Daily Themed Crossword May 21, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 21, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
May 21, 2025 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kind of news that isn't new | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | The ___ Four (nickname for the Beatles) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Soaked in water say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Underground plant part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Genetic code: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Intense anger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Can I have that ___? (food takeaway question): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Burst ___ flames | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | First-aid ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Dubai's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | The ___ TV series in which Dwight believes that the letter R is among the most menacing sounds | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Oat ___ muffin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Dallas Cowboys' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Hair styling goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Lovelace (computing pioneer) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | 365-day span | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___-la-la (song syllables) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Result of addition | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Letters in an arts and crafts store? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Foot covering | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ Girls TV series in which Lorelai swaps college for collage illustrating a humorous usage of malapropism | Show answer | 7 | |
| #22 | Hop ___ and a jump | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Actor's signal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Lao Tzu philosophy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | OMG! reaction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ Development TV series in which the Bluths misinterpret a doctor's use of all right leading to a comical confusion over homonyms | ARRESTED | 8 | |
| #27 | Lakers or Warriors for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Not a well-wisher | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Mahjong piece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Logical matchstick game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Big name in motivating talks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | With God ___ witness ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Jaden Smith's character in The Karate Kid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Leftover morsel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Bathroom in London | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Future pup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | TV series in which Ross cannot help but reiterate the correct usage of who vs. whom | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | ___ Arbor Michigan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Stick passed in a relay race | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Prefix with pedia for a popular reference site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | ___ Clapton singer of Tears in Heaven | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Word on either side of a to mean a one-on-one conversation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ de France | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Fresh ___ the Boat sitcom about a Taiwanese family | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Small-sized battery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Travel by airplane say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Orange Is the New ___ TV series in which Flaca debates the usage of the phrase I could care less highlighting its grammatical inaccuracy | BLACK | 5 | |
| #48 | Fast sports cars: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Greek God of love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Friendship Day month usually for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Former name for Tokyo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Love holder? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Whiskey grain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Karaoke prop for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Flying toy on a string | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Carry with difficulty | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Butcher's offering | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Italian noodles | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Pain in My Heart singer ___ Redding | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | E-mail button | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Scissors unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Towards the back on a ship | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Salmon eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Yelling color? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Barrel wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Susan ___ of L.A. Law | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Mrs. in France for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 21, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 21, 2025, a Wednesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ARRESTED at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 21, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 21, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 21, 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 67 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.
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 21, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 21, 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.
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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.