Daily Themed Crossword May 5, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 5, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 5, 2018 — All 58 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mix with a spoon like in tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Eminem's "The Real ___ Shady" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | DC Comics character from Czarnia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | An individual unit in a grocery list | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Exceedingly successful like some movies | Show answer | 7 | |
| #6 | Make less loose | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Recipe measure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Normandy battle town for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Swimming spots | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "The Devil Wears ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Exam for H.S. juniors: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Vehicle that is powered by the sun: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #13 | Friend in war | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Kid's play item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Shopping bag | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "What am ___ do?: 2 wds | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Hershey's round caramel candy for the US market | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "___ your pardon.": 2 wds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "Adidas is a ___ known brand." (internationally recognized) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #20 | "I'm quite a ___ surprised." (to some extent) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | 1953 American romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn as Princess Ann: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Half of Mork's sign-off | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Fedora for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | A celebrity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | L.A. hip-hop group featuring Dr. Dre: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Oscar hopeful | Show answer | 7 | |
| #27 | Blade in a boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "Big Yellow Taxi" singer-songwriter Joni ___ | Show answer | 8 | |
| #29 | Aliens: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___Lo Green from "The Voice" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Unit of work in Physics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Barely manage with "out" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | 1967 psychological thriller starring Audrey Hepburn as Susy Hendrix a blind housewife: 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #34 | Gig for skaters: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #35 | Opposite of profit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Housekeeping chore | Show answer | 7 | |
| #37 | State of the ___ facilities | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Cause great suffering | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | "Join the ___" (gang) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Opposite of borrows | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Popular card game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Eighth President of U.S.A. Martin Van ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Double curve | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Back ___ (During those days) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | 1959 Warner Bros. film starring Audrey Hepburn as Sister Luke: 3 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #46 | U.S. agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Spanish for "oil" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "La La Land" actor ___ Gosling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Hillary Clinton's Alma mater | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | American animated sitcom "___ Simpsons" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | "___ remembers" (Game of Thrones): 2 wds | Show answer | 8 | |
| #52 | Hockey player Kovalchuk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "She ___ onto his arm." (gripped) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Paul Anka's "___ Beso" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Jack Kerouac's character Dean Moriarty was inspired by ___ Cassady | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Big pictures: Abbr | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | First bank established in Washington DC: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "___ Girl" by Gillian Flynn | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 5, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 5, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 58 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WAITUNTILDARK at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 8 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 5, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 5, 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 58 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 58 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 5, 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.