Daily Themed Crossword May 4, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 4, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
May 4, 2024 — 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 | Cone-dropping tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Well that ___ unexpected. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Found it! expression | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | A of UAE | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Uneaten morsel (anagram of rot) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Cookie container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Bambi e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Don't worry I'm working ___: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Bar staple briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Type or group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | May the ___ be with you ...Star Wars Day pun like the ones at 37a 44a 4d and 42d | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Quick breakfast sandwich stop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ he's a jolly good fellow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Hive resident | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Racecourse action | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Tiny bug to pick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Actress Gardner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ de Triomphe (landmark in Paris) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Librarian's favorite expression? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Why did Anakin Skywalker cross the road? To get to the ___ side | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Parliamentary figure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Maiden name preceder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Back on a boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Which Star Wars character works at a restaurant? Darth ___ | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | ___ the belt (like some pointed insults) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Better Call Saul network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Rolled-up grass? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Parade interrupter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Chooses with for | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Prefix with athlete to mean a multisport race participant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Metric distance measure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ Centineo of The Perfect Date | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | As of ___ (so far) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Show that begins with Live from New York...: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Put on the line in a way | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Short-lived craze | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | State of outrage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Call Me Maybe singer Carly ___ Jepsen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | What do you call Chewbacca when chocolate is stuck in his hair? Chocolate Chip ___ | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | Prince Valiant's son in the comics (anagram of ran) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Like a muscle that needs a stretch say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Not quite closed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Stop right there! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Eyebrow shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | French cheese | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | It's never ___ late to begin! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Foreign attorney's degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Coffee holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | First word in a letter usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Type of hair day that may involve a hat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Actress Green of Casino Royale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ dance (one with a percussive quality) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Life ___ a bed of roses! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Biblical you | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Mr. Bean actor Atkinson | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Chowder shellfish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Pronoun for that woman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Actor ___ Penn from the Harold & Kumar series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | What did Obi-Wan tell Luke when he had trouble eating Chinese food? Use the ___ Luke | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Creator of Sawyer and Finn Mark ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Clickable computer symbol | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Cause of yawns? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Make a reel before posting say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Pig's digs? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | In need of a doctor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Pea holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Road goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Like one who wouldn't go for a frat party | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 4, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 4, 2024, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FOURTH at 6 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 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 4, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 4, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 4, 2024 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 6 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, 2024 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, 2024 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.