Daily Themed Crossword May 16, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 16, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 16, 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 | Guys | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Cleopatra's love ___ Antony | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Madison ___ NYC (for short) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "Losing My Religion" rock group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "One's company two's a ___ and three's a party." by Andy Warhol | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Flying pesk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Navigation aid on a device: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | One who yearns for someone | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Remains | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Sandwich shop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Salsa or guacamole for e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Clothes presser | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Smallest chess piece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "They lived happily ___ after." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Children's charity behind the "Trick-or-Treat" campaign: Abbr. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Military group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Prohibition ___ (period) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Pixar's computer-animated film "Finding ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Granny | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | High's opposite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Character played by actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster in the hit Netflix television drama mini-series "Godless": 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | Hawaii's ___ Bay | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | 1993's ___ siege | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Aquatic plant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Having low pH like some food | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | ___ and cajole (persuade gently) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Keala Settle's "This ___": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Johannesburg's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "L" in L.A. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Harper ___ who authored "To Kill a Mockingbird" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Airport abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | The Coca-___ Company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Small bills | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Plumbing problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "The Thin Man" dog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | HBO's fantasy drama series in which actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster played Meera's brother Jojen Reed: 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Threshold | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | One's physical condition | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Rub the wrong way | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Chopped down | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Opus ___ (sect in "The Da Vinci Code") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Polish off | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Salon goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | School assignment | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | First lady before Michelle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Sarah Palin's state | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Sports venue | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Cause of an itch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Character played by actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster in the British television serial "Wolf Hall" based on Hilary Mantel novels: 2 wds. | RAFESADLER | 10 | |
| #50 | ___ Point Seattle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Toss as a coin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Herman Melville's "Moby-___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Everything | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Legal action | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Brings to a close | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Neither's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Suffix with "free" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Shade of blue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Jet ___ (water craft) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | St. Louis's Gateway ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Cozy spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ Hop (music genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Yackety-___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Land warfare service branch | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 16, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 16, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GAMEOFTHRONES at 13 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 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 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 16, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 16, 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 16, 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.