Daily Themed Crossword May 20, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 20, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
May 20, 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 | Ctrl-___-Del | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Peter ___ fictional character who didn't grow up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | URL's ending | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Bunny's jump | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Famous nail polish brand (anagram of ipo) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ de Janeiro (former Brazil capital) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Little Baby song by Ashley Ryan that is titled after a popular nursery rhyme | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Family member for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Dog's treat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Honest Presidential nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___-A-Bye Baby nursery rhyme that inspired a hit song by Clean Bandit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Actor Matthew ___ who was once Miss Chanandler Bong | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | ___ Had a Little Lamb song by Paul McCartney and Wings that is titled after a popular nursery rhyme | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Avoid skillfully as a question | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Labor doctors for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | NFL ball carriers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Took part in the Boston Marathon say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Tic-___-toe game where you pick an X or an O | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | What's the ___? (It's pointless!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Anonymous | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | There's a sixth one for seers perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Dwarf in The Hobbit who was Dori and Nori's brother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Unexpected problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Techie talk e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | They in French | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Anger or wrath | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | I'm Just ___ song from Barbie performed by Ryan Gosling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ Bitsy song by Lyn Lapid that is titled after a popular nursery rhyme | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Cariou of Sweeney Todd | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Captain's journal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ Croft: Tomb Raider action film starring Angelina Jolie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Scottish guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Junior Naval officer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Classic toy controlled with a string: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Sigh of relief | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Singer ___ Reed with the song Walk On The Wild Side | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Plays a bad Halloween prank for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Tiny skin opening | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | King Kong e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Zero in soccer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Gator's kin for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Pig's call | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Moammar ___ Szyslak The Simpsons bartender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Opposite of soft | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Young male | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Catch you later! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Some Monopoly properties: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Machu Picchu's home | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ Almighty (film that retells a popular flood) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Military position | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Painful cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Song by the Jackson 5 that is titled after the popular alphabet nursery rhyme | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Step of a ladder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Some four-year degrees: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | What eyes do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Word repeated in a Merle Haggard song with a Lucky Star that is titled after a popular nursery rhyme | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Eggy winter beverage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Gold in Spanish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Weekend Update broadcaster: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Effortlessly | Show answer | 6 | |
| #61 | Performs a song | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Jack and ___ song by Raydio that is titled after a popular nursery rhyme | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | A in LAN | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Tear apart (rhymes with bend) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Billion-year period | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Eastern spiritual philosophy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | My bad! in text for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ Ming NBA Hall of Famer | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 20, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 20, 2024, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is UNKNOWN at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 20, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 20, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 20, 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 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 20, 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 20, 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.