Daily Themed Crossword May 8, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 8, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 8, 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 | "____ there be light" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | African-American journalist and activist ____ B. Wells | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Witness | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Joint above the foot | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | ___ shake (gym enthusiast's drink) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | ___ and needles (prickly sensation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Situated at a junction | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Bedtime ___ (fairytale for e.g.) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Han ___ of "Star Wars" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "Once bitten twice ____" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Locks on one's head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Stock report initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Adam and Eve's garden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Tree part that goes below the ground | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Cereal grain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | The martial art that originated in Korea after World War II and is one of the only two Asian martial arts included in the Olympics | TAEKWONDO | 9 | |
| #19 | "____ could go back to those innocent days" (expression of regret): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Jar cover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | English ___ (subject): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Ann ___ Michigan | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Actor John from "The Little Minister" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Bunk for a nap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Fondue dip? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Shades | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | German "a" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Soap ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | French consent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Big success | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Truth be told" in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "Just ____" (pose a question) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Smooth scarf material | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Bend the ___ (submit to a king) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Popular sport played with a ball that has three holes and whose history has been traced back to the Egyptians living in 3200 BCE: 3 wds. | TENPINBOWLING | 13 | |
| #36 | Pots and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Made more baskets than | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Frisbee manufacturing company: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Long-snouted fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Mediterranean ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Expression for "What!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Meadow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Neither here ___ there (insignificant) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Popeye's gal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Track competitor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Chatterbox | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Fortunate | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Graceful seabird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Electric car maker | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | British nobleman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Dallas institute: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | "Antiques Roadshow" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Green round veggie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Popular winter sport whose origin may be disputed but the game in its contemporary form was first played in Montreal Canada: 2 wds. | ICEHOCKEY | 9 | |
| #55 | Aliens: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Kipling's serpent in "The Jungle Book" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Nightmarish street | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "That's right!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Shiverer's sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | President's power to reject | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Wrinkly green vegetable | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | NBC's weekend skit show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Formerly in old times | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Holiday root veggies | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 8, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 8, 2018, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TENPINBOWLING 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 3 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 8, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 8, 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 8, 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.