Daily Themed Crossword May 24, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 24, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
May 24, 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 | Traveler's refuge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ facto (by the fact itself) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Little green legume | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Absorb with "up" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | John Lennon's widow Yoko | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Frenchwoman's "darling" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | "The Good Wife" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ Collins bassist who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #9 | Zeus to Cronus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | "S" in NASA | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Hollywood Walk of Fame sight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Mexican snack in a shell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Actress Kendrick of "Up in the Air" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Fishing rod attachment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Advertising sign gas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | It goes with boo woo or yoo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Sheet of glass | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | France's ___ B. Bonaparte | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Attorney's field | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Teenager's tribulation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Framed gallery item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Train fuel once | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Buffalo's Great Lake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | John ___ The Who bassist who was nicknamed "Thunderfingers" and "The Ox" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #25 | "___ of the above" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ of war (rope contest) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Price ___ (clothing attachment) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Paper size option: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Celebrity gossip website: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Pants slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | China's Sun ___-sen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Not that? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "___ Shawshank Redemption" (1994 movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Bowlers and fedoras e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Broody music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Charles ___ jazz double bassist who collaborated with the likes of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Numero ___ (first-rate) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Capitol Hill bigwig for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Larry ___ Sly and the Family Stone bassist credited with the invention of the slapping technique | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | Actress Gardner of "The Night of the Iguana" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Sound of the last English letter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Nintendo's Super ___: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Largest African desert | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | "The Godfather" ___ Corleone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Jack ___ Cream bassist who was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___ fide (in good faith) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | "See ya!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | "All About That ___" (Meghan Trainor song) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Actor Sharif of "Lawrence of Arabia" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Dumpster emanation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Pastrami place | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Autobiographical Scott Turow book: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Barn bale stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Prayer-ending word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Restaurant reading | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Rock's Pearl ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | James ___ uncredited bassist from Motown Records | Show answer | 8 | |
| #58 | Johannesburg's home: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Heavy drinker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Scrap of food | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Union for school workers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Actor Baldwin of "30 Rock" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "___ you kidding me?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | In need of a massage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Stir to anger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Burning ___ (music festival) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "___ girl!" (encouragement) | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 24, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 24, 2021, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ENTWISTLE at 9 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 1 clue carries 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 24, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 24, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 24, 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 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 24, 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 24, 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.