Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 5, 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 5, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

65 clues13×13 grid32 across · 33 down
1S
2H
3E
4R
5A
6F
7T
8H
9P
10S
11L
A
W
12E
L
L
A
13I
D
O
14A
R
A
15B
16S
P
A
C
17E
D
A
Y
18V
E
N
U
19S
20T
O
M
21R
E
22A
23P
24M
25A
26R
27S
28P
E
R
U
29A
R
Y
A
30O
31B
32J
33P
I
L
34O
35T
36L
E
D
37P
O
U
38T
39P
L
U
40T
O
41P
A
P
A
42S
P
A
43I
P
44A
45D
46E
A
R
47T
48H
49T
50S
T
51F
R
52A
N
C
53A
I
54D
55E
R
E
56R
E
L
57P
S
Y
58A
I
R
59O
W
L
60E
S
E

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"Thar ___ blows!" (ship captain's cry)SHE
4AInflatable river transportRAFT
8AAlternatives to Dells, perhaps: Abbr.HPS
11AAspiring attorney's field of studyLAW
12AJazz legend ___ FitzgeraldELLA
13AVow sealed with a kiss: 2 wds.IDO
14AUnited ___ EmiratesARAB
16ANational ___, annual May event celebrating the cosmos: 2 wds.SPACEDAY
18A"The Birth of ___," Sarah Dunant novel featuring the second planet from the sun in its titleVENUS
20AJerry's frenemy, in the cartoonsTOM
21A"You ___ what you sow"REAP
24A"A Princess of ___," Edgar Rice Burroughs novel featuring the "Red Planet" in its titleMARS
28ALima's landPERU
29A___ Stark, Maisie Williams' "Game of Thrones" roleARYA
30AVerb's target in grammar, for shortOBJ
33AAirplane cockpit figurePILOT
36AShowed the way, sayLED
37ASulky selfie expressionPOUT
39A"The ___ Files," Neil deGrasse Tyson novel featuring a dwarf planet in its titlePLUTO
41A___ John's PizzaPAPA
42AResort with a mineral springSPA
43AApple's tabletIPAD
46A"Journey to the Center of the ___," Jules Verne novel that features our planet in its titleEARTH
49APalindromic attention-getting soundTST
51ASwiss currencyFRANC
53AFinancial ___ (student's help)AID
55A"Before," to bardsERE
56AFamily member, for shortREL
57A"Gangnam Style" singerPSY
58ABalloon fillerAIR
59ANocturnal hooterOWL
60ASuffix for "Japan" or "Siam"ESE

Down

1DCroat or Czech, e.g.SLAV
2DTortoise's rival, in an Aesop's fableHARE
3D"Trainspotting" actor ___ McGregorEWAN
4DLow-___ image (poor quality)RES
5DMont Blanc or Weisshorn, for oneALP
6DLike soda lacking in fizzFLAT
7DFilled tortilla treatTACO
8DPut in a secret place, sayHID
9DCuddling in the park, say: Abbr.PDA
10DVegan milk sourceSOY
15DAfter-dinner faux pas one may apologize forBURP
17DActress ___ Watson of "This is the End"EMMA
19DTrickle down, saySEEP
22DPony-tailed singer Grande, to her fansARI
23DOrange juice bitsPULP
25D___ Guthrie whose song "Massachusetts" is the official folk song of the stateARLO
26DDeli bread choiceRYE
27DNot happySAD
30DWhat "right" is to "left," for shortOPP
31DFancy, feathery neckwearBOA
32D"___ War," Neal Asher book featuring the solar system's largest planet in its titleJUPITER
34DMary-Kate and Ashley ___OLSEN
35D"All Eyez on Me" rapper ___ ShakurTUPAC
38DFaucetTAP
40DRoad-surfacing gooTAR
44DJimi Hendrix's hairstyleAFRO
45DNancy ___, teenage sleuthDREW
47DSticky poster-hanging stripTAPE
48DSnake's "Back off, bub!"HISS
49DEarl Grey ___TEA
50DLead-in to "Lanka"SRI
52D"___ of Me," John Legend songALL
54DGo brunette, sayDYE
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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