Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 25, 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 25, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid33 across · 35 down
1A
2N
3T
4H
5A
6M
7A
8I
9M
10S
11P
O
O
12H
13A
L
A
14N
O
A
H
15T
O
N
E
16H
E
S
17D
U
T
Y
18K
I
N
19G
20S
21I
R
22R
A
23I
24L
25B
E
26E
27P
28S
29M
30E
31L
I
S
S
A
32M
A
R
I
O
33O
L
A
34H
M
35M
36I
T
S
37M
A
Y
38B
39E
40B
A
41I
42L
E
Y
43A
T
44L
45E
N
E
46F
47O
R
C
E
48D
I
49G
50G
51S
52A
R
O
D
53G
54E
55R
E
56N
E
T
57D
A
Z
E
58A
P
E
X
59A
N
Y
60S
T
E
M
61L
I
N
62W
E
E

Clues & Answers

Across

1ACrumb-stealing insectANT
4ASandwich meat that's often curedHAM
7APrepares to shoot, as an arrowAIMS
11AFictional teddy bear, Winnie-the-___POOH
13ALead-in to "carte" or "mode": 2 wds.ALA
14ABiblical animal conservationist who lived till he was 950NOAH
15ADial ___ (telephone sound)TONE
16A"___ got the whole world in his hands..."HES
17A"Call of ___" (video game series)DUTY
18AJonah Hauer-___, "A Dog's Way Home" actor who plays Prince Eric in the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"KING
20ATitle for Ben Kingsley or Arthur Conan DoyleSIR
22ATrain track partRAIL
25APager or microwave alerts (rhymes with "sweeps")BEEPS
29A___ McCarthy, "Bridesmaids" actress who plays Ursula the witch in the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"MELISSA
32ANintendo's iconic plumberMARIO
33ASuffix with "gran" for a breakfast foodOLA
34A"Let me think about it..." soundHMM
36A"And ___ a wrap!" (words said after filming "The Little Mermaid," perhaps)ITS
37A"Always Be My ___" (2019 Ali Wong starrer)MAYBE
40AHalle ___, "Grown-ish" actress who plays Ariel in the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"BAILEY
43ASecond-largest ocean, for shortATL
45AWest-south-west opposite: Abbr.ENE
46A"Use the ___, Luke" ("Star Wars" line)FORCE
48ADaveed ___, "Blindspotting" actor who voices Sebastian in the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"DIGGS
52AFamed Yankees third baseman: Hyph.AROD
53AGolden Globe-winning actor Richard ___ of "Chicago"GERE
56ACircus safeguardNET
57AIn a ___ (bewildered state)DAZE
58APyramid's crowning point, sayAPEX
59A"Press ___ key to continue"ANY
60AWineglass partSTEM
61A___-Manuel Miranda, producer and lyricist for the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"LIN
62AJust a tiny bit, to a ScotWEE

Down

1DAppropriate or fitting, sayAPT
2D___ and crannyNOOK
3D"Breathe Again" singer BraxtonTONI
4D"Yeah, right!"HAH
5DLager alternative, at a barALE
6DThe "m" in E = mc^2MASS
7DLorena ___, "Warrior Nun" actress who plays Perla, Ariel's sister, in the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"ANDREA
8D"Will pay later" lettersIOU
9DYoga equipmentMAT
10DUnlikely to speak first, saySHY
12DFrench version of "Henry"HENRI
19DNitrogen's state of matterGAS
21D"Big Blue" tech giant that developed Watson: Abbr.IBM
23DSuffix meaning "kind of"ISH
24DLittle woolly creatureLAMB
26DShortest-named Great LakeERIE
27DFeel sorry forPITY
28D"Mayday" lettersSOS
29DMorticia, to Wednesday AddamsMOM
30D"She," in PortugueseELA
31D___ down the law (give orders)LAY
35DGinnie ___, government home loan sourceMAE
38DJavier ___, "Dune" actor who plays Triton, ruler of Atlantica, in the 2023 live-action adaptation of "The Little Mermaid"BARDEM
39D"So on and so forth," for shortETC
41DFinger next to your thumbINDEX
42D"Welcome" neckwear in HawaiiLEI
44DPermitted by law, sayLEGAL
46DSorority's counterpart, for shortFRAT
47DFlow slowly, like gooOOZE
49DChew, like a beaverGNAW
50DActor Wilder of "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"GENE
51DEyelid maladySTYE
52DGoogle revenue sources, for shortADS
54DPrefix with "dermis" or "pen"EPI
55DStimpy's friend, in the cartoonsREN
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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