Daily Themed Crossword May 12, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 12, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
May 12, 2025 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | My Big ___ Greek Wedding (romcom movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___-hop (street dance style) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Washboard muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Adam's beloved | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | I'm ___ roll!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Parking place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Chardonnay or Merlot for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | DJ's stacks: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Where clouds float | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Language for the deaf: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Why is ___ dark in here?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Mariah ___ singer who released a song called Love Story in 2008 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Football Hall-of-Famer ___ Dawson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ the season to be jolly ... (Deck the Hall lyrics) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Measure for carpeting | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Portuguese Hello! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Hypnotic snake from The Jungle Book | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Gala (famous fashion event) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Taylor ___ singer who also released a song called Love Story in 2008 and again in 2021 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | ___!...I Did It Again (Britney Spears song) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | How's it going? slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Metal origin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | What a minute has 60 of for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Grand instruments with black and white keys | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | ___ Newman singer who also released a song called Love Story (You and Me) in 1968 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Subway stop for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Jim and ___ couple from The Office love story | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | How may ___ of service today?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Percussion instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Pre-A.D. letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Phone book number for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Time between anniversaries | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Actress Aniston to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ Lanka (India's neighbor on the sea) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Nadia ___ singer who also released a song called Love Story in 2009 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ and far between (not often) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Bird-related prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | X to Romans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Ad-___ task (spontaneous responsibility) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | French singer who released a song called Love Story in 2014 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Computer command after Copy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | A of AKA | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ choy (Chinese cabbage) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Pig's home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Organ that lets us hear music | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Stitched line joining the front and back of a t-shirt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Cherub's harp-like instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ White (Rachel Zegler starrer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Italian See ya! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Right away! letters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Boxing match ender: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | UFO drivers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Simba or Aslan for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | The Weeknd's hairstyle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Barbecue rod | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | NFL receivers like Travis Kelce: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Nine-digit ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ and downs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Makes changes to an essay draft say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ Monday (online discount day) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | ___ Williams singer who also released a song called (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story in 1971 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Marathon or sprint for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Biblical agreement? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Lunchbox sandwich: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | The Book of ___ 2010 film starring Denzel Washington | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | V for Vendetta actor Stephen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Fly the Friendly Skies company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Body image?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 12, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 12, 2025, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PIANOS at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 9 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 12, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 12, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 12, 2025 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 12, 2025 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 12, 2025 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.