Daily Themed Crossword May 12, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 12, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 12, 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 | Rehab hurdle: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "He is a ___ friend of mine." (Beloved) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | London ____ (British Ferris wheel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "What ___ the odds?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Storm tracker | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Inter ___ (among other things) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "Don't ___." (question) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Three-time Olympic figure skating champion ___ Henie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Work with the hands as dough | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Czech or Serb for e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Nine-digit ID issued to U.S. citizens: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Talking iPhone feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Badminton court dividers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Model Banks of "America's Got Talent" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Pacific weather phenomenon: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | SpaceX CEO ___ Musk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Tell a false story | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Gardener's spring purchase | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Queue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Gallery works | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Founder of the Mother's Day holiday in the U.S. who held the first official observance in honor of mothers in 1908: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | ___-do-well (irresponsible one) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Music genre "Rock & ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "Respect is ___-way street": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Peace Nobelist ___ Sakharov | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | ___ and cranny | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Way in or out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | "Much ___ About Nothing" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "___ many cooks spoil the broth." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Pioneer of ambient music Brian ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Possess | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Lindsay Lohan's "Just My ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Second-hand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Large loose hood | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Leg joint | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | 28th President of the United States who issued a proclamation declaring the first national Mother's Day in 1914: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | "Fudge!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Actress Ryder of "Edward Scissorhands" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Desktop feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Plant also known as ladies' fingers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Actor Cage familiarly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Farm female | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Real estate ads abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Television comedy-drama and mystery series "Devious ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Camera attachment for slinging purpose | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Soup ingredient which is a thin strip of dough | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Academy Award | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Bills and coins | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Flowers that have represented Mother's Day since 17a delivered 500 of them at the first celebration in 1908 | Show answer | 10 | |
| #50 | "A Death in the Family" author James ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Go nowhere in particular | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Tiny bit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Give it ___ (try it out): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Tool that smoothens out clothes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Black furnace fodder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | ___-Wan Kenobi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Swiss peak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Jeans brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Arabian ___ (blue expanse) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Facts and figures | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Skilled | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Skirt's edge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Mudbath locale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Fruits that are ready for plucking | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 12, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 12, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WOODROWWILSON at 13 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 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 12, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 12, 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 12, 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.