Daily Themed Crossword May 14, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 14, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 14, 2018 — All 60 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Organization for oil producing nations: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Barrel wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Medieval chest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Black eye make-up popular in Eastern countries | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "She started making ___ calls..." (panic-stricken) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #6 | Enemy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "That hurts!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Actor Hawke of "Before Sunrise" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Prevent as disaster | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | ___ mater | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ Strauss jeans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Architect Ludwig ___ van der Rohe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Response to a question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Assignment at work for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Good-humored | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | "Same old ___" (grind) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Blood flows through it | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Sound in a cave | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Accomplishes | Show answer | 8 | |
| #20 | Hot temper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Rihanna's longest-running number one single "We Found Love" was written by ___ famed Scottish DJ singer and songwriter: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Humble reply to praise: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Harold Geneen's company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Fishing equipment that has to be cast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Race down the snow? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Expeditions in Africa? | Show answer | 7 | |
| #27 | N.R.C. predecessor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Pesky insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___-mo replay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Long-eared beast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Perform like a pro | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | A place for a nap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | U.S.N. officer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | One Direction's "Tell Me a Lie" was written by ___ winner of the first season of "American Idol": 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #35 | Voluntarily refrain | Show answer | 7 | |
| #36 | ___-Rooter (plumbing service provider) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Abduct | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | ___ wind (intensely cold) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Reed players | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Indian ___ (vast water body) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Not at home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Kyiv's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | To-do list entries | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | ___ practice (normal process): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | American courtroom practice where the presiding judge may overrule the decision of a jury and reverse or amend their verdict: Abbr. | JNOV | 4 | |
| #46 | Lorde's "Green Light" from her second album was co-written by ___ lead guitarist of the indie rock band "Fun": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #47 | "___ little sparkle..": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Modernists for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Wind instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Sped like a bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Fair where funds are raised? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Exploit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ activity like scuba diving | Show answer | 8 | |
| #54 | ___- bodied (fit for the task) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Carbonated water often mixed with alcoholic drinks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Colorful Japanese fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Verse writer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | "Bruce Almighty" spin-off "___ Almighty" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Tax form ID for U.S. citizens: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Lamb's mother | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 14, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 14, 2018, a Monday. It contains 60 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KELLYCLARKSON 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 5 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 14, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 14, 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 60 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 60 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 14, 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.