Daily Themed Crossword May 5, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 5, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
May 5, 2020 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Creator of Sadie Hawkins Day Al ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Larry King's channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | University sports organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Famed Loch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Expressive rock genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | North Pole citizen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Cooking fat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Lavish party | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | In a way slangily | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | ___ Raikkonen Finnish driver who drives for Alfa Romeo Racing in Formula 1 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Dublin's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Cow's call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Traveler's stopover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Point of no return in tennis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Author Rita ___ Brown of "Six of One" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Wrinkle remover | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Globetrotter's document? | Show answer | 8 | |
| #18 | Without a date at a party | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | White as a ghost | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Broadway light gas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Penne or fusilli | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Sea near Jerusalem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Slack-jawed feeling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Ctrl - ___ - Del | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "What seems ___ the problem?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Emmy-winning comic Sykes of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Slap the cuffs on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Like some wine or wit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Mimic someone say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ Russell British driver who drives for ROKiT Williams in Formula 1 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #31 | Turn bad like a fruit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Garfield or Tom in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Dada pioneer Jean | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Compete in a slalom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Location for a medicinal bath | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ATM access code: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Put two numbers together say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Constrictor with scales | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "See ya!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Young goat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "___ Helsing" 2004 action horror film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Sebastian ___ German driver who drives for Scuderia Ferrari in Formula 1 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | "Able was I ___ saw Elba" (popular palindrome): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Quiet spell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Calcutta's country | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Magazine edition | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Tulsa school named after an evangelist: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Unforeseen obstacle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Attention-grabbing sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | The Met hosts a grand one every year | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Sneak off to marry | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Big name in elevators | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Silk Route traveler Marco ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Eve and Adam's grandson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Seventh letter of the Greek alphabet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Slices of history | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Harry Potter's pal ___ Weasley | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Fore's opposite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Lewis ___ British driver who drives for Mercedes-AMG Petronas in Formula 1 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #60 | Blend together | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Vegan's protein source | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Actor ___ Wallach of "The Magnificent Seven" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Geneva based workers' group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Gambler's stake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ Verstappen Belgian-Dutch driver who drives for Aston Martin Red Bull Racing in Formula 1 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Mariner's distress signal | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 5, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 5, 2020, a Tuesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PASSPORT at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 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 5, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 5, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 5, 2020 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 5, 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.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 5, 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, 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.