Daily Themed Crossword May 16, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 16, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
May 16, 2025 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | IRS's collection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Meow-er | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | In ___ likelihood ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Spanish cry at a football stadium | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Yale or Dartmouth e.g. for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ there be light! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Perform like Adele or Sabrina Carpenter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Sheep's greeting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Breaking ___ (series with Bryan Cranston) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Mystical glow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ runner Looney Tunes bird who inspired the name for a spider species | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Calendar units for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Crow's call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Frankly ... to a texter: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Give stars on Uber | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Animated fish from the eponymous Pixar movie which inspired the name for a spider species | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Metallic humor with a twist | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Not even | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ Zeppelin (rock band) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | King ___ giant gorilla from many eponymous movies who inspired the name for a finch species | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | On ___ for the course (right on track) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Hot temper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Unbiased hiring letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Curtain hanger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Inspiring talk before a big game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Dog's foot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Dinosaur-like monster from a 1954 movie who inspired the name for a few crustacean species | Show answer | 8 | |
| #28 | You ___ what you sow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Sandwich fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Aesop's The ___ Who Cried Wolf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | The Three Musketeers for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Bambi's dad e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Scarfed down a meal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Group of buffalo or goats usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | How-___ (instructional books) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Beef actress ___ Wong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Warrior princess from the eponymous TV series who inspired the name for an isopod species | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Baby bear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Santa ___ California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Homecoming Queen's head topper | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Actress Jessica of Good Luck Chuck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Show the way | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Inc. in London for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Chewing treat that's usually borrowed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Gilmore (one of the Gilmore girls) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ rule I don't allow it ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | I can make it on my ___! (young adult affirmation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Fragrant closet wood | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | ___ ToK (Kesha hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Response to Dude! say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Fine-tune as a skill | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Preferred bunk to kids | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Peyton Manning's very successful younger brother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Prefix with maid for a mythical sea creature | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ to a Nightingale (John Keats poem) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Doctors Without Borders or World Wildlife Fund e.g.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___-dead gorgeous | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Allergy Pen prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ Vader villain from the Star Wars franchise who inspired the name for a sea bug species | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Actor Idris from the Luther | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Piece of land | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Shapeshifting prefix with wolf | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Some sports cars: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Get ___ (Jordan Peele movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Genetic code of life: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Zig's other half | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Sailor's Affirmative! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | With the next word one piece of an Apple earphone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | With the previous word one piece of an Apple earphone | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 16, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 16, 2025, a Friday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GODZILLA at 8 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, 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 16, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 16, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 16, 2025 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 69 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 16, 2025 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 16, 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, 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.