Daily Themed Crossword May 18, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 18, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
May 18, 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 | "It'll cost us an ___ and a leg for this." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Response to a question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ Today (magazine for teachers) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "Toy Story" villain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Headed the pack | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | "___ It Go" 2013 song from Disney's "Frozen" by the American singer Idina Menzel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Dr. ___ Hahn of "Grey's Anatomy" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Gained control or domesticated | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Have the audacity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | One of the seven in a week | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Muhammad of the ring | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Informal affirmative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | King or Queen's tenure | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Dyed hair color often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "Some Things ___ Change" 2019 song from "Frozen II" sung by Idina Menzel and others | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | What "E" stands for in "BCE" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Brewpub pour | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Spanish "mother" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Not brightly lit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Fabric flaw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Actress Gardner from the 1954 film "The Barefoot Contessa" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | "___ I care": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Give up as land | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Rapper Snoop ___ of "Young Wild & Free" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "Christmas: A Season of ___" 2019 album by Idina Menzel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Caustic solutions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | "What we have is ___ or die situation": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Opposite of ENE: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Sci-fi's "Doctor ____" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "Say that again?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Caged body part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Like a rotten apple | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Not bad | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Trickle like blood | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | End of a countdown | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Bear's lair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Explorer and Pathfinder e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Unforeseen problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | "___ or drab" (style survey question) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Word after "speed" or "baby" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | "___ Girl" (2014 Ben Affleck movie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | "___ We're Together" 2017 song from "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" which is sung by Idina Menzel and others | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Pester for payment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Sister's daughter to you | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Meditative discipline in Buddhism | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Busy ___ bee: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | "Perfect ___" 2016 song from the eponymously titled album by Idina Menzel | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "Step ___!" (out of my way) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | "As Long As You Are ___" song from the hit musical "Wicked" by Idina Menzel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "The Lion King" lioness | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Fabled race loser | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Elevations for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Split-___ soup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Unit of resistance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "We were ___ break!" (phrase from "Friends"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "The Matrix" hero | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Salad dressing ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | What "L" stands for in "LSAT" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | In the neighborhood say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Hockey legend Bobby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Cunning like a fox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | London ___ (ferris wheel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "Death Becomes ___" (Meryl Streep movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Nutritional figure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Ahead of time | Show answer | 5 | |
| #66 | "The Simpsons" bartender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Archery bow wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Corned beef on ___ | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 18, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 18, 2020, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ERICA 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, 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 18, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 18, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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.
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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.