Daily Themed Crossword May 24, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 24, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 24, 2018 — All 61 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cook in hot oil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Film that's a commercial disaster | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Lavatory in London | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Prehistoric | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Pink fuzzy fruit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Opposite of less | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ and cheese (pasta dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "It's the dawn of ___ day!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Set of items at a store (Burger fries and a drink e.g.) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Conversation | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | ___ Leppard (rock band) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "Hulk" actor ___ Bana | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Crumbly Greek cheese | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Part in a play | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "John Lennon/Plastic ___ Band" ('70 album) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Dublin's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Luke Skywalker's mentor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "Everybody Hurts" band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Take a chair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | The furry Wookie companion of Han Solo played by Joonas Suotamo in "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (releases tomorrow) | Show answer | 9 | |
| #21 | Old record player: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "Dancing Queen" band from Sweden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Brings legal action against | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Japanese dish often served with wasabi | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Art museum in Ann Arbor Michigan: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Superhero portrayed by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield: Hyph. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | "... and that price is negotiable" in classifieds | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Baseball arbiter for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "Fidelity Bravery Integrity" org.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | What a baseball player swings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | What makes up glaciers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Lose almost all money or the slang for a cops's arrest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Slalom footwear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Actress Harper of "Tender Mercies" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Actress from "Game of Thrones" who plays Qi'Ra a human who grew up with Han Solo in "Solo: A Star Wars Story": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #36 | "King ___" (Shakespeare tragedy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | "The ___ Movie" (2014 animated film named for a toy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "Smooth Operator" singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Buttonless shirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Bro's female counterpart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Enjoy an entree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ bear (stuffed toy) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Educated ___ (say something based on experience) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Change from many to one? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Fifty percent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Actor Woody of "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri" who plays Solo's mentor Tobias Beckett in "Solo: A Star Wars Story" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #47 | "The Times They ___-Changin' " (Bob Dylan): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Princess in the "Star Wars" movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Go like a stone in water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Limb with an elbow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | "Ad majorem ___ gloriam" ("For the greater glory of God") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | "Maiden" metal? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Beverage made from molasses | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___-Wan Kenobi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "Unforgettable" Cole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "Back to the Future" actress Thompson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Annoying noise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Band's big brass | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Admirer of a celebrity | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Himalayan animal with shaggy hair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Behave like uranium? | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 24, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 24, 2018, a Thursday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is EMILIACLARKE at 12 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 3 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 24, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 24, 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 61 clues with answers from 3 to 12 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 61 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 24, 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.