Daily Themed Crossword May 24, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 24, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
May 24, 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 | Foldable bed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Transport for rugged roads: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | M in SMS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ date (deadline) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ polloi (common people) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Vowels following e | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ in the back (betray) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Because I ___ so! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Tofu source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Put up a play say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | * Last but not the ___ ...and an anagram of 21a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Like food that's no longer fresh ...or a hint to solve 19a 33a 44a 15d and 43d | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Weep audibly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Book cover blurb for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Abu Dhabi's nation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Bundle of hay | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Surgery sites in a hospital: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Street that may remind you of Freddy Krueger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | *Fairy ___ (bedtime stories) ...and an anagram of 21a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Actress Bonet of Biker Boyz | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Be short in a way | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Photo frame filler for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Cigarette debris | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Porridge ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | *Chalk's canvas? ...and an anagram of 21a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Iron source in pirate stories perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Cee successor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Go through Crime & Punishment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Email junk folder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Answer one expects while down on one knee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | After ___ that has happened... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Honeymoon singer Del Rey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Op-___ (opinion columns) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Gangnam Style singer whose name sounds like sigh! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Palo ___ California | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Shiny and round audition demo devices?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | In-N-___ Burger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Steeped sip | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Cry of discovery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Works hard | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | YouTube upload | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Title one uses before becoming Mrs. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Chimney residue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Family ___ Seth MacFarlane sitcom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Farmyard bleat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | *Great buy slangily ...and an anagram of 21a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Detective's essential lead to solving mysteries | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Waterloo pop group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Apple's assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Salad preparation step | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Sucre's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Moody music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Austrian peak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Hawaiian garland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | PC abort and cancel button | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Sad drop? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Small battery size | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Framework material for a tree house | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Guitar-holding accessory | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Footwears that make you look tall | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | *Elon Musk's automotive child ...and an anagram of 21a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Beginning of a botanical journey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Reduced amount | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Bottleful at a salon you may use to go blonde | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | American gymnast ___ Raisman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Pen ___ (long distance friend) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Tiny sugar-loving critter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | China's ___ Zedong | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 24, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 24, 2024, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LEAST at 5 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. 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 24, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 24, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 24, 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 5 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 24, 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 24, 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.