Daily Themed Crossword May 18, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 18, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
May 18, 2019 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bruce Willis starrer action film franchise "Die ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "Elvis ___ left the building." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "Rose Colored Glass" singer Johnson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Half of a circle for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Sixth sense: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | On the ___ (receding) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "A teacher should ___ role model for her students.": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | With hardly any hair on the head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Scribble something down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Amazon founder Bezos | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Julia Roberts starrer biographical film "___ Brockovich" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Worshippers of a celebrity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ market (open-air market for secondhand goods) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Bruno Mars song "Just The Way You ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "Sail the seven ___..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | In a tight ___ (in a difficult situation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Involving the mouth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Science fiction monster film "Pacific ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Senator ___ character from "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" which celebrates its 20th anniversary this month | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | Former tennis world No.1 ___ Ivanovic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Raised platform to deliver a speech maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | ___-in-command (next person in charge) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson starrer romantic comedy "___ Jon" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Intelligence agency under the Department of Defense: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ of the line (final point) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "Neither this ___ that" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Grown-up puppy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Tiny amount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Period of ten years | Show answer | 6 | |
| #30 | Casual dining restaurant chain ___ Fridays | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Extremely wealthy and influential businessperson | Show answer | 6 | |
| #32 | Tokyo's currency | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Homer Simpson's neighbor Flanders | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Mama sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | What tails and tongues do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Suffix with Japan to mean its native | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Director of the film mentioned in 16a: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #38 | English boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "The House That Jack Built" actress Thurman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | 19th century bed and breakfast say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "Collateral ___" Arnold Schwarzenegger starrer action thriller film | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | On the ___ (right on time) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Deep fryer's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Engage in conversation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Palindromic name for a father | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Half open as a door | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | A giant ___ (What King Kong from the movies is) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Lacking in color | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Somehow made ends meet with "out" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "The Vampire Diaries" star Somerhalder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | "That's a strict ___." (forbidden): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Where the sun rises | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Survival drama film starring Tom Hanks "Cast ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Quench a desire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Mouse catcher | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Actor who played Anakin Skywalker in the film mentioned in 16a: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #57 | Prefix related to the environment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Prefix with "man" to mean a naval petty officer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Tiger's resting place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "All's fair in love and ___." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Baldwin of "30 Rock" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | What you bend to kneel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "One ___ time..." (one after another): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Repeat all over again | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Suffix with "mar" to mean a reddish color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Fashionable "yes" | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 18, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 18, 2019, a Saturday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GEORGELUCAS at 11 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 18, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 18, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 18, 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 18, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 18, 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.