Daily Themed Crossword May 5, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 5, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
May 5, 2021 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Beginning of the ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "And so on" for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Painted foot digit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Baseball hat for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | French for "Christmas" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ___ Geo Wild | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Improvise one's lines: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Musician's pace | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Spanish surrealist Salvador | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Many AMA members for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Sky shower? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "To ___ one's curiosity" (satisfy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Biblical ark builder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Arizona tribe famous for making dolls | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Neruda's "___ to My Socks" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Tow service organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | The Home___ (retail chain) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Cuisine with mango sticky rice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "American" or "Slippery" tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Illuminated as a room | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ Leroy-Beaulieu actress who plays Sylvie in the Netflix series "Emily in Paris" | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | Pancake restaurant chain: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Settled the bill say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Ashley ___ actress who plays Mindy Chen in the Netflix series "Emily in Paris" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Social outcast | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Jai ___ (half-court game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Film spool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Fluffy neckwear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | India Pale ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Platform for Apple devices | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Need a lift? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Scratch target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Bean curd | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Saskatchewan native tribe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Wolf's wail | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Actresses Issa and Charlotte | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Living room couch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ down (frisk) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Experiment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Stella ___ (cookie brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Metric prefix meaning "thousand" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Some appliances for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Explore the sea by boat say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Tom Cruise's "A ___ Good Men" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Organization with a "Most Wanted" list: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ Gouery actor who plays Luc in the Netflix series "Emily in Paris" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Word used with "beauty" or "peace" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | ___ Arnold actor who plays Julien in the Netflix series "Emily in Paris" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #49 | Attack like a bear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Collins actress who plays Emily in the Netflix series "Emily in Paris" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ the ropes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Palindromic fashion magazine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ Maria (coffee liqueur) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Long-snouted fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "The Simpsons" businessman ___ Gunderson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Popular card game with a "Flip" version | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "I ___ you one!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ Bravo actor who plays Gabriel in the Netflix series "Emily in Paris" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Filmmaker's tool for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Rihanna's "Te ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Use a Singer say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "That's ___ folks!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Hot off the press | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Flimsy as an excuse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Seedy bread? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Mining output | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Level the lawn | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 5, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 5, 2021, a Wednesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PHILIPPINE at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 5, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 5, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 5, 2021 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 67 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 5, 2021 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 5, 2021 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.