Daily Themed Crossword May 15, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 15, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
May 15, 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 | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" singer James | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | White-shelled poultry product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Aim or objective | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | No longer around | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Japanese dish with seafood and rice | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Deed that is considered morally wrong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "All that glitters ___ gold": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | ___ deGrasse Tyson American astrophysicist and science communicator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Cartoon character Bugs ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Grizzly or polar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Old-fashioned expression of surprise or anger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | High mountain in Switzerland e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Crop variety that sounds like "wry" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "He is ___ quick to judge others." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ case (situation where a product could come in handy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "The ___ Truth" Katherine Heigl starrer romcom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Yellowish-brown color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Prune a shrub with quick strokes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Position or location | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Scruff of the neck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Alter ego of the titular DC comics character from the TV series "Swamp Thing": 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | Moldable material for children to play with | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Colony-dwelling insects | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "The sunlight ___ up the room." (brightened) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "Is the movie ___ good?" (worth watching?) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Sleepover attire perhaps for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Defendant's statement in court | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Hawaiian flower necklace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Make a hash of something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Dog bark sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | One section of a play | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "The Incredible Hulk" actor ___ Ferrigno | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | City famous for its casinos ___ Vegas | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Georgia's capital: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "The ___ Erwin Show" American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1950 to 1955 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Actress who plays Madame Xanadu a blind fortune teller in the show in 18a: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Impose a tax say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "Proto" suffix to mean the colourless liquid within a cell that contains the nucleus | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Burn till black | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Madam's counterpart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Christmas comedy film starring Will Ferrell | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Netflix and HBO's competitor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | What an active volcano is expected to do at some point | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Actress Green from "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Spanish professional tennis player Rafael | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | League graced by greats like Michael Jordan and Shaq: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Mix two or more ingredients in the kitchen | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Talk someone into something | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Actress who plays Abby Arcane a CDC doctor in the show mentioned in 18a | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | Popular Mexican dish with a folded tortilla | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | British nobleman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Pennsylvania county with the Presque Isle State Park | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Sum of money owed to someone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "The Last Ship" TV network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Holier-than-___ (attitude of moral superiority) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | ___-haw (sound made when a donkey brays) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___-to-measure (designed specifically to fit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | "What ___ we going to do?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Type of tide | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Baked beans container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | ___ eye steak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Contents of a piece of writing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Not young anymore | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Baha Men song "Who ___ the Dogs Out?" | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 15, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 15, 2019, a Wednesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is JERYLPRESCOTT 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 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 15, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 15, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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.