Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 26, 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 26, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid31 across · 36 down
1M
2E
3L
4W
5A
6S
7F
8A
9U
10N
11E
V
A
12I
N
K
13A
L
S
O
14N
E
D
15I
N
T
E
16R
V
I
E
W
17D
R
Y
18E
R
19E
W
E
20V
O
21I
D
22N
23A
24P
25S
26L
27E
28G
E
N
D
29O
C
E
A
30N
31O
D
I
N
32O
33O
34F
35D
R
I
B
36S
I
N
37D
R
38A
C
U
L
A
39S
T
A
40F
41F
42D
O
N
43O
B
44O
45G
46R
47A
48B
49T
50W
51I
L
I
G
52H
53T
54O
V
A
55L
56H
O
O
D
57R
I
O
58S
O
L
O
59Y
E
N
60E
M
O
61S
N
I
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"Braveheart" actor ___ GibsonMEL
4A"Rome ___ not built in a day"WAS
7AMythical goat-man that sounds like "fawn"FAUN
11AActress Longoria of "Desperate Housewives"EVA
12ATattoo artist's needINK
13AThe first "A" in AKAALSO
14A___ Stark, Sean Bean's "Game of Thrones" characterNED
15A"___ with the Vampire," 1976 gothic horror novel by Anne Rice that was adapted into a film starring Brad PittINTERVIEW
17AWasher's partner, in the laundry roomDRYER
19AWoolly "baa baa" mamaEWE
20ANull and ___ (no longer valid)VOID
22ADozes off for a whileNAPS
26A"I Am ___," 1954 horror novel by Richard Matheson featuring vampires that was adapted into a film starring Will SmithLEGEND
29APacific or Arctic, e.g.OCEAN
31AThor's father, in Norse mythODIN
32APunch reaction, in comicsOOF
35ASmall amount (anagram of "bird")DRIB
36ACardinal ___, one of a deadly sevenSIN
37AHorror novel by Bram Stoker released on 26 May 1897 that features a Count as a vampireDRACULA
39AChief of ___ (prestigious White House position)STAFF
42AVito Corleone's titleDON
43A"Price is negotiable," in ads: Abbr.OBO
45ASnatch suddenlyGRAB
49A2005 novel by Stephenie Meyer featuring vampires that was adapted into a film series starring Robert PattinsonTWILIGHT
54AShaped like an avocadoOVAL
56ARobin ___, outlaw of folkloreHOOD
57A2011 animated film about a blue macawRIO
58ABy oneself, as during a tripSOLO
59AOsaka resident's currencyYEN
60AAmerican comedian ___ PhilipsEMO
61AFit of irritation (anagram of "tins")SNIT

Down

1DFix, as a fenceMEND
2D"Never Have I ___" (party game)EVER
3D"The Pale ___," 1849 horror story by Alexandre Dumas that features vampiresLADY
4DCome out on top, as in a raceWIN
5DStarted a poker potANTED
6DDistort, as dataSKEW
7DMost admired, in chat room slangFAV
8DBoxer Muhammad ___ who perfected the "rope-a-dope" techniqueALI
9D"___ with caution" (instruction on heavy machinery, perhaps)USE
10DRight this instantNOW
15D___ Maiden, English heavy metal bandIRON
16DNevada casino city near Lake TahoeRENO
18D"I can't ___!" (teenager's exclamation, maybe)EVEN
21DMarriage-confirming words: 2 wds.IDO
23D"Back in Black" rock bandACDC
24DLima's land and llama landPERU
25DOperate, as a yachtSAIL
26DOpposite of "profit"LOSS
27DMake alterations to, as a textEDIT
28D"Not Dead Yet" actress RodriguezGINA
30DLA Lakers' league: Abbr.NBA
33DStrange or unusualODD
34DTo and ___ (back and forth)FRO
38D"Sense and Sensibility" director LeeANG
40DDo a laundry choreFOLD
41DOrganization with a "Most Wanted" list: Abbr.FBI
44DVillain in a storybook, maybeOGRE
46DPainter and TV host Bob ___ROSS
47DBard of ___ (Shakespeare's title)AVON
48DIndonesian vacation islandBALI
49D"Frailty, ___ name is woman!" ("Hamlet" line)THY
50DGreat miseryWOE
51DTiny charge-carrying particleION
52D"I'm gonna make ___ an offer he can't refuse!"HIM
53D"___ Hot to Handle" (Netflix reality series)TOO
55D"'Salem's ___," 1975 horror novel by Stephen King featuring vampires that was adapted into a miniseries starring David SoulLOT
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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