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Daily Themed Crossword May 17 2024 Answers

Friday puzzle · 66 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword May 17 2024 answers. The Friday 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#
Finished a mealATE3Across1 Sun-kissed skin shadeTAN3Across4 (1/6) Metamorphosis of a butterfly begins with a small ___ laid under a leaf or stem of a plantEGG3Across7 The Great ___ of ChinaWALL4Across10 New Year's ___EVE3Across12 Tommy ___ Jones of "Volcano"LEE3Across13 "Can we go somewhere ___?"ELSE4Across14 Trim the lawnMOW3Across15 "Bang!," in comicsBAM3Across16 (2/6) In a few days a tiny ___ hatches and will feed on leaves to grow biggerCATERPILLAR11Across17 File a lawsuitSUE3Across21 Hair coloring agentDYE3Across22 "The ___," Roald Dahl's novel that features a HUGE man: Abbr.BFG3Across23 Aries symbolRAM3Across26 Schools of whales (anagram of "mags")GAMS4Across28 "Hello" in PortugalOLA3Across32 Metal sourceORE3Across33 Net ___ (total monetary value)WORTH5Across34 (3/6) After a few weeks the 17a finds a comfy spot and forms a ___ or chrysalisPUPA4Across35 ___ Lanka (Colombo's country)SRI3Across37 Sun Devils' school lettersASU3Across39 Italian or Chinese, as a culinary styleCUISINE7Across40 (4/6) The 17a is ready to break the cocoon and become an ___ADULT5Across44 Light on one's feetAGILE5Across46 ___ Rida, rapper of "Right Round"FLO3Across49 Small kitchen measurement, for shortTSP3Across50 Napper's noiseSNORE5Across52 Hawaiian garlandLEI3Across54 Singer Stewart with the hit "All for Love"ROD3Across55 Gluttony or wrath, e.g.SIN3Across56 Crave for some Japanese?YEN3Across57 Nickname separator: Abbr.AKA3Across58 Lub dub test: Abbr.ECG3Across59

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Jaw-dropping reactionAWE3Down1 Powdery substance in baby powderTALC4Down2 Disney queen who can build ice castlesELSA4Down3 Not permanent, for shortTEMP4Down4 Stay away fromAVOID5Down5 ___-weds (ones who just got hitched)NEWLY5Down6 Idris ___ from the TV series "Luther"ELBA4Down7 Shifting car partGEAR4Down8 Ruby or Sapphire, e.g.GEM3Down9 "___ get ready to rumble!"LETS4Down11 Cash from a German ATMEURO4Down18 Where a car's trunk isREAR4Down19 Danish toy company known for plastic "bricks"LEGO4Down20 Knock on the headBOP3Down23 Seasonal illnessFLU3Down24 Space between teeth or ageGAP3Down25 Untidy stateMESS4Down27 Palindromic star patternARA3Down29 Kilimanjaro and Everest, for shortMTS3Down30 Moo ___ pork (Chinese takeout dish)SHU3Down31 (5/6) After the butterfly comes out of the chrysalis, the colorful ___ are soft and wet. So the butterfly waits two hours for them to dry.WINGS5Down34 Prefix with "puncture" or "pressure"ACU3Down36 Narrow coastal inletRIA3Down38 "U" in UV raysULTRA5Down41 "There, there" (consoling words): 2 wds.ITSOK5Down42 "One" in GermanEIN3Down43 Away from the wind, at seaALEE4Down44 "How you ___?" (Joey's pick up line)DOIN4Down45 Come in lastLOSE4Down47 ___ Dane who played Dr. Mark Sloan in "Grey's Anatomy"ERIC4Down48 (6/6) The beautiful butterfly is now ready to spread its 34d and ___FLY3Down49 "Get a room!" action: Abbr.PDA3Down51 David Beckham's country, for shortENG3Down53

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Friday, May 17, 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.