Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 17, 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 17, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid33 across · 33 down
1A
2T
3E
4T
5A
6N
7E
8G
9G
10W
A
L
11L
12E
V
E
13L
E
E
14E
L
S
E
15M
O
W
16B
A
M
17C
A
T
18E
19R
P
I
L
20L
A
R
21S
U
E
22D
Y
E
23B
24F
25G
26R
A
27M
28G
29A
30M
31S
32O
L
A
33O
R
E
34W
O
R
T
H
35P
U
P
36A
37S
38R
I
39A
S
U
40C
41U
42I
S
I
N
43E
44A
45D
U
L
T
46A
G
I
47L
48E
49F
L
O
50T
S
51P
52S
N
O
R
53E
54L
E
I
55R
O
D
56S
I
N
57Y
E
N
58A
K
A
59E
C
G

Clues & Answers

Across

1AFinished a mealATE
4ASun-kissed skin shadeTAN
7A(1/6) Metamorphosis of a butterfly begins with a small ___ laid under a leaf or stem of a plantEGG
10AThe Great ___ of ChinaWALL
12ANew Year's ___EVE
13ATommy ___ Jones of "Volcano"LEE
14A"Can we go somewhere ___?"ELSE
15ATrim the lawnMOW
16A"Bang!," in comicsBAM
17A(2/6) In a few days a tiny ___ hatches and will feed on leaves to grow biggerCATERPILLAR
21AFile a lawsuitSUE
22AHair coloring agentDYE
23A"The ___," Roald Dahl's novel that features a HUGE man: Abbr.BFG
26AAries symbolRAM
28ASchools of whales (anagram of "mags")GAMS
32A"Hello" in PortugalOLA
33AMetal sourceORE
34ANet ___ (total monetary value)WORTH
35A(3/6) After a few weeks the 17a finds a comfy spot and forms a ___ or chrysalisPUPA
37A___ Lanka (Colombo's country)SRI
39ASun Devils' school lettersASU
40AItalian or Chinese, as a culinary styleCUISINE
44A(4/6) The 17a is ready to break the cocoon and become an ___ADULT
46ALight on one's feetAGILE
49A___ Rida, rapper of "Right Round"FLO
50ASmall kitchen measurement, for shortTSP
52ANapper's noiseSNORE
54AHawaiian garlandLEI
55ASinger Stewart with the hit "All for Love"ROD
56AGluttony or wrath, e.g.SIN
57ACrave for some Japanese?YEN
58ANickname separator: Abbr.AKA
59ALub dub test: Abbr.ECG

Down

1DJaw-dropping reactionAWE
2DPowdery substance in baby powderTALC
3DDisney queen who can build ice castlesELSA
4DNot permanent, for shortTEMP
5DStay away fromAVOID
6D___-weds (ones who just got hitched)NEWLY
7DIdris ___ from the TV series "Luther"ELBA
8DShifting car partGEAR
9DRuby or Sapphire, e.g.GEM
11D"___ get ready to rumble!"LETS
18DCash from a German ATMEURO
19DWhere a car's trunk isREAR
20DDanish toy company known for plastic "bricks"LEGO
23DKnock on the headBOP
24DSeasonal illnessFLU
25DSpace between teeth or ageGAP
27DUntidy stateMESS
29DPalindromic star patternARA
30DKilimanjaro and Everest, for shortMTS
31DMoo ___ pork (Chinese takeout dish)SHU
34D(5/6) After the butterfly comes out of the chrysalis, the colorful ___ are soft and wet. So the butterfly waits two hours for them to dry.WINGS
36DPrefix with "puncture" or "pressure"ACU
38DNarrow coastal inletRIA
41D"U" in UV raysULTRA
42D"There, there" (consoling words): 2 wds.ITSOK
43D"One" in GermanEIN
44DAway from the wind, at seaALEE
45D"How you ___?" (Joey's pick up line)DOIN
47DCome in lastLOSE
48D___ Dane who played Dr. Mark Sloan in "Grey's Anatomy"ERIC
49D(6/6) The beautiful butterfly is now ready to spread its 34d and ___FLY
51D"Get a room!" action: Abbr.PDA
53DDavid Beckham's country, for shortENG
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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