Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 9, 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 9, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

71 clues14×13 grid36 across · 35 down
1E
2L
3F
4T
5I
6P
7A
8S
9H
10Y
A
O
11A
R
I
12P
E
A
13E
M
U
14T
15A
P
E
R
16H
E
A
T
17B
R
18O
W
N
S
19A
20B
E
21R
O
T
22S
T
A
R
23A
24R
25E
A
26T
E
M
27C
28O
29W
30D
A
L
L
31A
32S
33U
S
B
34A
D
A
35D
E
M
36G
U
37M
38O
39T
T
E
R
40M
E
M
O
41K
O
I
42C
43O
44L
T
S
45L
46E
I
47T
48O
49S
50S
51O
M
E
N
52P
I
T
T
53A
B
L
E
54L
A
A
55O
N
C
E
56N
O
O
N
57A
R
K
58D
A
H
59S
E
P
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASanta's assistant in the North PoleELF
4A___ of the icebergTIP
7ABonfire residueASH
10A___ Ming whose No. 11 jersey was retired by the Houston RocketsYAO
11A___ Onassis, shipping magnate who was married to Jackie KennedyARI
12AGreen stew vegetable that rollsPEA
13AFlightless Aussie birdEMU
14AGradually become narrowerTAPER
16AIn the ___ of the moment (without thinking)HEAT
17ACleveland ___, NFL team that moved and was rebranded as the Baltimore Ravens in 1996BROWNS
19A"Honest" American president, lovinglyABE
21ADecompose or decayROT
22ANight sky twinklerSTAR
23APi multiplied by radius squared, for a circleAREA
26APro ___ (for the time being)TEM
27AMoo-ing pastoral animal?COW
30A___ Texans, NFL team that moved and was rebranded as the Kansas City Chiefs in 1963DALLAS
33AThumb drive port: Abbr.USB
34APalindromic Oklahoma city with the Chickasaw Nation headquartersADA
35AJoe Biden's and Kamala Harris' party, for shortDEM
36ASweet, breath-freshening stickGUM
38APlayful river mammalOTTER
40ABrief office reminderMEMO
41AColorful Japanese carpKOI
42ABaltimore ___, NFL team that moved to Indianapolis in 1984COLTS
45AAromatic Hawaiian souvenirLEI
47AFlip, as a coinTOSS
51ABroken mirror, to someOMEN
52ACard-___, team created by a temporary merger and now known as the Arizona CardinalsPITT
53APartner of "ready" and "willing"ABLE
54AWhen doubled, the yellow TeletubbyLAA
55ALead-in to "upon a time," in fairytalesONCE
56APalindromic day divider?NOON
57ANoah's craftARK
58A"Well, lah-di-___!"DAH
59ALabor Day month, for shortSEPT

Down

1DBird's-___ viewEYE
2DWoolly youngsterLAMB
3DCar wheel countFOUR
4DBrew-dispensing fixtures, at a pubTAPS
5DHot temperIRE
6DPittsburgh ___, NFL team that was rebranded as the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940PIRATES
7DAnimal of interest to a primatologistAPE
8DMermaid's domainSEA
9DCowboy's topperHAT
14D"It takes ___ to tango"TWO
15D"Carpenter" or "Fire" insectANT
16D"I Saw ___ Standing There" (Beatles hit)HER
18DVerbal exam, sayORAL
20DPanda's favorite snack, maybeBAMBOO
22D"The Simpsons" disco dudeSTU
23D"Just ___ water" (message on a pack of instant noodles)ADD
24DSally Field's "Norma ___"RAE
25DShady tree in many street namesELM
27DSphynx ___ (hairless pet)CAT
28DPoem of praiseODE
29DArmed conflictWAR
31D"For ___ 3 and above" (toy box specification)AGES
32DAdd up, in a waySUM
37DActor Alfred ___ who portrayed Doctor Octopus in "Spider-Man 2"MOLINA
39DNew York ___, NFL team that was rebranded as the New York Jets in 1963TITANS
40DKilimanjaro or Denali, for shortMTN
41DTailed paper toyKITE
42DCoca-___ (soft drink)COLA
43DActor Epps or SharifOMAR
44DReason to call a plumberLEAK
46DCarve into stone, sayETCH
48DDouble-reed instrumentOBOE
49DSty foodSLOP
50DDispatched, as an emailSENT
52DGroup of whales, sayPOD
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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