Daily Themed Crossword May 8, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 8, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
May 8, 2019 — All 71 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Puts in stitches | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Speed down snowy slopes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Joint between the hip and ankle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Thinking output | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Square triangle or circle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Drum component used for drum rolls | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | Work of fiction which may become a best-seller | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Unknown author for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Jockey's strap | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Roush | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Wrangler or Strauss material | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Facts and figures in a Microsoft Excel sheet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Unreturned serves in tennis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Hammer or sickle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Hathaway of "The Intern" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Conclude | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Improved as skills | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Supply and demand subject in B-school for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Quite small | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Stay away from something | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Gas in advertising signs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Two time Academy Award winning actor of "Mystic River" who appeared in a guest role on "Two and a Half Men": 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #23 | Classic grape soda | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Frustrated exclamation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Airplane seating option | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Fish with electroreceptors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Circle segment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Kind of wrestling done while sitting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Ice cream maker Joseph | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Carve in stone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Gym shirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "State of the Union" channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Hipster's address for his friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Tennis great Bjorn ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Engine fluid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ____ Lanka (Asian country) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Grassy lawn patch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Wordsworth's "____ to Duty" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Alternative to cable Internet: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Actress who played a Bond Girl in "The World Is Not Enough" and appeared in a guest role in "Two and a Half Men": 2 wds. | Show answer | 14 | |
| #41 | Tattoo artist's canvas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Countless amount of years | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | "Planet of the ____" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | It is minted in Japan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___-Aid (flavored drink mix) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | 33d in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Reeves of "John Wick" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Next of ___ (relative) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Censor's sound to cover up a curse word | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | A word before you go | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Shouts or roars vehemently | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Thick piece of concrete | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Charlie ___ actor from "Two and a Half Men" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Go backpacking in the wild | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ____ Martell "Game of Thrones" princess | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Tehran's country | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Enrique ___ Spanish singer of "Hero" and "Bailamos" who appeared in a guest role in "Two and a Half Men" | Show answer | 8 | |
| #58 | Prefix meaning bigger than mega | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Representative symbol | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Otherworldly glow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | "You ain't ___ nothin' yet!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | American singer ___ McCann | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Muscles that benefit from crunches | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Disney mermaid | Show answer | 5 | |
| #65 | Billiards stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Of similar character | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Donut-shaped roll | Show answer | 5 | |
| #68 | Rock with valuable nuggets | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Ken to Barbie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #70 | Pictures slangily | Show answer | 5 | |
| #71 | Photographer Goldin | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 8, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 8, 2019, a Wednesday. It contains 71 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DENISERICHARDS at 14 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 2 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 8, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 8, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 8, 2019 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 71 clues with answers from 3 to 14 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for May 8, 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.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 71 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 8, 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, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.