Daily Themed Crossword May 30, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 30, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
May 30, 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 | Automatic tournament advance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "Fresh Off the ___" (ABC sitcom) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Healthy food grain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Chicken ___ king: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Big name in electric cars | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Daniel ___ actor best known for "Get Out" who was born in London England | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Fuzzy fruit or a bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Flirts with an eye | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Opening remarks for short | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Computer image file acronym | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | John Ellis Bush familiarly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | W.B. Yeats' country poetically | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Yogi or Boo Boo for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | New Haven Ivy League school | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | From the same mold | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Dessert with a crust | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Incoming flight figures: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | It begins on Ash Wednesday | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Memorable period in history | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Baton Rouge school attended by Shaquille O'Neal: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Rice Krispies sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Diane ___ actress best known for "National Treasure" who was born in Algermissen Germany | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Government meat-grading organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | 1000 grams for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ Reeves actor best known for "The Matrix" film series who was born in Beirut Lebanon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Supply-and-demand subject for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Request for help at sea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Sleeping suits for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Photo for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Yes captain!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Fall Out Boy genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Gloom and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Oil price-setting organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Olympic gold-winning gymnast ___ Korbut | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | PC memory unit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "Maid in Manhattan" actress affectionately | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Actress ___ Dawber of "Mork & Mindy" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "Hello ___" (iconic cellphone tagline) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Canada's favorite tree? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Request for a DJ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | "Cat ___ your tongue?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Expression of surprise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Charlie ___ actor best known for "Sons of Anarchy" who was born in Newcastle upon Tyne England | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Humpty Dumpty for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Nocturnal flier that gives a hoot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Request to a genie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "See you ___ alligator!" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | City on the Mohawk River | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | ___ Elba actor best known for "The Wire" who was born in Hackney England | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Skunk ___ Le Pew of cartoons | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ de Rossi actress best known for "Arrested Development" who was born in Horsham Australia | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | "All right" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Philosopher ___ Descartes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Silent "yes" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ out (scrape by) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Former American tennis player ___ Smith | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | "You ___ My Sunshine" (Johnny Cash song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Whitewater transport | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Shade of blonde | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Cause of chills and fever | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Sunbather's souvenir | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Uncomplimentary review | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Wife of Zeus | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ Fisher actress best known for "The Great Gatsby" who was born in Muscat Oman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Hand-___ coordination | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Dream state acronym | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Deliberately avoid | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 30, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 30, 2021, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KALUUYA at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are 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 30, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 30, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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.