Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 1, 2025 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated May 1, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid33 across · 33 down
1T
2O
3P
4A
5S
6H
7N
8A
9B
10S
K
I
11B
A
A
12A
D
A
13P
A
L
14M
15R
U
B
16T
O
N
17Y
E
A
18P
A
C
I
19N
O
20T
21I
E
22E
T
A
23P
24A
25L
T
R
O
26W
27P
28O
29N
30D
31E
R
A
32K
N
I
33F
34E
35A
T
A
36G
A
S
37H
38T
I
M
39O
T
H
Y
40E
41L
42K
43R
I
B
44W
45A
46T
S
O
N
47S
T
O
48W
49R
N
A
50V
O
51L
T
52E
I
53R
54E
55A
N
S
56E
C
O
57L
O
G
58P
E
E
59R
K
O
60L
E
G

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASpinning toyTOP
4ABurned wood residueASH
7ACatch quickly, as a criminalNAB
10ASlide downward?SKI
11ASound a sheep makesBAA
12A___-Nicole Sanger from "Grown Ups"ADA
13AHand part that is "read"PALM
15A___ the wrong way (irritate)RUB
16AFreight weight unitTON
17ASynonym and anagram of "aye"YEA
18AAl ___, actor who was offered the role of Han Solo in "Star Wars" before Harrison FordPACINO
20AAccessory that's knotted at one's collarTIE
22ATouchdown estimate: Abbr.ETA
23AGwyneth ___, actress who was offered the role of Rose in "Titanic" before Kate WinsletPALTROW
27AFrog's abodePOND
31A___ of Good Feelings (US historical period)ERA
32ASteak-cutting utensilKNIFE
35AOne step ___ time: 2 wds.ATA
36ADeep cutGASH
38A___ Olyphant, actor who was offered the role of Dominic Toretto in the "Fast & Furious" series instead of Vin DieselTIMOTHY
40ACanada's ___ Island National ParkELK
43AJuicy BBQ serving, perhapsRIB
44AEmma ___, actress who was offered the role of Mia in "La La Land" instead of Emma StoneWATSON
47APut overhead, as luggageSTOW
49AGenetic material: Abbr.RNA
50ALightning bolt unitVOLT
52AIrish for "Ireland"EIRE
55AResponse to a question, for shortANS
56AAuthor of "Foucault's Pendulum" Umberto ___ECO
57ANautical recordLOG
58ACarolina's ___ Dee RiverPEE
59A"Citizen Kane" studio: Abbr.RKO
60AYou might be told to break it, for luckLEG

Down

1DTiny baking measurement, for shortTSP
2D"Everything's going to be ___" (alright)OKAY
3DBig heap of clothes, sayPILE
4DStart of a magician's spellABRA
5DKetchup or Worcestershire, e.g.SAUCE
6DBad ___ (smoking or nail-biting, maybe)HABIT
7DDefense organization headquartered in Brussels: Abbr.NATO
8D"And now, without further ___ ..."ADO
9D___ Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the UNBAN
14D___ Damon, actor who was offered the role of Jake Sully in "Avatar" instead of Sam WorthingtonMATT
18DOffice assistant (anagram of "nope")PEON
19DQuick afternoon snoozeNAP
21DAnnoy greatlyIRK
23DHard throw in baseballPEG
24D"Altar" in the skyARA
25D"Viva ___ Vegas!"LAS
26DQuick-thinking humorWIT
28DCheerios grainOAT
29DTo the ___ degree (utmost)NTH
30DPeriod from dawn to duskDAY
33DGold medalist's placeFIRST
34DRadiate, as lightEMIT
37D"___ All That" (2021 Netflix film)HES
39DClarinet cousinOBOE
41DWhat "-phile" meansLOVER
42DWord repeated before "Who's there?" in a classic jokeKNOCK
44DBubble ___ (packaging material)WRAP
45D___ Hathaway, actress who was offered the role of Tiffany in "Silver Linings Playbook" instead of Jennifer LawrenceANNE
46DShock with a stun gunTASE
48D___ Smith, actor who turned down the role of Neo in "The Matrix" before Keanu ReevesWILL
51DBathroom, in BathLOO
53DSpherical sushi toppingROE
54DWord before "plant" for a purple veggieEGG
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.