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Daily Themed Crossword May 12 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword May 12 2023 answers. The Friday puzzle has 68 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"___ be a monkey's uncle!" (surprised exclamation)ILL3Across1 "Schedule isn't available yet": Abbr.TBA3Across4 Letters repeated in "Philly," phoneticallyELS3Across7 "___-hoo!" (excited cry)WOO3Across10 Ducked out of sightHID3Across11 Take legal action againstSUE3Across12 *Letter string common to 19a, 27a, 45a, 4d, 33d and 44d, each of which are pronounced differentlyOUGH4Across13 Fish eggs on sushiROE3Across15 Lies in the sun on a beach, sayTANS4Across16 Vowel trio in "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"EIO3Across17 *Farm machine pulled by oxen, to a Brit (rhymes with "now")PLOUGH6Across19 Country with Machu Picchu and Colca CanyonPERU4Across21 Actor ___ Danson of "Cheers"TED3Across22 Train stop, for shortSTA3Across23 Metric units of weight: Abbr.KGS3Across25 *Breadmaker's need that's kneaded (rhymes with "show")DOUGH5Across27 Bottle-uncorking soundPOP3Across31 Like a spicy pepperHOT3Across32 Cow's "Howdy!"MOO3Across34 Bakers get a rise from it (but not shine)YEAST5Across35 "___ am I?" (riddle ender, often)WHO3Across38 Comic book relative of "Bam!" and "Wham!"POW3Across40 Sydney's land, for shortAUS3Across41 Boat-moving toolOAR3Across43 *Clear one's throat, in a way (rhymes with "off")COUGH5Across45 Vehicle with an alien pilot: Abbr.UFO3Across47 Fashionably smart (rhymes with "sleek")CHIC4Across48 Text exclamation similar to a ":O" smiley: Abbr.OMG3Across49 Bryce Canyon's stateUTAH4Across51 Trigonometric functionSINE4Across55 "___ la la!" ("My, my!")OOH3Across56 Golden ___ Bridge, San FranciscoGATE4Across57 Fluid that gives a pen its colorINK3Across58 Vietnamese New Year celebrationTET3Across59 Debunker's targetHOAX4Across60

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Letters from ___ Jima" (2006 Clint Eastwood film)IWO3Down1 "Skip to My ___," partner-stealing songLOU3Down2 Fireplace wood pieceLOG3Down3 *From one end to the other (rhymes with "you")THROUGH7Down4 High school subject dealing with the human body, for shortBIO3Down5 Highly proficient or masterful, say (anagram of "taped")ADEPT5Down6 Jacob's biblical brotherESAU4Down7 Chest organ that breathesLUNG4Down8 Jam ___, informal music gathering (anagram of "shes")SESH4Down9 ___-haw (bray syllable)HEE3Down14 "It's at the top of my ___ list": Hyph.TODO4Down16 Greatly botherIRK3Down18 Guided, as a groupLED3Down20 Fatherly Smurf with a red capPAPA4Down21 Intel-gathering secret agentSPY3Down23 Foot digit you can wiggleTOE3Down24 Plant, as seedsSOW3Down26 Little League official, for shortUMP3Down28 Yucky, gunky substanceGOO3Down29 "___ are you feeling?"HOW3Down30 *Pondered or introspected (rhymes with "caught")THOUGHT7Down33 Spaghetti toppingSAUCE5Down36 Pull, as a ropeTUG3Down37 Non-nimble personOAF3Down39 Model's photo session, saySHOOT5Down42 *Far from smooth (rhymes with "stuff")ROUGH5Down44 Goatee's spotCHIN4Down45 Sound from a pigpen, perhapsOINK4Down46 "___: Miami" (police drama series): Abbr.CSI3Down48 "Eeny, meeny, miny, ___"MOE3Down50 "The way," to certain Chinese philosophersTAO3Down52 "One step ___ time": 2 wds.ATA3Down53 Voodoo doingHEX3Down54

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Friday, May 12, 2023. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.