Daily Themed Crossword May 27, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 27, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
May 27, 2024 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sank one's teeth into | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Sunscreen lotion rating: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Sharp-tongued humor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Environmentalist's prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ was saying...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Suffix with self or fool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Common cat food flavor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | The Washington Post competitor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Out ___ Mind 1997 Duran Duran single that you can use to mean I'm crazy!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Slipped ___ (back injury) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Fist of Fury star Bruce | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Buddhist meditative principle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Part of 22d with four fingers and a thumb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Short Instagram uploads | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Spherical space object | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Newborn baby-weighing units: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Not in existence | Show answer | 6 | |
| #18 | 1983 single by Michael Sembello for the film Flashdance that has a synonym for crazy in its title | Show answer | 6 | |
| #19 | Earthy prefix with graphy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Tiny louse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Prefix with science or potent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Bambi's kin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Unforeseen roadblock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | ___ World 1982 single by Tears for Fears that has a synonym for crazy in its title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ mic night | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ...and the ___ is history! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ Fringe 1981 single by Red Rider that has a synonym for crazy in its title | Show answer | 7 | |
| #28 | ___ chi (Chinese martial art) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Sergeant's superiors for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | House of the Dragon network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Touchdown prediction?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | He/ ___ (trial room label) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Unbelievable! in an internet chatroom: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Roulette action | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Critical hospital section: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Freight weight unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ serif (font style) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ Killer 1977 single by Talking Heads that has a synonym for crazy in its title | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | ___ for consumption (food packet instruction) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Like Hera to Zeus e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Woe ___!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Know ___ enemy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Singer with albums 25 and 30 but not 22 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Out-of-date say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ in the Brain 1993 single by Cypress Hill that has a synonym for crazy in its title | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | One minus one result | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Elbow's limb | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Los Angeles Clippers organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Floor furnishing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Chemistry suffix with benz | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Llama's capital? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Big ___ theory (science topic) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___-fi (Avatar: The Way of Water genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Pinocchio's downfall | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Italian grandma | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | 2016 animated film with small colorful creatures and the hit song Can't Stop the Feeling | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Banned pesticide: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sixth ___ (intuition) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Mutton or beef e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Kangchenjunga's continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | We Don't Talk Anymore singer Charlie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Map line for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | However in texting lingo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Big Blue company letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Wheel tooth | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 27, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 27, 2024, a Monday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LUNATIC at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 9 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 clues carry 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 27, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 27, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 27, 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 65 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 27, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 27, 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.