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Daily Themed Crossword May 9 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 71 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword May 9 2023 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 71 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#
Santa's assistant in the North PoleELF3Across1 ___ of the icebergTIP3Across4 Bonfire residueASH3Across7 ___ Ming whose No. 11 jersey was retired by the Houston RocketsYAO3Across10 ___ Onassis, shipping magnate who was married to Jackie KennedyARI3Across11 Green stew vegetable that rollsPEA3Across12 Flightless Aussie birdEMU3Across13 Gradually become narrowerTAPER5Across14 In the ___ of the moment (without thinking)HEAT4Across16 Cleveland ___, NFL team that moved and was rebranded as the Baltimore Ravens in 1996BROWNS6Across17 "Honest" American president, lovinglyABE3Across19 Decompose or decayROT3Across21 Night sky twinklerSTAR4Across22 Pi multiplied by radius squared, for a circleAREA4Across23 Pro ___ (for the time being)TEM3Across26 Moo-ing pastoral animal?COW3Across27 ___ Texans, NFL team that moved and was rebranded as the Kansas City Chiefs in 1963DALLAS6Across30 Thumb drive port: Abbr.USB3Across33 Palindromic Oklahoma city with the Chickasaw Nation headquartersADA3Across34 Joe Biden's and Kamala Harris' party, for shortDEM3Across35 Sweet, breath-freshening stickGUM3Across36 Playful river mammalOTTER5Across38 Brief office reminderMEMO4Across40 Colorful Japanese carpKOI3Across41 Baltimore ___, NFL team that moved to Indianapolis in 1984COLTS5Across42 Aromatic Hawaiian souvenirLEI3Across45 Flip, as a coinTOSS4Across47 Broken mirror, to someOMEN4Across51 Card-___, team created by a temporary merger and now known as the Arizona CardinalsPITT4Across52 Partner of "ready" and "willing"ABLE4Across53 When doubled, the yellow TeletubbyLAA3Across54 Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairytalesONCE4Across55 Palindromic day divider?NOON4Across56 Noah's craftARK3Across57 "Well, lah-di-___!"DAH3Across58 Labor Day month, for shortSEPT4Across59

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Bird's-___ viewEYE3Down1 Woolly youngsterLAMB4Down2 Car wheel countFOUR4Down3 Brew-dispensing fixtures, at a pubTAPS4Down4 Hot temperIRE3Down5 Pittsburgh ___, NFL team that was rebranded as the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940PIRATES7Down6 Animal of interest to a primatologistAPE3Down7 Mermaid's domainSEA3Down8 Cowboy's topperHAT3Down9 "It takes ___ to tango"TWO3Down14 "Carpenter" or "Fire" insectANT3Down15 "I Saw ___ Standing There" (Beatles hit)HER3Down16 Verbal exam, sayORAL4Down18 Panda's favorite snack, maybeBAMBOO6Down20 "The Simpsons" disco dudeSTU3Down22 "Just ___ water" (message on a pack of instant noodles)ADD3Down23 Sally Field's "Norma ___"RAE3Down24 Shady tree in many street namesELM3Down25 Sphynx ___ (hairless pet)CAT3Down27 Poem of praiseODE3Down28 Armed conflictWAR3Down29 "For ___ 3 and above" (toy box specification)AGES4Down31 Add up, in a waySUM3Down32 Actor Alfred ___ who portrayed Doctor Octopus in "Spider-Man 2"MOLINA6Down37 New York ___, NFL team that was rebranded as the New York Jets in 1963TITANS6Down39 Kilimanjaro or Denali, for shortMTN3Down40 Tailed paper toyKITE4Down41 Coca-___ (soft drink)COLA4Down42 Actor Epps or SharifOMAR4Down43 Reason to call a plumberLEAK4Down44 Carve into stone, sayETCH4Down46 Double-reed instrumentOBOE4Down48 Sty foodSLOP4Down49 Dispatched, as an emailSENT4Down50 Group of whales, sayPOD3Down52

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Tuesday, May 9, 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.