Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 16, 2024 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated May 16, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid35 across · 33 down
1B
2U
3L
4B
5R
6A
7W
8A
9C
10E
11F
A
I
L
12E
G
O
13N
U
N
14F
E
T
A
15S
O
R
16E
17T
R
Y
18C
19S
I
20M
E
21R
I
D
A
22S
K
I
D
23S
L
Y
24A
25L
E
26G
U
27S
28E
29A
30S
31T
32T
O
M
33H
E
L
34E
35N
36B
A
A
37L
E
I
38A
39O
U
I
40A
P
P
41M
42U
43S
44L
L
45B
46G
47A
48M
O
R
A
49E
E
R
50E
T
A
51B
L
52U
R
53R
54A
55N
56T
57R
O
M
58A
S
H
59R
A
Y
A
60M
M
A
61N
A
H
62A
C
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1ALight source in lampsBULB
5AUncooked, as meatRAW
8ARoyal flush cardACE
11AF, on a testFAIL
12ABloated self-imageEGO
13ASister in a conventNUN
14ACrumbly cheese in a Greek saladFETA
15A___ loser (bad sport)SORE
17A"Give it a shot!"TRY
18A"___: Miami" (police procedural TV series): Abbr.CSI
20AMain female protagonist of Disney/Pixar's "Brave" who has red hair and is a skilled archerMERIDA
22ALose tire traction on roadSKID
23AClever, like a foxSLY
24APub offeringALE
26AGloomy ___ (grumpy person)GUS
28ARight side of a mapEAST
32AActor Hanks from "A Man Called Otto"TOM
33A___ Parr, female superhero from Pixar's "The Incredibles" who has superhuman elasticityHELEN
36ASheep's cryBAA
37APrincess ___ Organa, main female character of the "Star Wars" series who sports cinnamon buns and helps destroy the Death StarLEIA
39A"Yes" in ParisOUI
40AMobile download, for shortAPP
41ALetters that follow lambdasMUS
44AAttorney's degree: Abbr.LLB
46AFemale warrior from Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" who is green and possesses superhuman strengthGAMORA
49ASuffix of "racket" or "puppet"EER
50APilot's announcement: Abbr.ETA
51ABand behind "Girls & Boys"BLUR
53ALong talk with finger-pointingRANT
57A___-com (genre for "Four Weddings and a Funeral")ROM
58AKetchum who's "gotta catch 'em all"ASH
59A"___ and the Last Dragon," Disney movie whose titular female warrior saves her father and the land of KumandraRAYA
60ARonda Rousey's combat sport: Abbr.MMA
61A"No" slangilyNAH
62A"Sister ___," movie starring Whoopi GoldbergACT

Down

1DPals for life: Abbr.BFF
2DBurj Khalifa's country: Abbr.UAE
3DWhen a party is fire, sayLIT
4D___ Widow, female superhero from Marvel Comics who is a master spy and a great marksmanBLACK
5DTrace remainsRESIDUE
6DA while backAGO
7DWriggly soil dwellersWORMS
8DVoting againstANTI
9DClotted milk used for cheese-makingCURD
10DSinger of "Only Time"ENYA
16DElectric fishEEL
19DBreath of relief, saySIGH
21DGrain used in bread and whiskeyRYE
22D"Half" prefix with "final" or "circle"SEMI
24DHome of NFL's Falcons, for shortATL
25DEnglish actress Judy ___ of "Yesterday's Dreams"LOE
27D___-mo (video speed for some pranks, perhaps)SLO
29DLawyers' organization: Abbr.ABA
30DMaple tree fluidSAP
31DPub faucetTAP
34DLeonhard ___, Swiss mathematician and author of "Elements of Algebra"EULER
35DLongest river in AfricaNILE
38D"Te ___" (Latin love confession)AMO
42DOpposite of "rural"URBAN
43DSpicy dance or a zesty dipSALSA
45DLong shivery exclamationBRRR
46DPurell targetGERM
47DTiny particle that makes up matterATOM
48DOzzy Osbourne's "___, I'm Coming Home"MAMA
52D"Hmm... Let me think..." soundUHH
54DBattery sizeAAA
55DThe City That Never Sleeps: Abbr.NYC
56DPermanent ink art, for shortTAT
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.