Daily Themed Crossword May 15, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 15, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
May 15, 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 | Fruity bread spread | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Ignited as a match | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Dog's happy tail movement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Pie ___ mode: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ loser (bad sport) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Item in a folder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Shaggy Tibetan ox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Party organizer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | American ___ (singing competition) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ far wherever you are ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Capped joint that is easily scraped | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Spider-Man's projectile | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Drunken sound in comics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Nathan ___ lead character of the movie Uncharted who shares his name with a bird | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | On the ___ hand ... (However ...) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Bobber in a harbor (rhymes with hooey) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Adidas or Nike purchase usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Small battery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Quiz response for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Actor ___ Danson of Cheers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ and proper (appropriately behaved) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Golly ___ whiz! (Wow!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Like IKEA furniture: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Actress ___ Swinton from The Chronicles of Narnia | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Billiards stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ Loves You (Beatles hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Bathroom weighing device | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Captain Jack ___ lead character of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise who shares his name with a bird | Show answer | 7 | |
| #29 | Minute amount | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Next of ___ (relative) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Lingerie part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Bella ___ lead character of the Twilight series who shares her name with a bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | What an octopus might squirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Smooth jazz instrument for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ Gatsby lead character of The Great Gatsby movie who shares his name with a bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Actor Alda of M.A.S.H | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Let's ___ a deal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Restroom in London | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Tax collection agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Vietnamese New Year | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Keep your eyes ___ open (Don't miss a thing!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Succulent used in skincare | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Ice pack goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Ogre who said Get out of my swamp! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Atticus ___ lead character of the To Kill a Mockingbird movie who shares his name with a bird | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | How to Get ___ with Murder (Viola Davis starrer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | High-flying paper toy named after a bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | BFF for short | Show answer | 6 | |
| #49 | Robin ___ lead character of the many eponymous movies who shares his name with a bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Desert mound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Kate Winslet's character from Titanic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ Grey tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Surprise FBI visit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Carry-on unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ There Delilah (Plain White T's song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | I ___ Rock (Simon and Garfunkel song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Place for a romantic dock stroll | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | With all ___ respect ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ you very much (response to a favor done) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Wu-Tang ___ (band from the song Method Man) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Take it for a ___ (ride-sharing words) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Elizabeth Olsen to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Milk manufacturing unit? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Present ___ glance!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ lodge (winter holiday destination) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Touchdown scorers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Singer Rita of Let Me Love You | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Ear build-up | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 15, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 15, 2025, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SPARROW at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 15, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 15, 2025 — Questions
What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for May 15, 2025?
How many clues are in this puzzle?
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Where can I find other dates?
Other Crossword Boards
3 Tips for the May 15, 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 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for May 15, 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 15, 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.