Daily Themed Crossword May 20, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 20, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 20, 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 | ___ or nothing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Order at a pub | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Hawaiian garland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | It may need massaging | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "___ quarter." ("Don't seek mercy"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Chemical substance which can turn litmus red | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "C" in CEO | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Pedigree for e.g.: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Lucky ___ (brings good luck) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Culinary expert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "Get ___ to the Greek" (2010 comedy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | North Carolina's ___ River State Park | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | WWII President: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Trouser part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Word used to drive away an animal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ limb (posterior) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Musical based on a Disney film "The ___" is Broadway's third longest-running show and the highest grossing production: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Maneki-___ (Japanese figurine) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Spanish for "love" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Hydrocarbon suffix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | "Anything ___ you" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Paris airport that came before Charles de Gaulle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Worm on a fisherman's hook? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Musical comedy about two young missionaries in Africa "The ___" has grossed over $500 million and is still running: 3 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #26 | Elliptical path | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Sex appeal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | "He ___ promise to come back before dinner time.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Poppy product | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Volatile liquid | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | Cartoonist Jack Kent's comic strip series "King ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Gmail alternative which used to have "AIM" feature | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Sty dweller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | What Tiger Woods' plays | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Tech company that is nicknamed "Big Blue": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Hats | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Tea leaves holder (or certain cars from G.M. informally) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | Miss terribly: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Judge Lance ___ who presided over the O.J. Simpson murder case | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ of the nose (pointy end) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | First-rate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Fuel for old steam engines? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Hair roller result | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Musical based on a French novel "___ the Opera" is the longest-running show on Broadway: 3 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #45 | Money overseas | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Manicurist's target | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "...___ is a crowd." | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "What's the ___?" (point) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Expression used when one makes an interesting discovery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Quick swim | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Entry point | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "___ thing is for sure..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | "The ___-Repeated Dream" by Robert Frost | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Musical based on a novel by George Bernard Shaw "My ___" was the longest-running Broadway show between 1956 - 1962: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #55 | Years ___ (long back) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Mimic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Singer Lana ___ Rey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Long-haired Himalayan animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Data for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Lecher's stare | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Veggie in a pod? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Furry friends? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Flower presented in "The Bachelor" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Wapiti (deer relative) | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 20, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 20, 2018, a Sunday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BOOKOFMORMON at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 20, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 20, 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 12 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 20, 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.