Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 22, 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 22, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid32 across · 34 down
1F
2E
3E
4L
5O
6O
7T
8S
9P
10F
11A
R
T
12A
B
L
E
13C
H
A
I
14B
I
N
15N
E
E
D
16R
U
N
S
17C
A
18N
D
Y
19W
E
I
G
H
20I
O
S
21C
I
A
22I
23M
24A
C
25C
O
S
M
26O
27M
I
L
K
28S
29H
A
K
E
30P
31E
32P
33O
A
F
34N
A
T
E
35W
E
L
L
36S
A
S
H
37R
O
C
K
Y
38L
39A
U
G
H
40B
O
O
41H
O
N
G
42T
R
U
F
43F
44L
45E
46I
O
T
A
47E
A
T
48L
E
X
49E
M
I
R
50N
Y
E
51Y
E
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1AAttorney's chargeFEE
4APirate's stolen goodsLOOT
8ASunscreen tube lettersSPF
11A"Wherefore ___ thou, Romeo?"ART
12AProficient at the task, sayABLE
13A___ tea latte (Starbucks offering)CHAI
14ATrash containerBIN
15AOn a ___-to-know basisNEED
16AParticipates in a sprintRUNS
17A"Sweet" 1990 duet by Iggy Pop and Kate Pierson that peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100CANDY
19APut on a scale, sayWEIGH
20APlatform where you'll find SiriIOS
21ASecretive spy group: Abbr.CIA
22ADesktop with a Magic MouseIMAC
25AFruity vodka cocktail popularized by "Sex and the City," for shortCOSMO
27A"Sweet" 2003 song by Kelis that brought "all the boys to the yard"MILKSHAKE
30A___ talk (encouraging pregame speech)PEP
33AClumsy personOAF
34A___ the Great, rhyming name for a fictional detectiveNATE
35AWishing ___ (spot to drop coins, maybe)WELL
36ABeauty queen's accessorySASH
37A"I Love ___ Road," 1983 "sweet" song by "Weird Al" Yankovic that parodied a cover by Joan Jett and the BlackheartsROCKY
38AThe first "L" in LOLLAUGH
40A"Peek-a-___, I see you!"BOO
41A___ Kong (island in Asia)HONG
42A"Savoy ___," 1968 "sweet" song by the Beatles that was inspired by guitarist Clapton's fondness for chocolateTRUFFLE
46AMinute amountIOTA
47A"All you can ___" (buffet sign)EAT
48A___ Luthor, Superman's nemesisLEX
49AGulf States bigwigEMIR
50ABill ___, the "Science Guy"NYE
51A"The show's not over ___!"YET

Down

1DThe ___ Four, nickname for the BeatlesFAB
2D___ Forman, the boy next door from "That '70s Show"ERIC
3DActive volcano in ItalyETNA
4D___ Calrissian, Billy Dee Williams' "Star Wars" characterLANDO
5DFollows instructions, sayOBEYS
6DThe Grand ___ Opry, NashvilleOLE
7D"___ Lasso," Apple TV+ seriesTED
8DFeng ___ (Chinese aesthetic system)SHUI
9DTwinge of hunger or guilt (rhymes with "fang")PANG
10DShark or trout, e.g.FISH
13D"Ice ___," 2020 "sweet" song by Blackpink and Selena Gomez that peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100CREAM
18DIn the ___ of time (at the last possible moment)NICK
19D"So, a ___ guy eh?"WISE
21DPepsi rivalCOKE
22D"Here's what I think," on a smartphone: Abbr.IMO
23DActress Farrow of "Hannah and Her Sisters"MIA
24D1980s TV extraterrestrialALF
25DBig church like the Notre Dame, for shortCATH
26DInternational group of oil producers: Abbr.OPEC
28DUnexpected drawback (anagram of "nags")SNAG
29D___ browns (breakfast bites)HASH
31DAntlered red meat source, in YellowstoneELK
32DPractice, as a tradePLY
35DDog's "Hey!"WOOF
36D"Watermelon ___," 2020 "sweet" song by Harry Styles that topped the Billboard Hot 100SUGAR
37DPaperboy's pathROUTE
38DWeaver's deviceLOOM
39D___-dandruff shampooANTI
40DDonkey's callBRAY
41D"Hurry," old-styleHIE
42DNumber of years in a decadeTEN
43DAnnoying buzzer you want to swatFLY
44DIron Man co-creator, Stan ___LEE
45DPhone number add-on, for shortEXT
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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