Daily Themed Crossword May 9, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 9, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 9, 2018 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Photo for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Flower holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Reproductive cell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Category | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Ben Affleck starrer "___ Harbor" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Two-___ tissue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Popular disinfectant | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Slangy approvals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | No longer a minor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | ____ and crafts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Latvia's capital | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Soft mineral used in powder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Leonard ____ a.k.a. Roy Rogers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | ___ League | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Bird's-___ view | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Retro phone part with numbers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ of tea (mug) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Egyptian snakes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Attack like a dog: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | "The ___ Duckling" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | American primetime soap opera which was a spin-off of the hit teen drama series "Beverly Hills 90210": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Arm or leg | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Trail | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Under the weather | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Tit for ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "In truth" in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Cable car seen on some public roads | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Part of the chest protecting cage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Long ___ (many months before) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Tour organizer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Frisk with "down" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | British bathroom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "___ Miserables" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Get it wrong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Australian city with the opera house for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | The CBS comedy series "Young Sheldon" was created as a spin-off prequel of the hit sitcom "The ___": 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | "They rented ___ for the road trip.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "Nothing" in Latin | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Queen in "Frozen" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | "Westworld" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "Homeland" organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | J. R. R. Tolkien's "The ___ Of The Rings" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | "Drinks are on the ___." (it's for free) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Derisive laugh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Goes up like the sun | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Blog feed format: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Quick bite | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Weekly cry of relief: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | The CW Television Network's series which was created as a spin-off of the hit supernatural drama "The Vampire Diaries": 2 wds. | THEORIGINALS | 12 | |
| #50 | Fling forcefully | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Lake ____ home of Presque Isle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Heart of the matter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Weak as an excuse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Knife wound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Spiritual mentor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Actress Bonet of "The Cosby Show" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Money dispenser: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Unruly crowd | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Fashion icon ___ Apfel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "Hold on a ___!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | China's ___ Zedong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Take off | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Sound of impatience | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Subside | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 9, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 9, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BIGBANGTHEORY at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 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 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 9, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 9, 2018 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 64 clues with answers from 3 to 13 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 2018 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 9, 2018 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.