Daily Themed Crossword May 8, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 8, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
May 8, 2020 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Unruly crowd | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Subject with fractions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "___ Baba and the Forty Thieves" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Road paving goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Multi-headed monster in Greek mythology | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Head of department for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "___ Without Women" 2014 short story collection by Haruki Murakami that shares its title with Ernest Hemingway's short story collection | MEN | 3 | |
| #8 | Hitch on the fly say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Like some gases and families | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "Hear the Wind ___" 1979 novel by Haruki Murakami that is the first of the "Trilogy of the Rat" series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Female sibling lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Tax deferred investment: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Cloud's locale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "Ageless" cosmetic brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Mop & ___ (floor cleaning brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Rub the wrong way | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "The Wind-Up ____ Chronicle" 1995 novel by Haruki Murakami which received the Yomiuri Literary Award | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Steal from | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Thumbs-down vote | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Cleaning cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Wood splitting tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | "Birthday ___" 2002 short story by Haruki Murakami that is a recounting of a person's twentieth birthday | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Drain stopper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Ctrl+Z function | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Actor Ventimiglia of "This Is Us" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Ankle-length skirt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Twilight poetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Foot with claws | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ Beta Kappa (honor society in the US) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "Silicon Valley" airer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Major stretch of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Old nuclear agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "After ___" 2004 novel by Haruki Murakami which is set in Tokyo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Poker hand fee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "Star Wars" character Kylo ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | First-aid ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Partner of willing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Competitive advantage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | "___ It Snow: Three Holiday Romances" 2008 novel co-authored by John Green | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Chance in a game say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | R.E.M.'s "The ___ Love": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | "Norwegian ___" 1987 novel by Haruki Murakami that has a protagonist named Toru Watanabe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Baby tiger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Minuscule amount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Explosive letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Oxygen or hydrogen e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Behave in an unruly manner: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "Kafka on the ___" 2002 novel by Haruki Murakami which received the World Fantasy Award in 2006 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | "All ___" (courtroom phrase) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "A Wild ____ Chase" 1982 novel by Haruki Murakami which won the Noma Literary Newcomer's prize | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Fastened like a rope | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___-savvy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "To the ___ degree" (utmost) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Famous seashell seller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Take to the slopes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Barbie's beau | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "____ close for comfort" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Lonely number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "To ___ his own" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "___ you serious?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "Inside Politics" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Opposite of cold | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ Haw (donkey's bray) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Big coffee holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Puzzle cube creator Rubik | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Put the kibosh on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ Dee River (Carolina's waterway) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___-up (suppressed emotions) | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 8, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 8, 2020, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HYDRA at 5 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 2 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 8, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 8, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 8, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 5 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 8, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 8, 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.