Daily Themed Crossword May 17, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 17, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
May 17, 2021 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Large industrial container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Fruitless | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "That was ___ blow!" (unfair comment): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ of Wight Festival music festival in the U.K. that is held annually in Newport | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Negative response to an offer maybe: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | Rank below sergeant for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "Happy" mollusk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | "Get a ___ of" (pay attention) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | High male singing voice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Iron ___ (English heavy metal band) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Common viral infection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Short-lived trend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | First ___ kit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | 34th U.S. President: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Additionally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___ Negri Polish actress of Hollywood's golden era | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Mason jar topper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "I ___ you so!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Music festival in the U.K. that is held annually in Henham Park Suffolk | Show answer | 8 | |
| #20 | Mummy's resting place | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Shed a lot of tears | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Obsolete hand-held device: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Extinct flightless bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Toothpaste-approving organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "May I ___ silly question?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Master of ceremonies informally | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Saucers' partners | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | to forgive divine" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Contact lens' site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Loaf around with "off" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Music festival in the U.K. that is held in Pilton Somerset | Show answer | 11 | |
| #32 | Burton who directed "Beetlejuice" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "House" actor ___ Epps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Common knee injury spot: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "It's ___ or die situation": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Suffix with "free" or "king" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "___ Possible" Disney cartoon about a teen girl who fights crime | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Prefix that means "before" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Whip up a meal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Franz ___ author of "The Metamorphosis" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Astounds or wows | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Zig's counterpart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | End of a university's URL perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "Party Rock Anthem" duo | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Burn the midnight ___ (work late) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "Way cool" in surfer slang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Soccer World Cup organizers: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Italian auto company that acquired Chrysler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Bushy hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Italian luxury fashion brand | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | ___ Bestival children's music festival in the U.K. that is held annually in Lulworth Castle Dorset | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Greek muse of history | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Galaxy Tab rival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Farm animal with a snout | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Music festival in the U.K. that is held annually in Manchester | Show answer | 8 | |
| #56 | Hit a plus sign | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Workout unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Broody music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Mont Blanc e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Invention seed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | ___ wrestling (popular dispute settler) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "Mamma ___!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | National economy indicator: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "Is it ___ late to apologize?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Beanstalk growth | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 17, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 17, 2021, a Monday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GLASTONBURY at 11 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 17, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 17, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 17, 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 17, 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.
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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.