Daily Themed Crossword May 20, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 20, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
May 20, 2021 — 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 | Afternoon snoozes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Trail mix item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "She's ___ no good" (scheming): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | They say there's no "I" in this | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "Misery" actress ___ Bates | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Beer barrel at frat parties | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Fictional race from "The Time Machine" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Simone Biles for one | Show answer | 7 | |
| #9 | That man's | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Laughing sound after "hardy" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | First and last word of the Musketeers' motto | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Deli loaf with seeds | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Chest-beating primate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ & AJ (pop duo that became 78violet) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Rapper from Blackpink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___ of the valley (flower) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | School support group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Consumed food | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Home for protons and electrons | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Green speck in the ocean for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "___ Gotta Give" 2003 Nancy Meyers film starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | ___ out a living (barely made it) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Diploma holder for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Black or white piano piece | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Citizens of Abu Dhabi and Riyadh often | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | "___ Boom" 1987 Nancy Meyers film starring Diane Keaton and Harold Ramis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Follow a red traffic signal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Trade name: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "Go on I ___ you!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | "Birds in an Aquarium" artist Jean ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Hot Right Now" singer ___ Ora | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | "For external ___ only" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Nancy Meyers' country of birth: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | 24/7 money dispenser: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Bartender from "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "Father of the ___" 1991 Nancy Meyers film starring Martin Short and Kimberly Williams | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | "I'm so hungry I could ___ horse right now": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "S" in EST for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "___-hoo!" (noisy cry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Just the right fit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "___ in the Hole" (1951 film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Reef builder | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Tiny ___ (young one) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Write an essay on your computer say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Prefix with "biography" or "matic" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | "Once" and "a time" connecter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | 100-dollar bill slangily: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Pigeon sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Playful aquatic mammal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | "The ___" 1998 Nancy Meyers film starring Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #51 | Jack ___ of "Rio Lobo" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Cereal grain or a university in Houston | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Breakfast-bowl berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Prefix related to "fire" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "___ Complicated" 2009 Nancy Meyers film starring Meryl Streep and Steve Martin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "Am ___ loud?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___-faced (deceitful) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Rosehip or olive extract | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "I've already got ___ on my plate": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Cold and frosty | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Sibling that can be identical or fraternal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Past the deadline say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Convertible or sedan e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Money in Peru | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Creme de la ___ (popular skin cream) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Vowels at the end of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 20, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 20, 2021, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SOMETHINGS at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 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 20, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 20, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 20, 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 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 20, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 20, 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.