Tuesday · May 6, 2025 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword May 6, 2025 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the May 6, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.

68 clues ← May 5 May 7 →
68Clues
5Longest
3Shortest
7Abbreviations
Answers

May 6, 2025 — All 68 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 A Nightmare on ___ Street Show answer 3
#2 End-of-the-year month for short Show answer 3
#3 Take home the trophy say Show answer 3
#4 Screwdriver or hammer e.g. Show answer 4
#5 Zero as a soccer score Show answer 3
#6 7 Rings singer Grande lovingly Show answer 3
#7 Band behind Dancing Queen Show answer 4
#8 ___-turner (interesting book) Show answer 4
#9 Tear like a cloth Show answer 3
#10 One who sells seashells on the seashore Show answer 3
#11 ___ down common phrase meaning easily without question that has its origins in horse racing Show answer 5
#12 Vodka or tequila serving Show answer 4
#13 Give it another ___! (Go again!) Show answer 3
#14 Bathroom faucet Show answer 3
#15 Yes ___ (Jim Carrey movie) Show answer 3
#16 Storyline of a film say Show answer 4
#17 Bigeye tuna Show answer 3
#18 ___ Lilly and Co. (pharmaceutical company) Show answer 3
#19 ___ horse common phrase used to refer to an unexpected winner that has its origins in horse racing Show answer 4
#20 Place with vaults and tellers Show answer 4
#21 Do you have ___ ideas? Show answer 3
#22 Lao-Tzu's philosophy (anagram of oat) Show answer 3
#23 A in a deck of cards Show answer 3
#24 Painter's canvas holder Show answer 5
#25 Across the ___ common phrase meaning affecting everything and everyone in a particular group that has its origins in horse racing BOARD 5
#26 Portable camp gear Show answer 3
#27 From ___ to bottom (thoroughly) Show answer 3
#28 Piglet's cry Show answer 4
#29 Resident ___ (horror film series) Show answer 4
#30 ___ is me! (sorrowful cry) Show answer 3
#31 Train stop for short Show answer 3
#32 Down to the ___ common phrase meaning until the last minute that has its origins in horse racing Show answer 4
#33 Non-prescription medicines: Abbr. Show answer 3
#34 Timid and reserved Show answer 3
#35 Where a hat may hang Show answer 3
#36 Lyft's pickup approximation: Abbr. Show answer 3
#37 Common letters in globe and slob Show answer 3
#38 Flash ___ (spontaneous event) Show answer 3
#39 Double-helix genetic material: Abbr. Show answer 3
#40 Arm count for an octopus Show answer 5
#41 ___ skies (picnic-friendly forecast) Show answer 5
#42 Hospital wing Show answer 4
#43 Colorful eye part Show answer 4
#44 Puppy's playful bite Show answer 3
#45 ___ curler (eye makeup tool) Show answer 4
#46 Flower part found in potpourri Show answer 5
#47 ___ stretch common phrase used to refer to the final part of an activity that has its origins in horse racing Show answer 4
#48 Big Apple law enforcers: Abbr. Show answer 4
#49 ___ the bottle (party game) Show answer 4
#50 Something that might be kept open at a bar Show answer 3
#51 Found it! expression Show answer 3
#52 Friday actress ___ Long Show answer 3
#53 Tardy to the party Show answer 4
#54 ___ hygiene (dentist's concern) Show answer 4
#55 Boxing match ender: Abbr. Show answer 3
#56 Serpent in The Jungle Book Show answer 3
#57 Word used on both sides of and to make a common phrase meaning a close contest that has its origins in horse racing Show answer 4
#58 NBA's ___ Ming Show answer 3
#59 Walk or word lead-in Show answer 5
#60 La Vie en rose singer ___ Piaf Show answer 5
#61 Meat or vegetable gravy dish Show answer 4
#62 Firefighter's footwear Show answer 4
#63 Group of oil-producing nations: Abbr. Show answer 4
#64 Number of Carolina or Dakota states Show answer 3
#65 Yea or ___? Show answer 3
#66 Kind of pass that might get you backstage: Abbr. Show answer 3
#67 Fit of rage Show answer 3
#68 Folding part of a folding table Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the May 6, 2025 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 6, 2025, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HANDS at 5 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

May 6, 2025 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for May 6, 2025?
The May 6, 2025 grid has 68 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 68 clues. The longest answer is HANDS at 5 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 7 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
There is no companion puzzle on file for this date.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including May 5, 2025 and May 7, 2025.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the May 6, 2025 Crossword

01

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.

02

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.

03

Keep the streak going

The 2025 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 6, 2025 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, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

68clues on this board
5longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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