Daily Themed Crossword May 30, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 30, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 30, 2018 — All 61 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thing dropped in a freestyle rap battle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "I Need to Know" singer ___ Anthony | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "Much ___ About Nothing" (Shakespeare) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "Arrested Development" narrator Howard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Split as some chins | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Poker Face" singer Lady ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ long way (make it far): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "To a..." poems | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Improvise one's lines onstage: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | ___ and passwords (login criteria for many websites) | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | North American country that's about 6.5% of the Earth's land | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "The Texas Chain ___ Massacre" (1974) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | A primate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "American ___" (TV show created by Simon Fuller) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Calculate the total | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Runny liquid from a tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Ice-cream holder or traffic marker shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Beauty salon goop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Animal that sounds exactly like "you" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer that was a spin-off of "Cheers" and ran for 11 seasons | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | Hard to find as some birds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "My Name Is ___" (former NBC sitcom starring Jason Lee) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "Spill Your ___ or Fill Your ___" (recurring segment on "The Late Late Show with James Corden") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | The Black Eyed Peas' "I ___ Feeling" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Big brute in many fairy tales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "... and ___" (Statement meant to end a conversation): 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | Prohibit by law | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Exclamation similar to "Ick!" and "Eww!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ Nation (Jay-Z's entertainment company) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Character from cartoon's "Popeye" Olive ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Stick used in billiards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ of lamb (big cut of meat) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Opening in a mountain that may be explored | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Leg joint with a cap | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "The ___ Show" variety show created by James L. Brooks where "The Simpsons" was adapted from which is in its 29th season: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #36 | Said twice Dr. Dolittle's monkey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Pee-___ All Season Portfolio (popular stationery item) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Actor Rogen of "The Interview" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Hawaiian souvenir made of flowers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | First woman mentioned in the Bible | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Do some tailoring | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Change lanes erratically | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | "Long time ___!" ("Haven't met you in a while!"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Doesn't bring up | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Reality show that documented the lives of four young mothers and was a spin-off of "16 and Pregnant" and is in its 7th season: 2 wds. | TEENMOM | 7 | |
| #46 | State whose capital is Raleigh | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Prefix for "physics" and "morphosis" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Cheese or onion concoction served with chips | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Homer Simpson's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | "... cone ___ cup?" (ice cream vessel options): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Highest card in a suit usually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Atlas speck? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Became interested with 'up' | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "The dog ate my homework" is a classic one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "... as old as yonder ___": James Joyce | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Roth ___ (savings plan): Abbr | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Huge brewing vessel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Emulate a stalker? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | "Wheel of Fortune" host Sajak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Historic time period | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Originate (from) | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 30, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 30, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TRACEYULLMAN at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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 30, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 30, 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 61 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 61 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 30, 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.