Daily Themed Crossword May 15, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 15, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
May 15, 2021 — 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 | "Shadow ___ Doubt" 1943 Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | For ___ times' sake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Young Scottish boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ sum (Cantonese chow) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | At the summit of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Sound booster at a pool party for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Luigi's Nintendo brother | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Veranda | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Art ___ (retro design style) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Morning condensation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Receive a paycheck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Amusingly twisted | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Be unsuccessful | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Daffy Duck's speech problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Chinese principle founded by Lao Tzu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Noise-detecting organ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ one (movie ticket phrase) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | ___ Shakur "Keep Ya Head Up" rapper | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Pilot from Joseph Heller's "Catch-22" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | React to an onion? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | 1941 Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine as a married couple | Show answer | 9 | |
| #22 | Harmonize audio and video for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Little pranksters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Achilles' weak spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___ hour (beer o'clock to some) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | "Dancing Queen" band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Unit of electrical resistance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Dr. ___ Eminem's mentor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Cotillion presentee for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Common crossword or picnic pest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Wee bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Ask for divine guidance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | 1948 Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring John Dall and Farley Granger as dinner party hosts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Dry as a bone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "Are we there ___?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | 1940 Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine as a married couple | Show answer | 7 | |
| #37 | Disney's "___ and the Detectives" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Like some losers or post-workout muscles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Ancient Middle Eastern civilization (anagram of "male") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Hydroelectricity creator | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ Darya (river to the Aral Sea) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | October e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Racecar's refueling spot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Mike's candy partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Calvin of fashion | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "___ and Ivory" song by Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Spoke like a cow | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "Garfield" barker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "Don't say another word!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | 1945 Alfred Hitchcock film starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck as doctors | Show answer | 10 | |
| #51 | "La Bamba" star Elizabeth ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Like child's play | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ bitten twice shy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | It may be herbal or iced | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Huge stretch of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Princess's crown | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Hyperbola part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Color of a matador's cape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Zoo brayer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Carry-___ (travel bags) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "Monsters ___." (2001 Pixar film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "___ looking at you kid" ("Casablanca" quote) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #63 | ___-per-view | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "Bill ___ Saves the World" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | '90s record store buys: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 15, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 15, 2021, a Saturday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SPELLBOUND at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 15, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 15, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 15, 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 10 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 15, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 15, 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.