Daily Themed Crossword May 31, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 31, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
May 31, 2019 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sound made to clear the throat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Unjustified fuss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Temperamental female celebrity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Country group of crude oil producers: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Tissue that joins muscle to bone | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Blemish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Talk and talk about something | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Solemn promise | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Graham Bell invented it for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | "I ___ the wedding": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Baa baa black sheep has three bags full of it | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Baseball's Hershiser | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Prefix relating to oil | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Abandoned and lonely | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Holster spot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "Dies ____" (hymn) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Guthrie of folk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Night before New Year or Christmas | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | What "N" stands for in "NBA": Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | One who views the future | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "The Tragedy of ___" tragedy by Shakespeare about a Scottish general seeking the throne | Show answer | 7 | |
| #22 | ___ of light (ray) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Large sea fish of the mackerel family | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Claw of a hawk e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Palindromic female on a farm maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "___ La La" (exclamation of excitement) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "____-of-bounds" (restricted area) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Legendary "New York Giants" right fielder Mel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ Chaplin of "Game of Thrones" who plays the wife of Robb Stark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Cry of surprise that's similar to Aha! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Sitcom starring Zooey Deschanel "___ Girl" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___-breakers (conversation starters) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Electrically charged atom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Beatles bassist lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Caribbean or Caspian e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Cosmologist's time unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Towards the rear (nautical) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "___ Venice" romantic comedy by Shakespeare in which the main characters are Antonio and Portia: 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #39 | Chews and swallows like food | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Pharmacy receipts for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Scruff of the neck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ truck (car hauler) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Wood whacker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Mum's sister | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | "___ an accident!" (clarifying a past mistake): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "___ now or never" (last chance) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Video game pioneer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Artist Jean ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Use words that sound alike in a poem perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Larry ___ Google co-founder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Troublesome or destructive insects | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | "___ Almighty" movie starring Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Han ___ (Star Wars character) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Like some medicines or exams | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Tragedy by Shakespeare which has characters like Iago and Desdemona | Show answer | 7 | |
| #56 | Constellation named after an instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Lion's den | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Prefix with "potent" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Declare openly with certainty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Definite article | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Serving platter or waiter's aid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Starchy Thanksgiving dish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Big fancy party | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | No ___ no foul | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ Tin Tin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Biblical son of Seth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Nobel Laureate ___ Wiesel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Leon Uris' "Exodus" protagonist | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 31, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 31, 2019, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THEMERCHANTOF 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 31, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 31, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 31, 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 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.
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 31, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 31, 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.