Daily Themed Crossword May 28, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 28, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
May 28, 2021 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ice cream magnate Joseph ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "Iliad" for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Edgar Allan ___ 19th-century horror author | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Long-term savings option: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Price-fixing groups like OPEC | Show answer | 7 | |
| #6 | J.R.R ___ English author of "The Lord of the Rings" who studied at Exeter College Oxford | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Just a little bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Boxer known as "The Greatest" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Officially prohibit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | ___ Johnson Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who studied at Balliol College Oxford | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Nocturnal flying mammal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Poker buy-in | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Santa's load | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Nickelodeon's "explorer" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Spanish "Bravo!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Avant-garde Yoko ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Once around the sun | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | The Statue of ___ (New York City sculpture) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | "Before" of yore | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Kesha's "___ Tok" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ at ease (anxious or worried) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Astrological ram | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Pharmaceutical giant ___ Lilly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Hi-___ (having fine detail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Like a wallflower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Percy Bysshe ___ English Romantic poet of "Ozymandias" who attended University College Oxford | Show answer | 7 | |
| #27 | Color gradation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Easily-bruised sense of self | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Since January 1 on pay stubs: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Salon sweepings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | "The Sopranos" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Difficult situation (rhymes with "find") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Pigs out on briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Partner of kisses | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Ultimate degree in maths | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Stephen ___ English theoretical physicist and cosmologist who studied physics at University College Oxford | Show answer | 7 | |
| #37 | W. Seymour ___ school principal in "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | "When all is ___ and done..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | U.S. Navy petty officer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Richard ___ British evolutionary biologist who studied zoology at the Balliol College Oxford | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Itty-bitty | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Computer key linked with Alt and Del | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Movie special effects letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "Make a little ___ long way...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Word with "peace" or "sanctum" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Singer ___ Al Yankovic | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Wet spongy areas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Richard ___ seven-time Academy Award-nominated actor who attended Exeter College Oxford for a brief program | Show answer | 6 | |
| #49 | "Once ___ a time..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Genuine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Barbie's guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Modus ___ (habits of working) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #53 | Dot-covered cube | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "What's in a ___?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "He was ___ loss for words": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Sixth-day creation in the Bible | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Large antlered mammal also called a wapiti | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Soccer game highlight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | German "a" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | List extender: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | NBC sketch show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Coffee order for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Major or Captain for one | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 28, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 28, 2021, a Friday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is OPERANDI at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 28, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 28, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 28, 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 63 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 28, 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 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 28, 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.
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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.