Daily Themed Crossword May 21, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 21, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
May 21, 2019 — 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 | Anchor a boat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Actor who played the famous character of Jack Sparrow Johnny ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "Happily ___ after..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Prefix for the foot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Where newspapers are printed? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Goldie ___ American actress who won an Oscar for the 1969 film "Cactus Flower" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "He could not believe ___ luck." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "Actions speak louder than words" e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Christmas grandpa | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Cancel the previous command on a computer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | A referee's alias for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Every ___ for himself (each one on their own) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Organizer of golf tours ___ Tour | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Head ___ heels (madly in love) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Palindromic acronym for the professional organization for dentists | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Annoy someone by asking the same thing again and again | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Give up control | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "___ or lose..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Important piece of evidence in forensics: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | German Olympic swimming champion with six Olympic golds the second highest number of wins ever for a female swimmer: 2 wds. | KRISTINOTTO | 11 | |
| #21 | "Should've Been a Cowboy" singer ___ Keith | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Arctic Monkeys song "___ You Look Good on the Dancefloor": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Stumble on something and fall over | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Weep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Month whose name means a parade for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Comfortable nightwear for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Desktop units that were popular before laptops arrived: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Satya Nadella for Microsoft: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | NBC's late-night comedy show narrated by Darrell Hammond: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ your bottom dollar (completely certain that something will happen) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Article preceding the names of some superheroes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Main antagonist in Shakespeare's "Othello" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "So ___ was saying...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Received | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Musician and peace activist Yoko | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | American former swimmer with eight Olympic golds the highest number of wins ever for a female swimmer: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Standard expectation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Japanese one-pot dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Combine two entities | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | With a company of none | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Suffix with "stamp" to mean a panicked rush | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "Who am ___ judge?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Important run stat in baseball: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "This is ___ the best apple pie I have ever had!" (undoubtedly): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Ivanka Trump's mother | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Deer that's also called wapiti | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Sister of Kendall Jenner | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Rod going through the two wheels in an automobile | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | American former swimmer who shares the second spot for most number of Olympic gold medals for a female swimmer with 17a: 3 wds. | AMYVANDYKEN | 11 | |
| #50 | "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" actor Samberg | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Philosopher and economist ___ Marx | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Wicked and devilish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Organization that put Neil Armstrong on the moon: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Day before Wednesday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Smart dinner suit for men for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Vase that rhymes with "earn" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Ardent follower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Molten liquid that flows out of an erupted volcano | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Web address for a website: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Jim Carrey starrer comedy film "Dumb ___ Dumber" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Part of the eye that comes in different colors | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Directionally opposite of WSW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "Everybody Loves Raymond" actor ___ Romano | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Jazz legend ___ Fitzgerald | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 21, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 21, 2019, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is JENNYTHOMPSON at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 7 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 21, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 21, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 21, 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 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for May 21, 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 21, 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.
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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.