Daily Themed Crossword May 3, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 3, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 3, 2018 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Landlord's "will take the highest bidder..": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Uneven? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Channing Tatum starrer "___ John" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Go against | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Refuse to give permission: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Ready ___ go!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Apply as pressure | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Word repeated in the term reserved for "private conversation" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Witch's transport | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Grizzly or Polar for e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ Grey tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Middle -___ (someone in their 50s?) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Somes vintage cars | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Little honey maker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Lumberjack's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Angry outburst | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Blockhead | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "Not ___" (not so far) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Black-and-white cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "Definitely Maybe" actor who has played a Marvel superhero in "Deadpool" and a DC superhero in "Green Lantern": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #21 | Eyebrow shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Pull hard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "Just Do It" shoe brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Go bad (like stale food) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Goal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Expressive rock music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Historic in scale and grandness | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | A.T.M. access | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Rocks to a bartender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Type | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Pen filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Gobbled up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Honest ___ (Presidential nickname) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ constrictor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "Put an ___ to it." (finish something) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "Spotlight" actor who has played a Marvel supervillian in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" and a DC superhero in "Batman": 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Broadcasts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Biblical kingdom located in today's Jordan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Desertlike | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ of a kind | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "No clue" in text speak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Go through a novel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Lavish dinner spread | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | To and ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Vision during sleep | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Opus ___ (sect mentioned in "The Da Vinci Code") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | College applicant's composition | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Fruity preserves lathered on bread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "27 Dresses" actor who has acted as Marvel superhero in "X-Men" and was also a part of the DC movie "Superman Returns": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #50 | "Right away!" in memo: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Japanese soup | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Actor Jessica of "Dark Angel" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Forever and more | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Recess | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | India is a part of this continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "___ Miserables" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Expression of annoyance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Black follower for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Sunday church gathering | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Sheep's bleat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Neither's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Catch a glimpse of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "Rehab" singer Winehouse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Biathlete's need | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 3, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 3, 2018, a Thursday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MICHAELKEATON at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 3, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 3, 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 64 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 3, 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.