Daily Themed Crossword May 10, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 10, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
May 10, 2019 — 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 | "And without further ___..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Manager's aide for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "Gone Girl" actress ___ Ward | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | One who can make predictions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Armed forces | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "___ Millionaire" Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning movie | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Beverage with bubbles? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Sgt. Snorkel's pet in "Beetle Bailey" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | First version of a novel say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "For want of ___ the horse was lost...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | One of the genders | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "He went about like a ___ on a mission." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | X or Y line on a graph | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Balance after deductions | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Doe or a stag | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Post office box items: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Tool that rhymes with "wax" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Prefix relating to oil | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | State for NBA's Jazz | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Set on fire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "___ Own" writer Virginia Woolf's extended essay based on her lectures delivered at Cambridge University: 4 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | "___! I wasn't expecting you!": 2 wds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Intergovernmental military alliance: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Scholar's degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Drink enjoyed with scones | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Cash dispenser that needs a pin: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Leather-punching tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "___ Let The Dogs Out?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Pro Football Hall of Famer ___ Dawson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Bunny's jump? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ Beta Kappa (academic honor society) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Sound of a book hitting the floor say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | What an "O" symbolizes in XO | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Miley Cyrus's "Party in the ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "The Shape of Water" director Guillermo ___ Toro | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "To ___" writer Virginia Woolf's novel about the Ramsay family's visits to the Isle of Skye: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | In-___ (relatives by marriage) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Luggage carrier you may have to push at the airport | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Ring of light above an angel's head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Da Vinci's ___ Lisa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | "This American Life" host ___ Glass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Gadot who plays Wonder Woman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Hefty roll of dollar bills | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "Skyfall" singer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Retired English footballer Beckham | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "Bravo" in a bullfight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Furry "Star Wars" species | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Airplane ___ (cell phone setting) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Virginia Woolf's novel about a day in the life of a woman in England post World War I: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | Take a break | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Suffix with "duck" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Asia's ___ Sea ("Sea of Islands") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Ivy League school in Connecticut | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Typewriter key or bill at the bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Tic-tac-___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Like a villainous queen from fairytales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ hygiene (brushing and flossing) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Was in charge of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Paid promotions for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Queue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Wrinkly green vegetable | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Sum of money staked | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Highly anxious and nervous | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Snow vehicle powered by dogs | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 10, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 10, 2019, a Friday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THELIGHTHOUSE 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 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 10, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 10, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 10, 2019 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for May 10, 2019 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.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 10, 2019 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.