Daily Themed Crossword May 23, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 23, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
May 23, 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 | Emma Lloyd in "The Accidental Husband" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "The Haj" novelist Leon ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Snoop Dogg's genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Little demon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Caesar or Waldorf for one | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Cogito ___ sum" (Descartes' conclusion) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Greek god of love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | The Beatles' 1969 album "Abbey ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Giants Hall-of-Famer Mel ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ Crow "Tomorrow Never Dies" singer who is a breast cancer survivor | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Bird nest component | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Explosive initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Biblical boat captain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Camp housing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Word from a crib often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Tim ___ from "Rob Roy" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "___ is me!" (exclamation of sorrow) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Christina ___ "Married... with Children" actress who is a breast cancer survivor | Show answer | 9 | |
| #19 | "It's the end of an ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "James Bond" novelist ___ Fleming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Nickname of former professional baseball player for the Yankees | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Not wrong | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Intense fury | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Snapshot informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Jane ___ "Coming Home" actress who is a breast cancer survivor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Underground deposits | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | "I've become so ___ I can't feel you there..." (Linkin Park lyric) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | You biblically | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Norse god of war | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Tulsa liberal arts school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Saintly glow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Fencers and hurdlers e.g. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #33 | Basker's acquisition | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Cheery "bye!": Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Coveter's sin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Aunt to mom for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Pro ___ (for the time being) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Abu Dhabi's federation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Young Darth Vader's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Sharon ___ former "America's Got Talent" judge who is a colon cancer survivor | Show answer | 8 | |
| #41 | Hole in ___ (golfing phrase) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "Back in the ___" Beatles song | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | They can be controlled by remotes: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Top-secret government organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Go wrong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Internet bidding site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Kathy ___ "Primary Colors" actress who is a breast cancer survivor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Piggy person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Wanda ___ "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actress who is a breast cancer survivor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Twelve months | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Gorilla who learned sign language | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | New York theater award | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Vegetable also called lady's finger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "___ your chin up!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Sign before Virgo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar ___ | Show answer | 9 | |
| #57 | Antonym for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___-fi (literary genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Unit of resistance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Thumbs-down votes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Wood used in wine barrels | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Thanksgiving feast finale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Bat's navigational aid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Male sibling informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Kind of talk or rally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Jazzman Zoot | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 23, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 23, 2021, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is APPLEGATE at 9 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. 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 23, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 23, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 23, 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 9 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 23, 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 23, 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.