Daily Themed Crossword May 15, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 15, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 15, 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 | Swiss mountain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Did an impression of (like an animal would) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Strip like a veggie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Raison d'___ (reason for being) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Be skeptical | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Ticked off | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Actor Jessica ___ of "Into the Blue" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | "Use Somebody" hitmakers "Kings of ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Dog star of the 1970s | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "That's ___ end." (end of road with no exit): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Relocate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Will Smith starrer "___ in Black" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Grandson of Adam | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "This instant!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Actor Jared ___ of "Dallas Buyers Club" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Beatles' number "All You ___ Is Love" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Lennon's Yoko | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Country whose capital is Lima | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ the wiser | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Solemn promise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Cleveland Cavaliers member who was named the Player of the Month for February 2018 from the Eastern Conference: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | Skipping ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Injure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Plaything for a child | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Journalist ___ B. Wells | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ____ 'n' cheese | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Tourist's aid for navigation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Smooth-billed ___ (bird from the cuckoo family) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Kissing on the street for e.g.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ talk (encouraging conversation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Quid ___ quo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Put ___ words (say it in words) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Neither here ___ there | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Explosive initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Dedicated verse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Detroit Pistons member named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week in February 2018 and held the highest rebound in 2015-16: 2 wds. | ANDREDRUMMOND | 13 | |
| #37 | "There is ___ for improvement." (scope) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ a mystery (solve) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Israel's Golda ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Italian goodbye | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Formula ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Road sign abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | British singer Rita ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Museum piece | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Out of the way | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Carnival city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Distinct smells | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Japanese martial art | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Houston Rockets member named the Western Conference Player of the Month for Oct-Nov 2017: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | Artist Warhol | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Heaven or ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Give off as light | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Astronaut's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Distress code to signal danger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Radiation source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Actor ___ Schreiber of "Spotlight" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Protagonist of the HBO drama series "The Wire" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Singer Lana Del ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "That's ___" (weird) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "An ___ mind is the devil's workshop." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Skyrocket | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Tofu base | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Lockup unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | "___ away from me." | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 15, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 15, 2018, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ANDREDRUMMOND 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 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 15, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 15, 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 15, 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.