Daily Themed Crossword May 10, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 10, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
May 10, 2020 — All 70 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "___ Soul Sister" (2009 song by "Train") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Possessed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Starstruck feeling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Car scar? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | English class assignment | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Official currency of nineteen member states of the European Union | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Come together | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Fishing reel's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Have bills to pay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ sterling official currency of the United Kingdom which is also the oldest currency in continuous use | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Official currency of The Dominican Republic and also some countries in South America | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "___ bien ("It's okay" in Spanish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Open-handed hit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Sounds of surprise | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Fleecy farm female | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Winter blanket | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Capital of Norway | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Official currency of Japan which is also the third most traded currency of the foreign exchange market | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Salad or fries e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Great Salt Lake State | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "All ___ jazz" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Furnace output | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Absorb with "up" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Loses one's cool | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Bud on a spud | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Kind of pie or bath | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Old TV's "The ___ Squad" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Headed the pack | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Turkish ___ official currency of Turkey and the local name of the currency in Lebanon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | "Did ___ something wrong?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Edge of a glass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Official currency of Peru which was the old currency of Argentina and Bolivia | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Dine late informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Cry of contentment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Mimic someone say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Golden ratio symbol | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | WWII arena: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Prepare for publication | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Meshed fish catcher | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Silent consent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Wild hog (rhymes with "soar") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Official currency of Thailand which was also the world's best performing currency in 2018 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ Perignon (brand of vintage champagne) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | What "G" stands for in "TGIF" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Hair goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Buckeye State | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Official currency of Bahrain Jordan Algeria and many other countries | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Morse code unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Voting site | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Victoria's Secret purchase for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Official currency of India and Pakistan | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Caught in the act | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Neither liquid nor gas | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Ye ___ Shoppe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "Born to Die" singer Del Rey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Yours and mine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Fly off the shelves | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Flair or panache | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Smartphone predecessor for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Stage accessory in a play | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Bird in "The Arabian Nights" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Superlative suffix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Shark's habitat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | High-speed French rail service: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ Mode costume designer in "The Incredibles" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Shower affection "on" (rhymes with note) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | One part of a journey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Not too far | Show answer | 4 | |
| #69 | Painful throb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #70 | Brit's bathroom for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 10, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 10, 2020, a Sunday. It contains 70 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ESSAY at 5 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 1 clue carries 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 10, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 10, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 10, 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 70 clues with answers from 3 to 5 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 10, 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 70 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 10, 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.
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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.