Saturday · May 24, 2025 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword May 24, 2025 Answers

All 69 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the May 24, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.

69Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
2Abbreviations
Answers

May 24, 2025 — All 69 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Baseball headgear Show answer 3
#2 ___ present future Show answer 4
#3 To and ___ Show answer 3
#4 That's ___ folks! Show answer 3
#5 Are you saying ___ blame?: 2 wds. Show answer 4
#6 Charged atomic particle Show answer 3
#7 Attack with a dagger say Show answer 4
#8 ___ the change (words to a cashier) Show answer 4
#9 Car parking place Show answer 3
#10 Dial ___ (beep sound) Show answer 4
#11 Woodcutter's tool Show answer 3
#12 Red '80s Muppet from the series Sesame Street who always speaks in third person making his name his favorite word Show answer 4
#13 PC exit key Show answer 3
#14 When repeated twice one of the Teletubbies Show answer 3
#15 High-speed internet letters Show answer 3
#16 Tai ___ (martial art) Show answer 3
#17 Tree-like character established in the '60s whose only dialogue in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy is his name Show answer 5
#18 Prefix with corn or verse Show answer 3
#19 Video's counterpart for short Show answer 3
#20 Opposite of outro Show answer 5
#21 Loyal protector from the '90s novel Game of Thrones whose only dialogue is his name Show answer 5
#22 Liquid needed to make fries Show answer 3
#23 Give it a shot say Show answer 3
#24 Border of a skirt Show answer 3
#25 ___ school (future doctors' school) for short Show answer 3
#26 Weaver's machine Show answer 4
#27 Go ___ snail's pace: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#28 Type of hygiene related to the mouth Show answer 4
#29 When doubled a New Orleans song Show answer 3
#30 Old cloth often used as a mop Show answer 3
#31 MLB legend ___ Ruth Show answer 4
#32 Spinning chaotic character popularized in the '90s animated series Looney Tunes whose only dialogue is his name Show answer 3
#33 Common letters in tide and side Show answer 3
#34 La ___ Tar Pits Los Angeles Show answer 4
#35 Organ that cries Show answer 3
#36 Western Hemisphere alliance: Abbr. Show answer 3
#37 Crowdsourced review site Show answer 4
#38 Group of actors in a movie Show answer 4
#39 Palo ___ California Show answer 4
#40 Floor ___ (architect's design) Show answer 4
#41 Adorable electric creature from the '90s series Pokemon whose only dialogue is his name Show answer 7
#42 Visa card alternative (anagram of exam) for short Show answer 4
#43 Stainless ___ (popular alloy) Show answer 5
#44 Blouse or T-shirt for one Show answer 3
#45 ___ in the blank Show answer 4
#46 Hotel rental Show answer 4
#47 Hold ___ memories ...: 2 wds. Show answer 4
#48 Buzz maker? Show answer 3
#49 ___ one's daily bread Show answer 4
#50 Frighten someone Show answer 5
#51 Quick and light-footed Show answer 5
#52 How obvious! expression Show answer 3
#53 ___-Caps (candy) Show answer 3
#54 Saucepan cover Show answer 3
#55 ___ not need your help: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#56 Streaming service like Netflix: Abbr. Show answer 3
#57 Bobby ___ NHL Hall of Famer Show answer 3
#58 Playpen item Show answer 3
#59 Resistance unit Show answer 3
#60 JPEG and PNG files Show answer 6
#61 Mustached plumber from a popular '90s video game whose catchphrase is nothing but his name after It's-a me! Show answer 5
#62 Loyal house-elf from the early 2000s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets who always speaks in third person Show answer 5
#63 Low-calorie in ads Show answer 4
#64 Casual alright Show answer 4
#65 Leak gently like plant sap Show answer 4
#66 Magician's cry after the big reveal: Hyph. Show answer 4
#67 Reddish-pink as steak Show answer 4
#68 Kane and ___ novel by Jeffrey Archer Show answer 4
#69 Extra time in the year? Show answer 4
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About this puzzle

How the May 24, 2025 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 24, 2025, a Saturday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PIKACHU at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 24, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

May 24, 2025 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for May 24, 2025?
The May 24, 2025 grid has 69 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 69 clues. The longest answer is PIKACHU at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 2 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for May 24, 2025 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including May 23, 2025 and May 25, 2025.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the May 24, 2025 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 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.

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 24, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 24, 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, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

69clues on this board
7longest 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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