Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 28, 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 28, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

69 clues13×13 grid34 across · 35 down
1S
2T
3O
4P
5T
6A
7G
8C
9A
10T
11P
O
L
E
12T
H
I
N
13O
N
O
14A
M
E
N
15H
E
R
O
16I
N
N
17N
18O
R
M
19M
20O
N
E
Y
21W
22A
Y
N
E
23S
E
A
24H
I
T
25C
E
26N
T
27T
28A
29M
30E
31A
D
O
32B
E
33Y
E
34A
35H
A
G
36S
E
M
I
37S
T
E
R
38L
I
N
G
39L
40A
P
41L
E
A
42C
43E
L
L
O
44B
45U
46C
47K
48P
A
C
49D
O
50L
51L
52A
53P
H
I
54A
S
H
55A
L
I
E
N
56O
I
L
57R
H
O
58D
E
N
59N
A
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1AObey a red traffic lightSTOP
5ADog ___ (military identification)TAG
8A"The ___ in the Hat" (Dr. Seuss book)CAT
11AVaulter's needPOLE
12AOn ___ ice (doing something risky)THIN
13A"John Lennon/Plastic ___ Band" (1970 album)ONO
14APrayer or hymn-ending wordAMEN
15A"My ___!" (words of a rescued damsel, maybe)HERO
16ATraveler's stopoverINN
17ASocietal standardNORM
19AMedium of exchange, and the connection between 25a, 37a, 44a, 49a, 4d, 32d and 42dMONEY
21ABruce ___, Batman's real identityWAYNE
23ADolphin's homeSEA
24AFlop's oppositeHIT
25A50 ___, rapper known for songs like "In Da Club" and "Candy Shop"CENT
27AUnlikely to bite, as an animalTAME
31APhotoshop creatorADOBE
33ASenator's "I approve this" voteYEA
35AFairytale croneHAG
36AQuarter follower, in a tournamentSEMI
37A___ Morrison, guitarist best known as one of the founding members of The Velvet UndergroundSTERLING
39ATrip around the track, sayLAP
41AGrassy fieldLEA
42AViolin's big cousinCELLO
44A___ Owens, country singer known for songs like "Your Tender Loving Care" and "Open Up Your Heart"BUCK
48A___-Man (arcade game)PAC
49ATy ___ Sign, rapper known for songs like "Paranoid" and "Or Nah"DOLLA
53A___ Beta KappaPHI
54ASilvery shade of blondeASH
55AVisitor from another planetALIEN
56APipeline liquid, maybeOIL
57ADensity symbol that sounds like "roe"RHO
58ATV room, for someDEN
59A___ Geo (TV network)NAT

Down

1DMassage localeSPA
2D___ Brady, New England Patriots legendTOM
3DSpanish soccer fan's cheerOLE
4D___ Marshall, actress known for playing Laverne DeFazio on the TV sitcom "Laverne & Shirley"PENNY
5D"It's us against ___"THEM
6DBouncy castle fillerAIR
7DFolklore creature in a gardenGNOME
8DMetallic form of currencyCOIN
9D"The Diary of a Young Girl" author ___ FrankANNE
10DProfessional skateboarder ___ HawkTONY
12DNumber of strikes for a strikeoutTHREE
18D"Fool me ___, shame on you..."ONCE
20DCap'n Crunch cereal grainOAT
21DSecond "W" in WWWWIDE
22DMolecule constituentATOM
23D"Stainless" alloySTEEL
24D"Elvis ___ left the building"HAS
26DManhattan-based "Modern Love" newspaper: Abbr.NYT
28DYellowfin tuna, on Hawaiian menusAHI
29D"Rain ___," 1988 film with Tom Cruise and Dustin HoffmanMAN
30DFood item dyed at EasterEGG
32D___ Gates, business magnate known for being the co-founder of MicrosoftBILL
34D"___ you going to finish that?"ARE
37DSewing thread holderSPOOL
38DDexter's workplace on Cartoon Network, for shortLAB
40DActor Alan from "The Blacklist"ALDA
42DJohnny ___, country singer known for songs like "I Walk the Line" and "Man in Black"CASH
43DSmart speaker from AmazonECHO
45D"Wish ___ a shooting star..."UPON
46DMint family plant with a nutritious seedCHIA
47DBagpiper's garbKILT
48DUnder ___ (below average)PAR
50DSaucepan's coverLID
51DVan Halen singer, David ___ RothLEE
52D"Viva Las Vegas" actress ___-Margret OlssonANN
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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