Daily Themed Crossword May 23, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 23, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
May 23, 2020 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "I" in IHOP: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "Eight" in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "Montana Sky" author Roberts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | NBC's long-running weekend skit show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Spent some time in the pool say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___-Mart Stores (former name of the retail chain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | King Kong for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Mrs. Simpson | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "___ It" song from 14a that won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1984 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Tea leaves holder sometimes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Smoothie berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Capricorn animal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Sergeant or corporal for one: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Valley California's wine destination | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Environmentalist's prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Album by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones that won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1984 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #18 | Traveler's guest house | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Widely used battery size | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Bank borrowing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "Do you ___?" (understand): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | PC panic button | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Sister's daughters | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Roman numeral three | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ Murphy comedian who won the Grammy for Best Comedy Recording in 1984 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Basic anatomy units | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Tolkien monster | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "Call of Duty: Black ___" (first-person shooter game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Pen ___ (long-distance friend) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Beatles bassist lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Chemical suffix with "ox" or "brom" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "The Best is Yet to ___" album by Ella Fitzgerald that won her the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance in 1984 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Grain in granola | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Actress Farrow of "Hannah and Her Sisters" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Campus URL suffix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Cheese-loving rodent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Just sitting around | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Shape of a right-angled pipe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Help in times of a calamity say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Culture ___ English pop group that won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1984 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Dietitian's fitness ratio: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Under the weather | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Greek "T" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Swiss breakfast mix | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Unhappy or disappointed | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___ Saud (former Saudi king) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | "Every Breath You ___" song performed by the Police that won the Grammy for Song of the Year in 1984 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Garden bulb from the Netherlands | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Sport vehicles for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Toy block brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Mexico's ___ California peninsula | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "Water" in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "Billie ___" song by from 14a that won the Grammy for Best R&B Song in 1984 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Zone or region | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Munched lunch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "___ in My House" song written by Mike Reid that won the Grammy for Best Country Song in 1984 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #57 | "___ la la" (song syllables) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Actor Perlman from the "Hellboy" series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Pop a question | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Barrel for beer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Aphrodite's son | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Seven-member Mideast federation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Paul Anka's "___ Beso" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Gasoline holder in a car | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Santa ___ California | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 23, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 23, 2020, a Saturday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THRILLER at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 23, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 23, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 23, 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 65 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 23, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 23, 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.