Daily Themed Crossword May 1, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 1, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
May 1, 2020 — 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 | Kissing on the street say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Lima's country | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Billion-year stretch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Tin Tin (first name in animal actors) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Jack (British flag) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | North Pole assistant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Heart activity graph: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Dorm for all sexes say: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Spiritual leader | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | "Center" and "glottis" prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | McMuffin ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "Despicable Me" protagonist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Treadmill site for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "How are you ___?" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Heredity units | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Singer ___ Reed of "Walk On The Wild Side" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Get too personal (rhymes with "cry") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "___ Hall" Diane Keaton's romantic comedy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Element with atomic the number 100 which was named after an Italian-American pioneer of nuclear physics | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | Where Neil Armstrong walked | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "I" in Roman numerals | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | "Como ___ usted?" (How are you?) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Performing pair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Television host DeGeneres | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | ___ Rutherford New Zealand born physicist after whom the element with atomic number 104 was named | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Go back to zero on an odometer say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Rapper ___ Shakur of "Dear Mama" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Ladies' finger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Actor ___ Reeves of "Speed" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | American composer Ned ___ of "I am Rose" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | Poker pot starter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Prefix with "present" or "potent" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "Bravo!" to a matador | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | R-V connection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Advertising sign staple | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | LA Galaxy and Atlanta United FC organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Smartphone download for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Electrical socket insert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Gallery display | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | On a ___-to-know basis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Knob holder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Hoppy brew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Remove chalk from a board say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Maiden name preceder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Bump ___ (meet) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Element with atomic number 96 which was named after scientists who were extensively involved in the field of radioactivity | CURIUM | 6 | |
| #47 | ___ Newton English mathematician and astronomer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Uneven? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "___ M For Murder" 1954 mystery movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Fellow informally (rhymes with "rude") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Nitrogen or helium say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Top piece of a two-piece for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Element with atomic number 107 which was named after a Danish physicist who studied the structure of atoms | Show answer | 7 | |
| #54 | Alley-___ (NBA move) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Antonym of "cold" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Feet-wiping surface | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Cavalry sword (anagram of "bears") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Counterpart of sis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Large antlered mammal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Whiskey grain sometimes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Kanga's baby from "Winnie-the-Pooh" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Dental care promoting organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ bird deal (type of discount) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #64 | Well-suited | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | "I don't want to ___ you go." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Pepsi alternative | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 1, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 1, 2020, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FERMIUM at 7 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. 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 1, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 1, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 1, 2020 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 7 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 1, 2020 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 1, 2020 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.