Daily Themed Crossword May 4, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 4, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
May 4, 2021 — 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 | 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 |
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.
May 4, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 4, 2021 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 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 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.
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, 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.