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Daily Themed Crossword May 16 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 66 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword May 16 2023 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 66 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#
Cobbler's hole-making toolAWL3Across1 On the ___ (fleeing)LAM3Across4 Subject concerned with mental health, for shortPSY3Across7 Slowly flow through cracks, saySEEP4Across10 Frost-coated, like winter windowsICY3Across12 ___ out a victory (win after a struggle)EKE3Across13 "I can't ___ you" ("Speak louder!")HEAR4Across14 Toronto ___, Canadian baseball team in MLB with a bird-themed name: 2 wds.BLUEJAYS8Across15 Suffix with "Motor" for a smartphone companyOLA3Across17 Long, difficult hikeTREK4Across19 Calgary ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL with a fiery-sounding nameFLAMES6Across20 "C'___ magnifique!" ("That's wonderful!")EST3Across23 Chop off, as a tree branchLOP3Across24 Animated, looped image: Abbr.GIF3Across25 Sound of reliefSIGH4Across27 New York City's Madison ___, for shortAVE3Across31 Petri dish site, for shortLAB3Across32 Actress ___ West whose career spanned 7 decadesMAE3Across34 Houston Rockets' stateTEXAS5Across35 Toronto ___, Canadian basketball team in the NBA with a dinosaur-themed nameRAPTORS7Across38 YouTube Live-watcher's time delay, sayLAG3Across41 Brazilian city with Christ the Redeemer, lovinglyRIO3Across43 Window ledge that may house a houseplantSILL4Across44 Breathe after an exhausting exercise, sayPANT4Across45 Ottawa ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL whose name sounds like a group of politiciansSENATORS8Across48 Chimney cleaner's concernSOOT4Across52 Heavy burden to be borneONUS4Across54 "___ man walks into..." (joke starter): 2 wds.SOA3Across55 "Can I get this ___?" (food order option): 2 wds.TOGO4Across56 Say "Please, please, please," sayBEG3Across57 Boston Red ___ (MLB team)SOX3Across58 Voter's "I vote no!"NAY3Across59

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Powdery hearth residueASH3Down1 ___ hours (before daybreak)WEE3Down2 Grassy grazing groundLEA3Down3 "Lollipop" rapper ___ WayneLIL3Down4 Less than 90 degrees, as an angleACUTE5Down5 Actor Mike ___ of "Austin Powers"MYERS5Down6 Mountain's summitPEAK4Down7 Blue, cloudy expanseSKY3Down8 "Absolutely!"YES3Down9 High school senior's dancePROM4Down11 Herb in pestoBASIL5Down15 Winnipeg ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL with an aviation-themed nameJETS4Down16 Table's supportLEG3Down18 "Apartment," to a BritFLAT4Down20 "I ___ you" (romantic declaration)LOVE4Down21 ___ predator, animal on top of the food chainAPEX4Down22 "So ___, so good"FAR3Down26 Texter's "Personally, I believe..." lettersIMO3Down28 Fish with needle-like teethGAR3Down29 "___ Just Not That Into You," self-help book adapted into a filmHES3Down30 Spot to drink shotsBAR3Down33 Spy's fake nameALIAS5Down36 It may replace sugar, in a prankSALT4Down37 Palindromic spot on a diePIP3Down39 Crisped breakfast breadTOAST5Down40 Lip ___ (luster-giving cosmetic)GLOSS5Down42 Comfy, like a bug in a rugSNUG4Down44 When the clock strikes twelve, perhapsNOON4Down46 Robe in an ancient Roman wardrobeTOGA4Down47 Cry like a babySOB3Down48 Opposite of "WSW": Abbr.ENE3Down49 High jumper from Down Under, informallyROO3Down50 Jazz instrument, for shortSAX3Down51 Plaything in a playpenTOY3Down53

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Tuesday, May 16, 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.