Daily Themed Crossword May 17, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 17, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
May 17, 2020 — 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 | Mimic someone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Gray remnants of a campfire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Red or black waters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Derbies and berets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Souped-up car: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | Royal successor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Sense of self | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Furious feeling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Start all over again | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Teen blemish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Efron actor of "High School Musical" trilogy who attended Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "Much ___ About Nothing" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Police officer informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Rolling veggie in a pod | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Fiona or Shrek e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Altar promise: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Julia Roberts' "___ Pray Love" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Open-___ shoes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Lose one's footing say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | What red light signifies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Knight's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Rural stopover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Nocturnal big-eyed bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | "___ cares!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | San Francisco's ___ Hill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Lingerie piece for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ and lows | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Mom's mom informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Put up on a hook | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Like a wallflower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Black Friday event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___ Bullock actress from "The Proposal" who received a BFA in Drama from East Carolina University | Show answer | 6 | |
| #33 | Truckloads: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Soundless communication: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ Winfrey CEO of Harpo Productions who studied communications in Tennessee State University | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | Film studio with a roaring lion: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Not "bien" in Spain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Stubborn animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Soak "up" as gravy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "At ___ cost" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Brag obnoxiously | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Curved bridge support | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | "___ Good At Goodbyes" (Sam Smith song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Shedding as weight | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Meryl ___ actress of "Sophie's Choice" who received her MFA from Yale School of Drama | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | Crime fiction author Rankin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Paris subway | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | School support group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Foldable bed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Tater ___ (deep-fried potato) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Genetic messenger: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Mountaineer's goal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "Say what?" expression | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Jackman popularly known for playing Wolverine who attended the acting school Actors' Centre in Sydney | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Wear and tear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Needle-nosed fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Eye creepily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Skele-___ (potion in "Harry Potter") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Grazing area | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Tai ___ (martial art) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "Being There" director Ashby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Refill filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | LA and NYC's land: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | One bearing fruits | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Ending for "Bat" or "Spider" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | That woman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Bar in the bath | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Antlered animal | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 17, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 17, 2020, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HOTROD at 6 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 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 17, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 17, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 17, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 17, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 17, 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.