Daily Themed Crossword May 31, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 31, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
May 31, 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 don't ___ it!" (don't understand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ feeling (instinct) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "How gross!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Part of the feet that can easily be stubbed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Baby powder ingredient | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Cooking measure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "___ up!" (Be quiet!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Chart or dessert type | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | "Suddenly ___" sitcom starring Brooke Shields as the protagonist | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Maple tree output | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Trendy antioxidant berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Addition symbol | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Easily bruised item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Hawaiian tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | School that hosts the "Spring Sing": Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Prince ___ Khan (former husband of Rita Hayworth) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "___ Lagoon" 1980 adventure drama film starring Brooke Shields (birthday today) as the protagonist Emmeline Lestrange: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #18 | "Pretty ___" 1978 historical drama film starring Brooke Shields as the protagonist Violet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "Better Call ___" ("Breaking Bad" prequel) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Play unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Challenging word? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "___ Winters" 2017 drama film starring Brooke Shields as Sandy Winters | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | "___ & Sound" official soundtrack of "The Hunger Games" performed by Taylor Swift | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Jab with a knife | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Star Trek counselor Deanna ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Actress Adams and Poehler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Settles the bill | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Vessel used for frying | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Ground force usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | More than a few | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Month after February for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Drop off like snake's skin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Film star's workplace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ Grey tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Compose an email say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Actress Claire ___ of "The Crown" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Al ___ former Vice President of the USA | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "Let's Get It On" singer Marvin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | One can make this while the sun shines according to an idiom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Cubes from a freezer to a German | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Switch positions | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Medicine morsel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Criminal in police slang | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | "The Midnight Meat ___" 2008 horror film starring Brooke Shields as a gallery owner | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Make an attempt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Run in neutral | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | "Decision pending" abbreviation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | "___ Was a Little Girl" autobiography written by Brooke Shields about her relationship with her mother | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Group in a coop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "___ Brute?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "___ in a blue moon" (rarely) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Automotive essential | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | More than a role model | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Alpha ___ gamma | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Wrap up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "___ Love" 1981 romantic drama film starring Brooke Shields as the protagonist Jade Butterfield | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | American ___ (state tree of Massachusetts) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ Paulo Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ Barrett of Pink Floyd | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Prefix meaning "against" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Sergeant or corporal for one: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | ___ down the law (be firm) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Giant heater in the sky? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "The Shape of Water" director Guillermo ___ Toro | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Make changes to your car for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 31, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 31, 2020, a Sunday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THEBLUE at 7 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 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 31, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 31, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 31, 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 7 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 31, 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 31, 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.