Flop's opposite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | 50 ___ rapper known for songs like In Da Club and Candy Shop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Unlikely to bite as an animal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Photoshop creator | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Senator's I approve this vote | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Fairytale crone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Quarter follower in a tournament | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ Morrison guitarist best known as one of the founding members of The Velvet Underground | Show answer | 8 | |
| #22 | Trip around the track say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Grassy field | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Violin's big cousin | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | ___ Owens country singer known for songs like Your Tender Loving Care and Open Up Your Heart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___-Man (arcade game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Ty ___ Sign rapper known for songs like Paranoid and Or Nah | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | ___ Beta Kappa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Silvery shade of blonde | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Visitor from another planet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | Pipeline liquid maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Density symbol that sounds like roe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | TV room for some | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ Geo (TV network) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Massage locale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ Brady New England Patriots legend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Spanish soccer fan's cheer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ Marshall actress known for playing Laverne DeFazio on the TV sitcom Laverne & Shirley | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | It's us against ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Bouncy castle filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Folklore creature in a garden | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Metallic form of currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | The Diary of a Young Girl author ___ Frank | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Professional skateboarder ___ Hawk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Number of strikes for a strikeout | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Fool me ___ shame on you... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Cap'n Crunch cereal grain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Second W in WWW | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Molecule constituent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Stainless alloy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Elvis ___ left the building | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Manhattan-based Modern Love newspaper: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Yellowfin tuna on Hawaiian menus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Rain ___ 1988 film with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Food item dyed at Easter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Gates business magnate known for being the co-founder of Microsoft | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ you going to finish that? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sewing thread holder | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Dexter's workplace on Cartoon Network for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Actor Alan from The Blacklist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Johnny ___ country singer known for songs like I Walk the Line and Man in Black | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Smart speaker from Amazon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Wish ___ a shooting star... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Mint family plant with a nutritious seed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Bagpiper's garb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Under ___ (below average) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Saucepan's cover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Van Halen singer David ___ Roth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Viva Las Vegas actress ___-Margret Olsson | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 28, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 28, 2023, a Sunday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is STERLING at 8 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 28, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 28, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 28, 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 69 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 28, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 28, 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.