Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 17, 2023 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 17, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1AFilmmaker's device, for shortCAM
4AYosemite ___, "rootin' tootin' shootin'" Looney Tunes guySAM
7A___ year (break from studying)GAP
10AOpposite of "departure," for shortARR
11A"Band of Brothers" network: Abbr.HBO
12A"Bearded" spring flowerIRIS
14A"This too shall ___"PASS
16AGoof up, sayERR
17ACasino city in NevadaRENO
18A___ as a whistle (completely legal)CLEAN
20A"This is the ___ straw!"LAST
21A"___ News," sitcom starring Andrea Martin that is about a fictional news stationGREAT
23A"No ___, ands, or buts!"IFS
25ASuffix with "Power" for Microsoft's presentation programPOINT
26AYoko who sang "Walking on Thin Ice"ONO
27A___ Lipa, "Don't Start Now" singerDUA
30A"Being Mary ___," TV series starring Gabrielle Union whose protagonist is a news anchorJANE
31AWise person... or a wise-sounding herbSAGE
32A___ white omeletEGG
33AThe "S" in PST, for shortSTD
34ASank one's teeth intoBIT
35ABundle of hayBALE
36ALetter before "Beta"ALPHA
38AJoseph who co-founded Dreyer's Grand Ice CreamEDY
39A"Sports ___," TV series starring Josh Charles that is about a fictional sports news showNIGHT
42ACashier's drawerTILL
44AFrozen drink with a frozen-sounding nameICEE
45A"The ___ Type," TV series starring Katie Stevens whose protagonist is a journalistBOLD
47A___ & Tina Turner (musical duo)IKE
50A___ fide (authentic)BONA
51AItalian's "Goodbye!"CIAO
52A"Happy ___ Year!"NEW
53A___ Flanders, Homer Simpson's frenemyNED
54AErnie ___, 19-time PGA Tour winnerELS
55AOrgan that one can roll?EYE

Down

1DBottle's topCAP
2DPalindromic two-vowelled constellationARA
3D___ Claus (Santa's wife)MRS
4DMattress coverSHEET
5DMagician's word before "cadabra"ABRA
6D"The ___ Show," TV series starring Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell that is about a fictional news showMORNING
7D"The Golden ___," '80s sitcom starring Betty WhiteGIRLS
8DApartment's square footage, sayAREA
9DBowling alley targetsPINS
13DHabitual drunkSOT
15DPart of a playSCENE
19DBack muscle, informallyLAT
21DFarm animal whose kid is called "kid"GOAT
22DOrange's tough exteriorRIND
24DFriend's oppositeFOE
25DSleepover attire, brieflyPJS
26DUnder ___ (sworn to tell the truth)OATH
27DNews reporter's due dateDEADLINE
28D"The ___ Duckling"UGLY
29DBecome older and olderAGE
31DSmall taste, saySIP
34DSandwich with three main ingredients: Abbr.BLT
35D"The Fresh Prince of ___-Air," Will Smith seriesBEL
36D___ of schedule (earlier than planned)AHEAD
37DBook that's all mapped out?ATLAS
39DPen's tipNIB
40DPop ___, era-defining celebrityICON
41DHereditary unitGENE
43D"What could ___?": 2 wds.IDO
45DPre-A.D. lettersBCE
46DFrench fries-frying needOIL
48DPadlock unlockerKEY
49DShe may greet you with a "Baa!"EWE
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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