Daily Themed Crossword May 9, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 9, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
May 9, 2024 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kellogg's Cracklin' ___ Bran | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Julia Roberts starrer ___ Pray Love | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ Parks American civil rights activist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | How obvious! expression | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___-mo replay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Apple's famous desktop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Genetic material: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Princes to Kings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Stu but not stew? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Guess the movie from the badly explained plot! One rich girl and one poor boy versus an iceberg | Show answer | 7 | |
| #11 | College seniors' test: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Admiral's affirmative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | TV commercials for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | The Lion ___ guess the movie from the badly explained plot! Evil uncle forces carefree kid to have character development by killing his dad | KING | 4 | |
| #15 | Not hold back as tears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | India pale ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | What if ___ not need your help?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Another Green World musician Brian | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Actor ___ Hawke of Boyhood | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Guess the movie from the badly explained plot! Girl with very long blonde hair finds love gets a haircut and goes brunette | TANGLED | 7 | |
| #21 | Official assistant to a diplomat say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Spanish wave | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Realistic graphics in movies: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | College student's statistics: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Guess the movie from the badly explained plot! Love triangle between an 18 year old a vampire and a werewolf | Show answer | 8 | |
| #26 | Combustible black rock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Yale's web address ender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Roadside assistance organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Opposite of vertical for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Allow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Part of an hour for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Sign as a contract | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | First word in a popular Sound of Music song | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Animal known as Wapiti | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Numbers which are not even | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Mom's sister | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Bangkok inhabitant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Topical writing assignment at school | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Home ___ guess the movie from the badly explained plot! Abandoned child torments two thieves with lethal booby traps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Beloved author Morrison | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Lord of the ___ guess the movie from the badly explained plot! Group goes on an epic quest to return jewelry | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Actor Epps of In Too Deep | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Identical | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ of spades | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | What a wound could leave on the skin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Price indicator | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Hair colorant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Hobby store selection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Journalist ___ B. Wells | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Persona ___ grata (unwelcome person) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Liver oil fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Some sushi tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Young Scot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Opposite WSW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Right-angled pipe shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ and tidy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ Driver (1976 Robert De Niro starrer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Soccer broadcast cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Audio counterpart | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Champagne glass | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Thug who can be hired | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Jurassic ___ guess the movie from the badly explained plot! Scientist uses mosquitoes to bring back Triassic animals only to find out they eat humans | PARK | 4 | |
| #63 | Join metal using a blowtorch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Uno for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Flag down as a cab | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Fail terribly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Tai ___ (martial art) | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 9, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 9, 2024, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TWILIGHT 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 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 9, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 9, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 9, 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 67 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 9, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 9, 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.