Daily Themed Crossword May 2, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 2, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 2, 2018 — All 62 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ night (bachelor party) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Eject saliva | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Panther relative which lends its name to a sportswear brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Shopping list component | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Dinner jacket | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | ___ one and one for ... ("Three Musketeers" motto): 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #7 | Sound booster | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Get together | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Prefix with logical | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Surface which is even and easy to glide through | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | ___ the door (close) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | A religious song | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ Reader (alternative media magazine) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | ___ and that | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Female ballet dancer's costume | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Glee actress ___ Michele | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Widely popular but imaginary idea much like unicorns | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | MasterCard rival for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ the show begin. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Prefix with present and potent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Actors Kit Harington and Rose Leslie began dating during the filming of this HBO drama: 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #22 | French consent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Stuck in a ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | The Coen brothers for e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Not at home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | The New York Yankees have won this 27 times: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Personal account like Obama's "Dreams from My Father" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #28 | Electric ___ (fish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Dairy farm sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Actors Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson dated during the filming of this teen drama series: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | Foreign official's workplace for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___-Wan Kenobi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Hook shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | DiCaprio to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Honorary title in the U.K.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Actors Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin began dating during the filming of the dark fantasy horror series "True ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Can ___ (tool that helps in bringing out the contents) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Gru's twin brother in "Despicable Me 3" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Bleep out | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | One who drives a taxi | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Doctors' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Plant expert's field of study | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | Quid ___ quo (give and take) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Offer one's views | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Angsty music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Designer Cassini who designed for Jacqueline Kennedy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Actors Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin began dating during the filming of this fantasy drama television series: 4 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #48 | Make an observation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Actress Delevingne of "Paper Towns" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Finished | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | It's clear now: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Lunch or dinner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Countess's husband | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Student aid offered by banks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Drips in hospitals: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Caspian is the name of ___.: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Raison d'___ (reason for existence) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Prefix with natal or orthodox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Within earshot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Equipment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | To ___ is human ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Be loud | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 2, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 2, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GAMEOFTHRONES at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 2, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 2, 2018 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 62 clues with answers from 3 to 13 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
Keep the streak going
The 2018 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 62 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 2, 2018 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.