Daily Themed Crossword May 5, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 5, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
May 5, 2024 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Used a shovel say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Capture quickly as a thief | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Low-___ (diet choice) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Fairy tale brute | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Took to the skies like a bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Chart topper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Did you know? The Mayans were the first to make hot ___ (winter beverage) in which the heat came from chili peppers not temperature | CHOCOLATE | 9 | |
| #8 | Kind of news that isn't new | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ do you ask? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Related to the nose | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Shoe bottom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Put one's faith in | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | It is mightier than a sword proverbially | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Frozen queen voiced by Idina Menzel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | He came he ___ he conquered | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Poker Face singer Lady | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Comic ___ (font style) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Greek letter for a leader? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Pink Floyd's The Great ___ in the Sky | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Did you know? Mexico holds the world record for the longest steamed ___ (husk-wrapped Mexican dish) ever made coming up to more than 164 ft | TAMALE | 6 | |
| #21 | Flimsy as an excuse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Pastoral baby | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Did you know? Caesar ___ (dish with lettuce and croutons) was invented in Baja California Mexico by Caesar Cardini | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Folded Mexican treat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Sound of the letter after O | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Round caramel candy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Te ___ (Spanish confession of love) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___-Mex (Tejano cuisine) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Length of time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Barrier to obstruct water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | 12-month periods for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Suffix with Japan or Vietnam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | What's up ___? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Gross! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Develops over time like a seed into a plant | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | Giants or Titans' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | DJ ___ Walker of Faded | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Test version of a software | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Did you know? The Great Pyramid of ___ located in Mexico is the world's largest pyramid by volume | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Catch a bug say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Business name ender in the UK for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | E in NATO phonetic alphabet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Toward the setting sun | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Popeye's Olive ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Greek god of war | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Anti-pollution organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Nine-digit ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Professor's helpers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Huevos rancheros ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___ art (salon offering) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Sun preceder on a calendar for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Chicken ___ King: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Typist's speed: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Lavish party | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Luminous circle around the head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Neither solid nor liquid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Like some promises or tanks | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Leave The Door Open singer Bruno | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Secretly run off together | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Did you know? Mexico is the world's largest exporter of ___ (alcoholic brew) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Lamenting sigh | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Ready to be served | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Wee bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Doctor's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Common URL ender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ & Oh's song by Elle King | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 5, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 5, 2024, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHOCOLATE at 9 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 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 5, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 5, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 5, 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 5, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 5, 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.
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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.