Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 16, 2025 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, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

69 clues13×13 grid34 across · 35 down
1T
2A
3X
4C
5A
6T
7A
8L
9L
10O
L
E
11U
N
I
12L
E
T
13S
I
N
14G
15B
A
A
16B
A
D
17A
U
18R
19A
20R
21O
A
D
22M
O
S
23C
A
W
24T
25B
26H
27R
A
28T
E
29N
30E
31M
32O
33I
R
O
34N
Y
35O
D
36D
37L
E
D
38K
O
N
G
39P
A
R
40I
R
E
41E
O
42E
43R
O
44D
45P
46E
47P
48P
A
49W
50G
51O
52D
53Z
I
L
L
54A
55R
E
56A
57P
58T
U
N
A
59B
O
Y
60T
R
I
O
61S
T
A
G
62A
T
E
63H
E
R
D

Clues & Answers

Across

1AIRS's collectionTAX
4AMeow-erCAT
7A"In ___ likelihood ..."ALL
10ASpanish cry at a football stadiumOLE
11AYale or Dartmouth, e.g., for shortUNI
12ATennis serve that gets a do-overLET
13A"One's Self I ___" (poem by Walt Whitman)SING
15ASheep's greetingBAA
16A"Breaking ___" (series with Bryan Cranston)BAD
17AMystical glowAURA
20A___ runner, "Looney Tunes" bird who inspired the name for a spider speciesROAD
22ACalendar units, for shortMOS
23ACrow's callCAW
24A"Frankly ...," to a texter: Abbr.TBH
27AGive stars on UberRATE
29AAnimated fish from the eponymous Pixar movie which inspired the name for a spider speciesNEMO
33A"Metallic" humor with a twistIRONY
35ANot evenODD
37A___ Zeppelin (rock band)LED
38AKing ___, giant gorilla from many eponymous movies who inspired the name for a finch speciesKONG
39AOn ___ for the course (right on track)PAR
40AHot temperIRE
41AUnbiased hiring lettersEOE
43ASinger Stewart of "Have I Told You Lately"ROD
45AInspiring talk before a big gamePEP
48ADog's footPAW
50ADinosaur-like monster from a 1954 movie who inspired the name for a few crustacean speciesGODZILLA
55A"You ___ what you sow"REAP
58ASandwich fishTUNA
59A"___ With Luv," 2019 song by BTS and HalseyBOY
60AThe Three Musketeers, for oneTRIO
61ABambi's dad, e.g.STAG
62AScarfed down a mealATE
63AGroup of buffalo or goats, usuallyHERD

Down

1DHow-___ (instructional books)TOS
2D"Beef" actress ___ WongALI
3DWarrior princess from the eponymous TV series who inspired the name for an isopod speciesXENA
4DBaby bearCUB
5DSanta ___, CaliforniaANA
6DHomecoming Queen's head topperTIARA
7DActress Jessica of "Good Luck Chuck"ALBA
8DShow the wayLEAD
9D"Inc.," in London, for shortLTD
14DChewing treat that's usually borrowedGUM
18D___ Gilmore (one of the Gilmore girls)RORY
19DActor Butterfield of "Hugo"ASA
21D"I can make it on my ___!" (young adult affirmation)OWN
23DFragrant closet woodCEDAR
24D"___ ToK" (Kesha hit)TIK
25DResponse to "Dude!," sayBRO
26DFine-tune, as a skillHONE
28DPreferred bunk, to kidsTOP
30DActor WallachELI
31DFrench for "sea"MER
32D"___ to a Nightingale" (John Keats poem)ODE
34DDoctors Without Borders or World Wildlife Fund, e.g.: Abbr.NGO
36D___-dead gorgeousDROP
42DAllergy "Pen" prefixEPI
44D___ Vader, villain from the "Star Wars" franchise who inspired the name for a "sea bug" speciesDARTH
46DActor Idris from the "Luther"ELBA
47DPiece of landPLOT
49DShapeshifting prefix with "wolf"WERE
50DSome sports cars: Abbr.GTS
51D"Get ___" (Jordan Peele movie)OUT
52DGenetic code of life: Abbr.DNA
53DZig's other halfZAG
54DSailor's "Affirmative!"AYE
56DWith the next word, one piece of an Apple earphoneAIR
57DWith the previous word, one piece of an Apple earphonePOD
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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