Daily Themed Crossword May 21, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 21, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
May 21, 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 | Value after addition | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Peruvian currency | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Lennon's Yoko | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "Armageddon" actress Tyler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Spanish for "more" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Everest or Bear for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Tongue-clicking sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Justin Timberlake's boy band | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Christchurch native slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Actor ___ Penn from "Harold & Kumar" series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | "Famous" cookie guy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "___ Mungo" 2008 Australian found footage film that follows a family's experiences after losing their daughter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Yale or Harvard for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "The ___" 2015 found footage film that follows two teenagers who are invited to spend a week with their grandparents | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Biblical donkey kin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "___ Mess" song by Bebe Rexha: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "Home ___" 2008 found footage film that follows the Poe family and the secret of their twins | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Goof up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Starry locale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Chinese frypan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Former juniors for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Fox on "Dora the Explorer" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Unwanted sound | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Resistance unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ on someone (abandon unexpectedly) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "The ___ Project" 1999 found footage film that follows three students who hike the Black Hills to film a documentary: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #27 | Minstrel's instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Picnic-raiding bugs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Ivanka Trump's mother | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Eagle's claws | Show answer | 6 | |
| #31 | Mom's sister | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___ Shepard silent film actress of "The Sergeant" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Prepare avocado for guacamole | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Class reunion attendee for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "___ good example" (act as a model for others): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Recover from wounds say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Addams Family cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Another word for "chum" or "buddy" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Bruce ___ martial artist in "Enter the Dragon" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "... I took the one ___ traveled by..." (lines from "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Place for a mud bath | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Pioneer of ambient music Brian ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | 2014 found footage film that follows a videographer who responds to an ad | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | ___ deal (make an agreement): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | "___ Activity" 2007 found footage film that follows the lives of a couple with a supernatural presence in their home | Show answer | 10 | |
| #46 | Site of wedding vows | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | French consent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Not false | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Hearing in court | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Mortgage adjustment for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Pop ___ (star) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | WNBA Seattle Storm point guard ___ Bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | 2007 Spanish found footage film that follows a reporter covering a firefighter intervention | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Popcorn container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Fair ___ (copyright concern) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "The ___" 2012 found footage film that is about a town which is plagued by a parasite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "Never Have ___..." (frat party game): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Stereo control knob briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Easily bruised Freudian concept | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | To steal from a bank say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Sci-fi craft: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "Cool ___ cucumber": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Stick with a spring | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | German "a" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Singer Lana Del ___ with the hit "Young & Beautiful" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Soft shot in tennis | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 21, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 21, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BLAIRWITCH at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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 21, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 21, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 21, 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 10 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 21, 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 21, 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.