Monday · May 4, 2020 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword May 4, 2020 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the May 4, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
9Abbreviations
Answers

May 4, 2020 — All 66 Clues

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

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#1 Cartoonist Browne of "Hagar the Horrible" Show answer 3
#2 Hard of hearing Show answer 4
#3 Opposite of WSW: Abbr. Show answer 3
#4 Mental health organization: Abbr. Show answer 3
#5 Mushrooms and such Show answer 5
#6 One of the states of matter Show answer 3
#7 Hair goop Show answer 3
#8 Morlocks' prey in "The Time Machine" Show answer 4
#9 Tra ___ (song syllables): 2 wds. Show answer 4
#10 Michigan's ___ Arbor Show answer 3
#11 Circle segment Show answer 3
#12 Cleaning cloth Show answer 3
#13 Guevara of "The Motorcycle Diaries" Show answer 3
#14 Enter as data Show answer 5
#15 Rapper ___ Shakur of "California Love" Show answer 5
#16 Pie ___ mode: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#17 Slangy negative Show answer 3
#18 Actor Reeves of "John Wick" Show answer 5
#19 American singer who released the album "When I Get Home" in 2019 Show answer 7
#20 "___ with an E" (Canadian TV series) Show answer 4
#21 U.S. document issuer: Abbr. Show answer 3
#22 Heavy responsibility Show answer 4
#23 Actor McKellen of "The Lord of the Rings" Show answer 3
#24 Broadcasted on television say Show answer 5
#25 ___ Grande American singer who released the album "Thank U Next" in 2019 Show answer 6
#26 Actress Portia De ___ of "Arrested Development" Show answer 5
#27 "Getting ___ in years" (getting old) Show answer 5
#28 "Have a ___ day" (pleasant) Show answer 4
#29 JPEG or PNG say Show answer 5
#30 Some naval officers: Abbr. Show answer 5
#31 With ___ (without any difficulty) Show answer 4
#32 ___ Nasty American rapper who released the album "Anger Management" along with Kenny Beats in 2019 Show answer 4
#33 Copacabana city familiarly Show answer 3
#34 ___-de-sac Show answer 3
#35 Actress Watson of Hollywood Show answer 4
#36 Tax-collecting group: Abbr. Show answer 3
#37 Shed a few tears Show answer 3
#38 Dracula portrayer ___ Lugosi Show answer 4
#39 Some of them are classified for short Show answer 3
#40 Tax in Britain Show answer 4
#41 Seldom ___ (rare) Show answer 4
#42 Carson City's state for short Show answer 3
#43 Word knowledge for short Show answer 5
#44 College seniors' test: Abbr. Show answer 3
#45 Garfield's canine pal Show answer 4
#46 Spherical maps Show answer 6
#47 Church chimers Show answer 5
#48 Santa's subordinate Show answer 3
#49 Camera eye Show answer 4
#50 Bug on a dog Show answer 4
#51 Perfect tennis serve Show answer 3
#52 TV network with an eye logo: Abbr. Show answer 3
#53 Lauren O' ___ American singer of "Sitting in Chairs" Show answer 7
#54 Acorn bearing tree Show answer 3
#55 Aviation group: Abbr. Show answer 3
#56 Inc. in Britain: Abbr. Show answer 3
#57 Modify or weak Show answer 5
#58 Beer keg insert Show answer 3
#59 Barely get by with "out" Show answer 3
#60 Common wine preference Show answer 3
#61 Sheepish sound Show answer 3
#62 Butterfly catcher Show answer 3
#63 James ___ English singer who released the album "Assume Form" in 2019 Show answer 5
#64 Jamaican dance music Show answer 3
#65 In low spirits Show answer 3
#66 Zoomed in a car say Show answer 4
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About this puzzle

How the May 4, 2020 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 4, 2020, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SOLANGE at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 9 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 4, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

May 4, 2020 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for May 4, 2020?
The May 4, 2020 grid has 66 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 66 clues. The longest answer is SOLANGE at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 9 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for May 4, 2020 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including May 3, 2020 and May 5, 2020.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the May 4, 2020 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 4, 2020 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 4, 2020 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

66clues on this board
7longest 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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