Monday · May 31, 2021 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword May 31, 2021 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the May 31, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
8Longest
3Shortest
1Abbreviations
Answers

May 31, 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 Electric guitar hookup briefly Show answer 3
#2 "Right now!" letters Show answer 4
#3 Mediterranean e.g. Show answer 3
#4 "___ day now..." Show answer 3
#5 Kennel kids Show answer 7
#6 Dry cleaner's target Show answer 4
#7 Bro or sis briefly Show answer 3
#8 Actor McKellen of "The Lord of the Rings" Show answer 3
#9 "Harder to ___" hit song by Maroon 5 from their debut studio album "Songs About Jane" Show answer 7
#10 The first "M" in MGM Show answer 5
#11 Cry of lament Show answer 4
#12 Black and white cookie Show answer 4
#13 Sermon ender Show answer 4
#14 Indian pita relative Show answer 3
#15 Waiter's offering Show answer 4
#16 Up to ___ (at an expected quality) Show answer 3
#17 First name in humor ___ Bombeck Show answer 4
#18 Maroon 5 song featuring Wiz Khalifa from their fourth studio album "Overexposed" Show answer 8
#19 What a student might raise Show answer 4
#20 Archie or Jughead for one Show answer 4
#21 Consoling touch on the back Show answer 3
#22 Green Bay Packers quarterback ___ Rodgers Show answer 5
#23 Chowed down say Show answer 3
#24 Put out as candles Show answer 4
#25 Cranium content Show answer 5
#26 Learn by ___ (mechanical learning) Show answer 4
#27 Serious as a reader Show answer 4
#28 Come to pass Show answer 5
#29 Bart and Lisa's bus driver in "The Simpsons" Show answer 4
#30 "She Will Be ___" hit song by Maroon 5 from their debut album "Songs About Jane" Show answer 5
#31 Argentina's ___ Guevara Show answer 3
#32 Word shouted to start a party Show answer 8
#33 Use a chair Show answer 3
#34 Calligrapher's liquid Show answer 3
#35 Many a Christmas gift Show answer 3
#36 Soul singer Redding Show answer 4
#37 Hit song by Maroon 5 from their fifth studio album "V" Show answer 7
#38 Flexible blackjack card Show answer 3
#39 Game with Skip and Reverse cards Show answer 3
#40 Tuesday follower for short Show answer 3
#41 Moo ___ gai pan Show answer 3
#42 Oxlike antelope Show answer 3
#43 "Moves Like ___" Maroon 5 song featuring Christina Aguilera from their third studio album "Hands All Over" Show answer 6
#44 Dried beef snack Show answer 5
#45 Actor ___ Wallach of "The Magnificent Seven" Show answer 3
#46 "One More ___" hit song by Maroon 5 from their fourth studio album "Overexposed" Show answer 5
#47 Pinot ___ (red wine grape variety) Show answer 4
#48 Weisshorn for one Show answer 3
#49 "Out of the frying pan ___ the fire" Show answer 4
#50 "Bite the bullet" e.g. Show answer 5
#51 ___-purpose (serving two functions) Show answer 4
#52 "___ Like You" hit song by Maroon 5 from their sixth studio album "Red Pill Blues" Show answer 5
#53 "Dianetics" author ___ Hubbard: 2 wds. Show answer 4
#54 Hourglass content Show answer 4
#55 Sizable sandwich for short Show answer 3
#56 Tightly tucked in Show answer 4
#57 Wide-eyed with excitement Show answer 4
#58 Clean a fish say Show answer 3
#59 Geisha's belt Show answer 3
#60 Retirement-fund letters: Abbr. Show answer 3
#61 Bryce Canyon state Show answer 4
#62 Service accompanying an oil change Show answer 4
#63 Barron to Donald Trump Show answer 3
#64 Nut's counterpart Show answer 4
#65 Use a swizzle stick Show answer 4
#66 Word after "deep" or "dead" Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the May 31, 2021 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 31, 2021, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PAYPHONE 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 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 31, 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 31, 2021 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for May 31, 2021?
The May 31, 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 PAYPHONE 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 31, 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 30, 2021 and June 1, 2021.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the May 31, 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 31, 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 31, 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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