Tuesday · May 4, 2021 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword May 4, 2021 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the May 4, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
3Abbreviations
Answers

May 4, 2021 — All 68 Clues

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

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#1 Yolk holder Show answer 3
#2 Slice of history Show answer 3
#3 Unlike unicorns Show answer 4
#4 "... and to ___ good night!": 2 wds. Show answer 4
#5 Singer ___ Max of "Kings & Queens" Show answer 3
#6 Michigan's ___ Arbor Show answer 3
#7 Zilch as a score Show answer 3
#8 Cereal box figure for short: 2 wds. Show answer 5
#9 Brief quarrel Show answer 4
#10 Sink below the horizon Show answer 3
#11 "To ___ his own" Show answer 4
#12 "South Park" co-creator Parker Show answer 4
#13 Bottled shower soaps Show answer 4
#14 Beauty pageant accessory Show answer 4
#15 "V" in POV Show answer 4
#16 Courted Show answer 5
#17 On a ___ with Show answer 3
#18 Fancy black-tie affair Show answer 4
#19 Voice above tenor Show answer 4
#20 Score an "A+" on Show answer 3
#21 "The ___ Supper" Show answer 4
#22 Beer keg spout Show answer 3
#23 James ___ former NBA player from the Showtime era Show answer 6
#24 Grade school basics informally Show answer 3
#25 Pet rodent Show answer 7
#26 Comedian Brooks or actor Gibson Show answer 3
#27 Byron ___ former NBA player from the Showtime era Show answer 5
#28 "Gemini Man" director Lee Show answer 3
#29 Leave slack-jawed Show answer 3
#30 Chris Pine's "This Means ___!" Show answer 3
#31 Needle's hole Show answer 3
#32 Chest muscle for short Show answer 3
#33 Word with "queen" or "courtroom" Show answer 5
#34 Arson investigating agency: Abbr. Show answer 3
#35 French for "sea" Show answer 3
#36 TV's ___ Sherman-Palladino Show answer 3
#37 Negative vote Show answer 3
#38 Below the belt kind of blow Show answer 3
#39 Bit the gold? Show answer 3
#40 Pro ___ (for the time being) Show answer 3
#41 A. C. ___ former NBA player from the Showtime era Show answer 5
#42 The "E" in NYE Show answer 3
#43 Nephew's sibling Show answer 5
#44 Playdate participant Show answer 3
#45 ___ o' shanter (Scottish cap) Show answer 3
#46 Prepare onion rings say Show answer 3
#47 Hanoi's country Show answer 7
#48 Inbox letter Show answer 5
#49 ___ Johnson former NBA player from the Showtime era Show answer 5
#50 Actress Winslet or Beckinsale Show answer 4
#51 ___ Abdul-Jabbar former NBA player from the Showtime era Show answer 6
#52 ___ Makkonen Tesfaye (the Weeknd) Show answer 4
#53 Colonel or captain Show answer 4
#54 Einstein's "m" Show answer 4
#55 ___ loser (bad sport) Show answer 4
#56 Glide in the sky Show answer 4
#57 Lawyers' organization: Abbr. Show answer 3
#58 ATM supply Show answer 4
#59 ___ Lanka Show answer 3
#60 Giggle syllable Show answer 3
#61 ___ samaritan Show answer 4
#62 Kind of forensic evidence: Abbr. Show answer 3
#63 Perfect as a score Show answer 3
#64 Ireland to the natives Show answer 4
#65 Tehran's country Show answer 4
#66 Canada's ___ Island National Park Show answer 3
#67 What a polygraph can detect Show answer 3
#68 Actor Michael of "Superbad" Show answer 4
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About this puzzle

How the May 4, 2021 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 4, 2021, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HAMSTER 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 4, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

May 4, 2021 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for May 4, 2021?
The May 4, 2021 grid has 68 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 68 clues. The longest answer is HAMSTER at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 3 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for May 4, 2021 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including May 3, 2021 and May 5, 2021.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the May 4, 2021 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 68 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.

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 4, 2021 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 4, 2021 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
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

68clues on this board
7longest 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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