Daily Themed Crossword May 18, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 18, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
May 18, 2025 — 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 | Gloomy mood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Donkey's alias | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Slim ___ (snack stick) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ... And they lived happily ___ after | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ feeling (instinct) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Much ___ About Nothing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Funny shareable internet image | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ of a kind | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Animal housing facility in a city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Hot spot? (in a kitchen) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Mercedes-___ (automotive giant) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ vs. nurture | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Santa's busiest month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Body ___ (strong sweat smell say) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Hot spot? (in an office): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Country that celebrates the Fourth of July: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Writer Rand of Atlas Shrugged | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Opposite of longitude for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Hot spot? (below Earth) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Movie connoisseur's favorites | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Letter after ell say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Actor McKellen from the X-Men franchise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Hot spot? (in NYC): 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #24 | Coffee alternative to some | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Opera solo song | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Get off ___-free (escape without consequences) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ 'em! (attack command to a dog) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Tax-free retirement fund: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Class about consumption for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Singer Yoko | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___-tac-toe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Shoes off group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | College term for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ Maria (hymn) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Software's free trial version for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Long long ___ ... (fairytale starter) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Hot spot? (on the skin) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Take the wheel | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Louis Armstrong's genre | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | What will ___ now?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Cow's call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Church minister for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Singer Brian ___ of Spider and I | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Nothing in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ Girl (Zooey Deschanel starring series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Children's plaything | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Obviously! informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Opposite direction from WNW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Low-___ (diet choice) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Be sick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Close relatives for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ no problem! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Hawaiian garland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Website help section: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Occupied as a restroom: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Contact fighting sport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ badge (Boy Scout reward) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Scientist ___ Newton who discovered the laws of gravity | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Shelled Mexican dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Apple assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Adult's piggy bank for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Aussie jumpers slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Hot spot? (in Italia) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Chinese food's General | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Letters Frankenstein and Einstein have in common | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 18, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 18, 2025, a Sunday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TIMESSQUARE at 11 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 18, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 18, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 18, 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 18, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 18, 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.