Daily Themed Crossword May 16, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 16, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
May 16, 2020 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Like uncooked vegetables | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Farm animal that is also a zodiac sign | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Boxer Laila | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Will Smith starrer "___ in Black" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Letter writing need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Adobe file format: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Makes a sketch | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | ___ Borzage film director who won the first Academy Award for the best director for "7th Heaven" in 1929 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | "Dracula" star Lugosi | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Mattress locale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Cotton gin inventor Whitney | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Family man | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Pint sized drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Make a mistake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "She" in Portuguese | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | 1927 film starring Clara Bow that won the first Academy Award for Best Picture in 1929 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Filling station filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Japanese rice rolls | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Pilot's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Saucepan cover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Arctic diving bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Very eager | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Organization for the Chicago Sky and Seattle Storm: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Cause of poor judgments | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Rank under Lt. Colonel briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Creamy dessert made with whipped egg and cream | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | October birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Caterer's coffee dispensers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Move on a white blanket | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Month before May for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Isn't ___ Bit Like You and Me..." (Beatles' song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "Four scores and seven years ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Esperanza Spalding's hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Cause of goosebumps sometimes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Apartment expense | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | "What are the ___?" (chances) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | "The Last Command" actor Emil ___ who won the first Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #38 | Former Georgia senator Sam | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Swing to and fro | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Papaya or watermelon discard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Baton Rouge School | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | What "O" sounds like in IOU | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | "Frozen" sister | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | "Again ___ again" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Informal expression of denial | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "Never have ___" (party game): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Fractured bone pictures: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Cellphone reminders | Show answer | 6 | |
| #49 | Ernie of Golf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | "Hold on a sec" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ Bros. (big name in movies) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #52 | Estate unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Woodwind piece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Haute couture initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Unreturnable serve in tennis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Kilmer of "Top Gun" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "___ Miserables" 2012 historical period musical film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "Sunrise: ___ of Two Humans" 1927 silent romantic drama that won the first Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1929: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Former Giant Mel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Opposite of "paleo" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Comedy club bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Furious feeling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Potato or needle part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Spill the ___ (reveal information) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Danson of "The Good Place" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Blog feed initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Dress nicely with "up" | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 16, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 16, 2020, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is JANNINGS at 8 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 16, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 16, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 16, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 16, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 16, 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.