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Daily Themed Crossword May 5 2024 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 66 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword May 5 2024 answers. The Sunday 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#
Used a shovel, sayDUG3Across1 Capture quickly, as a thiefNAB3Across4 Low-___ (diet choice)CAL3Across7 Fairy tale bruteOGRE4Across10 Took to the skies, like a birdFLEW4Across12 Chart topperHIT3Across14 Did you know? The Mayans were the first to make hot ___ (winter beverage), in which the heat came from chili peppers not temperatureCHOCOLATE9Across15 Kind of news that isn't newOLD3Across17 "___ do you ask?"WHY3Across18 Related to the noseNASAL5Across19 Shoe bottomSOLE4Across21 Put one's faith inTRUST5Across23 It is mightier than a sword, proverbiallyPEN3Across26 "Frozen" queen voiced by Idina MenzelELSA4Across29 "He came, he ___, he conquered"SAW3Across30 "Poker Face" singer LadyGAGA4Across33 Comic ___ (font style)SANS4Across34 Greek letter for a leader?ALPHA5Across35 Pink Floyd's "The Great ___ in the Sky"GIG3Across37 Did you know? Mexico holds the world record for the longest steamed ___ (husk-wrapped Mexican dish) ever made coming up to more than 164 ftTAMALE6Across39 Flimsy, as an excuseLAME4Across41 Pastoral babyLAMB4Across44 Did you know? Caesar ___ (dish with lettuce and croutons), was invented in Baja California, Mexico by Caesar CardiniSALAD5Across46 Folded Mexican treatTACO4Across49 Sound of the letter after "O"PEE3Across52 Round caramel candyROLO4Across54 "Te ___" (Spanish confession of love)AMO3Across55 ___-Mex (Tejano cuisine)TEX3Across56 Length of timeSPAN4Across57 Barrier to obstruct waterDAM3Across58 12-month periods, for shortYRS3Across59 Suffix with Japan or VietnamESE3Across60

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"What's up, ___?"DOC3Down1 "Gross!"UGH3Down2 Develops over time, like a seed into a plantGROWS5Down3 Giants or Titans' organization: Abbr.NFL3Down4 DJ ___ Walker of "Faded"ALAN4Down5 Test version of a softwareBETA4Down6 Did you know? The Great Pyramid of ___ located in Mexico is the world's largest pyramid by volumeCHOLULA7Down7 Catch a bug, sayAIL3Down8 Business name ender in the UK, for shortLTD3Down9 "E" in NATO phonetic alphabetECHO4Down11 Toward the setting sunWEST4Down13 Popeye's Olive ___OYL3Down16 Greek god of warARES4Down20 Anti-pollution organization: Abbr.EPA3Down22 Nine-digit ID: Abbr.SSN3Down24 Professor's helpers: Abbr.TAS3Down25 Huevos rancheros ingredientEGG3Down27 ___ art (salon offering)NAIL4Down28 "Sun" preceder on a calendar, for shortSAT3Down30 Chicken ___ King: 2 wds.ALA3Down31 Typist's speed: Abbr.WPM3Down32 Lavish partyGALA4Down33 Luminous circle around the headHALO4Down36 Neither solid nor liquidGAS3Down38 Like some promises or tanksEMPTY5Down40 "Leave The Door Open" singer BrunoMARS4Down42 Secretly run off togetherELOPE5Down43 Did you know? Mexico is the world's largest exporter of ___ (alcoholic brew)BEER4Down45 Lamenting sighALAS4Down47 Ready to be servedDONE4Down48 Wee bitTAD3Down49 Doctor's organization: Abbr.AMA3Down50 Common URL enderCOM3Down51 "___ & Oh's" song by Elle KingEXS3Down53

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Sunday, May 5, 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.