Daily Themed Crossword May 2, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 2, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
May 2, 2024 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | In ___ of (be amazed) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Celestial sphere | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Halloween month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | That is so funny! on text: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | We had the time of ___ lives | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___-Mart Stores Inc. (formerly) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | What a rolling stone doesn't gather proverbially | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Time will ___ all wounds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | And so on: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Slow-cooked dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Into the ___ 2014 film adaptation of the 1987 Stephen Sondheim musical of the same name starring Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt | WOODS | 5 | |
| #12 | Apple software platform | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Ad-___ (improvise) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | In the ___ 2021 film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical of the same name starring Anthony Ramos | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | ___ U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson hit) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Eww gross! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Respectful address for a lady | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Press ___ key to continue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | William Wordsworth's writing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Modern boxing-like sport in a cage: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Baseball Hall-of-Famer ___ Sandberg | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Democrats' opponent: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Hit the slopes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Word after boot or summer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | 1982 film adaptation of the 1977 Broadway musical about an orphan girl starring Aileen Quinn | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | CD-___: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Number with two circles? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Antlered grazer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Bitter ___ (brew) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Escape ___ (activity with clues) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Diamonds ___ Forever (Sean Connery's Bond film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Criticize | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | A of UAW | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | ___ Talks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Offerings to the poor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Ecstatic internet cheer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Or ___! (unfinished threat often) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ and aah | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Regret bitterly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Have a bar fight | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Was in debt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | 2019 film adaptation of the 1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of the same name starring Judi Dench | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Cake Boss channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Large gulp often from a flask | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ Lane Clark Kent's love interest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___-Wan Kenobi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Unit of resistance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Passport entry? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Pelvis or half a music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Prefix with system or friendly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Mike and ___ (fruity candy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ Elliot of A Star Is Born | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Old-school no | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Newsroom broadcaster: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Survivor's ___ of the Tiger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Spanish for more | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Film studio with a lion logo: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ Tin Tin (canine superstar) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | The Phantom of the ___ 2004 film adaptation of the 1986 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of the same name starring Gerard Butler | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Kit ___ (finger-like chocolate bar) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | The Coca-___ Company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Affirmation in Hozier's Take Me to Church | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Alcohol with no mixer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Mozart's ___ Pastore: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ out a living (barely managed) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Jay-Z's genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Acknowledgment of debt: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Comprehended as instructions | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | U.S. medical insurance group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 2, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 2, 2024, a Thursday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HEIGHTS at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 10 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 2, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 2, 2024 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 69 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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.
Keep the streak going
The 2024 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 2, 2024 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.