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Daily Themed Crossword May 16 2024 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword May 16 2024 answers. The Thursday 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#
Light source in lampsBULB4Across1 Uncooked, as meatRAW3Across5 Royal flush cardACE3Across8 F, on a testFAIL4Across11 Bloated self-imageEGO3Across12 Sister in a conventNUN3Across13 Crumbly cheese in a Greek saladFETA4Across14 ___ loser (bad sport)SORE4Across15 "Give it a shot!"TRY3Across17 "___: Miami" (police procedural TV series): Abbr.CSI3Across18 Main female protagonist of Disney/Pixar's "Brave" who has red hair and is a skilled archerMERIDA6Across20 Lose tire traction on roadSKID4Across22 Clever, like a foxSLY3Across23 Pub offeringALE3Across24 Gloomy ___ (grumpy person)GUS3Across26 Right side of a mapEAST4Across28 Actor Hanks from "A Man Called Otto"TOM3Across32 ___ Parr, female superhero from Pixar's "The Incredibles" who has superhuman elasticityHELEN5Across33 Sheep's cryBAA3Across36 Princess ___ Organa, main female character of the "Star Wars" series who sports cinnamon buns and helps destroy the Death StarLEIA4Across37 "Yes" in ParisOUI3Across39 Mobile download, for shortAPP3Across40 Letters that follow lambdasMUS3Across41 Attorney's degree: Abbr.LLB3Across44 Female warrior from Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" who is green and possesses superhuman strengthGAMORA6Across46 Suffix of "racket" or "puppet"EER3Across49 Pilot's announcement: Abbr.ETA3Across50 Band behind "Girls & Boys"BLUR4Across51 Long talk with finger-pointingRANT4Across53 ___-com (genre for "Four Weddings and a Funeral")ROM3Across57 Ketchum who's "gotta catch 'em all"ASH3Across58 "___ and the Last Dragon," Disney movie whose titular female warrior saves her father and the land of KumandraRAYA4Across59 Ronda Rousey's combat sport: Abbr.MMA3Across60 "No" slangilyNAH3Across61 "Sister ___," movie starring Whoopi GoldbergACT3Across62

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Pals for life: Abbr.BFF3Down1 Burj Khalifa's country: Abbr.UAE3Down2 When a party is fire, sayLIT3Down3 ___ Widow, female superhero from Marvel Comics who is a master spy and a great marksmanBLACK5Down4 Trace remainsRESIDUE7Down5 A while backAGO3Down6 Wriggly soil dwellersWORMS5Down7 Voting againstANTI4Down8 Clotted milk used for cheese-makingCURD4Down9 Singer of "Only Time"ENYA4Down10 Electric fishEEL3Down16 Breath of relief, saySIGH4Down19 Grain used in bread and whiskeyRYE3Down21 "Half" prefix with "final" or "circle"SEMI4Down22 Home of NFL's Falcons, for shortATL3Down24 English actress Judy ___ of "Yesterday's Dreams"LOE3Down25 ___-mo (video speed for some pranks, perhaps)SLO3Down27 Lawyers' organization: Abbr.ABA3Down29 Maple tree fluidSAP3Down30 Pub faucetTAP3Down31 Leonhard ___, Swiss mathematician and author of "Elements of Algebra"EULER5Down34 Longest river in AfricaNILE4Down35 "Te ___" (Latin love confession)AMO3Down38 Opposite of "rural"URBAN5Down42 Spicy dance or a zesty dipSALSA5Down43 Long shivery exclamationBRRR4Down45 Purell targetGERM4Down46 Tiny particle that makes up matterATOM4Down47 Ozzy Osbourne's "___, I'm Coming Home"MAMA4Down48 "Hmm... Let me think..." soundUHH3Down52 Battery sizeAAA3Down54 The City That Never Sleeps: Abbr.NYC3Down55 Permanent ink art, for shortTAT3Down56

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Thursday, May 16, 2024. 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.