Monday · May 11, 2020 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword May 11, 2020 Answers

All 70 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the May 11, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.

70Clues
5Longest
3Shortest
2Abbreviations
Answers

May 11, 2020 — All 70 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Do some basic math Show answer 3
#2 Everyone without exception Show answer 3
#3 Aromatic Hawaiian garland Show answer 3
#4 Jar toppers Show answer 4
#5 Scorecard blemish Show answer 5
#6 Front's opposite Show answer 4
#7 Be of the same opinion say Show answer 5
#8 Paper holder Show answer 4
#9 Barbie's guy Show answer 3
#10 2015 song by Adele that won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year Show answer 5
#11 "Take Me ___" 1979 song by the American singer Cher from her fifteenth studio album of the same name Show answer 4
#12 "Ars Amatoria" poet Show answer 4
#13 Disorderly display Show answer 4
#14 The "E" in BCE Show answer 3
#15 Opus ___ ("The Da Vinci Code" sect) Show answer 3
#16 Look at creepily Show answer 4
#17 Happily-after connector? Show answer 4
#18 "What ___ I tell you?" Show answer 3
#19 Silly or a broad smile Show answer 4
#20 Leonardo da Vinci's Mona ___ Show answer 4
#21 "We All ___ Alone" 1988 song by Cher which was released in her self-titled eighteenth album Show answer 5
#22 "Who ___ The Dogs Out" (song by Baha Men) Show answer 3
#23 Glorifying poems Show answer 4
#24 Auto pioneer Ransom E. ___ Show answer 4
#25 Hurricane's center Show answer 3
#26 Army-forming insect Show answer 3
#27 Unnecessary commotion Show answer 3
#28 "___ Not Me" (2010 song by Enrique Iglesias) Show answer 3
#29 "All I Really ___ to Do" 1965 studio album by Cher which was produced by Sonny Bono Show answer 4
#30 Bart's grampa Show answer 3
#31 "Do ___ Disturb" Show answer 3
#32 Celestial sphere Show answer 3
#33 Bill in a tip jar Show answer 3
#34 Stable staple Show answer 3
#35 "___ There Delilah" (song by Plain White T's) Show answer 3
#36 Massachusetts state tree Show answer 3
#37 Kyoto currency Show answer 3
#38 "Big Little Lies" airer: Abbr. Show answer 3
#39 Strong criticism Show answer 4
#40 Safety structure for troops Show answer 5
#41 Alley ___ (basketball play) Show answer 3
#42 Pint at a pub Show answer 3
#43 "Are we there ___?" Show answer 3
#44 High tennis shot Show answer 3
#45 NFL ball carriers: Abbr. Show answer 3
#46 Song from the choir Show answer 4
#47 "___ of Thought" 1974 single by Cher from the same album as 40a Show answer 5
#48 Water faucet Show answer 3
#49 "Captain Blood" star Flynn Show answer 5
#50 Recede like the tide Show answer 3
#51 Herb for pesto sauce Show answer 5
#52 Slightly soggy Show answer 4
#53 "___ Lady" 1974 song by Cher from her eleventh studio album of the same name Show answer 4
#54 "The Devil Wears Prada" actress Hathaway Show answer 4
#55 The Golden State familiarly Show answer 4
#56 Attend a wedding without an invitation e.g. Show answer 5
#57 ___-Breed 1973 song by Cher which entered the Billboard Hot 100 on August 4 1973 Show answer 4
#58 Lav in the U.K. Show answer 3
#59 "Summertime Sadness" singer Del Rey Show answer 4
#60 Startled cry Show answer 3
#61 Commonly pierced organs Show answer 4
#62 Leave dumbstruck Show answer 3
#63 Romantically pursue Show answer 3
#64 Inflated sense of self Show answer 3
#65 "Present" or "potent" lead in Show answer 4
#66 "The Time Machine" race Show answer 4
#67 Piece of campfire fuel Show answer 3
#68 Ready for business Show answer 4
#69 "Dressed to ___" 2009 song by Preston which was covered by Cher in 2013 Show answer 4
#70 ___ Fighters of "Learn to Fly" Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the May 11, 2020 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 11, 2020, a Monday. It contains 70 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BOGEY at 5 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. 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 11, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

May 11, 2020 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for May 11, 2020?
The May 11, 2020 grid has 70 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 70 clues. The longest answer is BOGEY at 5 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 2 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for May 11, 2020 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including May 10, 2020 and May 12, 2020.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the May 11, 2020 Crossword

01

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 70 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.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for May 11, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 70 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 11, 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

70clues on this board
5longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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