Wednesday · May 1, 2019 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword May 1, 2019 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the May 1, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
13Longest
3Shortest
2Abbreviations
Answers

May 1, 2019 — All 68 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Answering machine cue Show answer 4
#2 Block of chocolate often Show answer 3
#3 Tiny pond growth Show answer 4
#4 Civil disturbance Show answer 4
#5 Track star Bolt from Jamaica Show answer 5
#6 "Back in the ___" Beatles song Show answer 4
#7 "S" in NYSE Show answer 5
#8 Went down like a stone in water Show answer 4
#9 Bread for a Reuben sandwich Show answer 3
#10 Go off-script during filming: 2 wds. Show answer 5
#11 Cain's brother in Genesis Show answer 4
#12 Necklace component Show answer 4
#13 Fashion magazine that reads the same backwards Show answer 4
#14 "Bad ___" hit song by Imagine Dragons Show answer 4
#15 Peyton Manning's brother who plays for New York Giants Show answer 3
#16 "___ tuned!" (common TV host dialogue) Show answer 4
#17 Neighborhood food shop Show answer 4
#18 Inflated self-image Show answer 3
#19 Top notch and of the highest rank: Hyph. Show answer 4
#20 Tra-___: 2 wds. Show answer 4
#21 ___ Star pink starfish who is a regular character in "SpongeBob SquarePants" Show answer 7
#22 Pre-proposal purchase Show answer 4
#23 Underground bulbous part of a plant stem Show answer 4
#24 Fermented apple juice Show answer 5
#25 Fluid applied through a nib Show answer 3
#26 Yankee great ___ Gehrig Show answer 3
#27 Toss a ball in the air Show answer 3
#28 Hothead's emotion Show answer 3
#29 Clickable computer image Show answer 4
#30 San Diego Comic-___ annual entertainment event Show answer 3
#31 Even's opposite Show answer 3
#32 Organization with a "Most Wanted" list: Abbr. Show answer 3
#33 "Tit ____ tat" Show answer 3
#34 Metered vehicle at the airport Show answer 3
#35 Saucer's companion Show answer 3
#36 Employ as "the Force" Show answer 3
#37 "Gangnam Style" singer Show answer 3
#38 Voice artist who has given voice to Squidward Tentacles in "SpongeBob SquarePants": 2 wds. Show answer 13
#39 Furry red muppet on "Sesame Street" Show answer 4
#40 Period of sleep with dreaming: Abbr. Show answer 3
#41 Venetian traveler Marco ___ Show answer 4
#42 Close or complete Show answer 3
#43 Flowery welcome gift in Hawaii Show answer 3
#44 Carry out commands Show answer 4
#45 Emotional states which may swing Show answer 5
#46 "This is yummy!" Show answer 3
#47 Atlantic or Pacific say Show answer 5
#48 Deep-frying need Show answer 3
#49 Home of the Leaning Tower of Pisa Show answer 5
#50 Reid of "American Pie" Show answer 4
#51 Something forbidden in a society Show answer 5
#52 Off in the distance Show answer 4
#53 A cowboy hat has a wide one Show answer 4
#54 Cookie shaped like two of its letters Show answer 4
#55 Animal Squidward Tentacles is in the series "SpongeBob SquarePants" Show answer 7
#56 Complimentary ticket Show answer 4
#57 Home of the NBA's Jazz Show answer 4
#58 What Justin Timberlake's "bringing back" in a song Show answer 4
#59 Jimi Hendrix hairdo Show answer 4
#60 Relevant and suitable Show answer 3
#61 Carpet layer's calculation Show answer 4
#62 Gobbled up Show answer 3
#63 Busting operation Show answer 4
#64 Sound of laughter or thunder Show answer 4
#65 Jazz band's staple instrument for short Show answer 3
#66 Upper limbs Show answer 4
#67 Iron Man's real name ___ Stark Show answer 4
#68 Inclined to avoid the spotlight Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the May 1, 2019 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 1, 2019, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RODGERBUMPASS at 13 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 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 1, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

May 1, 2019 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for May 1, 2019?
The May 1, 2019 grid has 68 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 68 clues. The longest answer is RODGERBUMPASS at 13 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 2 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for May 1, 2019 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including April 30, 2019 and May 2, 2019.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the May 1, 2019 Crossword

01

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 68 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.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for May 1, 2019 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 1, 2019 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.

Last checked — Sep 9, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

68clues on this board
13longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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