Tuesday · May 25, 2021 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword May 25, 2021 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the May 25, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
8Longest
3Shortest
1Abbreviations
Answers

May 25, 2021 — All 66 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Singer Levine of "Maroon 5" Show answer 4
#2 Hugging limbs Show answer 4
#3 Nevada's casino city Show answer 4
#4 "Take ___ Church" (Hozier song): 2 wds. Show answer 4
#5 Black widow for one Show answer 6
#6 Matrimonial vow: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#7 Pen filler Show answer 3
#8 Roman tyrant Show answer 4
#9 Billie Jean ___ American tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam women's singles titles Show answer 4
#10 Shakespeare's star-crossed lover Show answer 5
#11 Request to a prospective wedding guest: Abbr. Show answer 4
#12 "Thar ___ blows!" Show answer 3
#13 ___ Diesel of the "Fast & Furious" franchise Show answer 3
#14 Stovetop vessel or poker prize Show answer 3
#15 ___-dish pizza Show answer 4
#16 ___ gratia (by the grace of God) Show answer 3
#17 Home of the Buckeyes Show answer 4
#18 Prefix with "venom" or "body" Show answer 4
#19 Christmas tree decoration Show answer 8
#20 Rainbow path Show answer 3
#21 Given to sulking say Show answer 5
#22 "The best is ___ to come" Show answer 3
#23 Fairytale villain Show answer 4
#24 Slithery swimmer Show answer 3
#25 Key ___ pie Show answer 4
#26 Margaret ___ Australian tennis player who won 24 Grand Slam women's singles titles Show answer 5
#27 Computer option to go back Show answer 4
#28 Jock's controlling strap Show answer 4
#29 Stubbing victim often Show answer 3
#30 "Wheel of Fortune" creator Griffin Show answer 4
#31 ___ Navratilova Czechoslovak-born American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam women's singles titles Show answer 7
#32 Actress Hathaway of "Rachel Getting Married" Show answer 4
#33 Math-based game played with matchsticks Show answer 3
#34 Unreturned serves in tennis Show answer 4
#35 Prefix with "natal" or "classical" Show answer 3
#36 ___ date (deadline) Show answer 3
#37 Lion's home Show answer 3
#38 Emcee's prop Show answer 3
#39 Gambling cube Show answer 3
#40 Self-serve coffee vessel Show answer 3
#41 Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo ___ Show answer 7
#42 Woven floor covering Show answer 3
#43 ___ Williams American tennis player who has won 23 Grand Slam women's singles titles Show answer 6
#44 Chris ___ American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam women's singles titles Show answer 5
#45 Academy Award-winning actress Zellweger Show answer 5
#46 Confucian "way" Show answer 3
#47 "A Boy Named ___" (Johnny Cash song) Show answer 3
#48 "At ___ soldier!" Show answer 4
#49 Snowy slope slider Show answer 4
#50 Orange-nosed "Sesame Street" resident Show answer 4
#51 Steffi ___ German tennis player who won 22 Grand Slam women's singles titles Show answer 4
#52 Bard of ___ Show answer 4
#53 Grand get-together Show answer 4
#54 Nicotine source informally Show answer 3
#55 Maureen ___ American tennis player who won 9 Grand Slam women's singles titles Show answer 8
#56 Smeltery input Show answer 3
#57 Indian flatbread Show answer 3
#58 "Mmmm so good!" Show answer 3
#59 "And they lived happily ___ after..." Show answer 4
#60 Like most sushi fish Show answer 3
#61 Dies ___ (Latin hymn) Show answer 4
#62 Cassowary relative Show answer 3
#63 ___ bene (take special note) Show answer 4
#64 "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" actor ___ Wilder Show answer 4
#65 ___ Perignon Show answer 3
#66 From square one Show answer 4
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About this puzzle

How the May 25, 2021 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 25, 2021, a Tuesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ORNAMENT at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 25, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

May 25, 2021 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for May 25, 2021?
The May 25, 2021 grid has 66 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 66 clues. The longest answer is ORNAMENT at 8 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 1 clue are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for May 25, 2021 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including May 24, 2021 and May 26, 2021.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the May 25, 2021 Crossword

01

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 8 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for May 25, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 25, 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, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

66clues on this board
8longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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