Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 2, 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 2, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid34 across · 34 down
1E
2V
3A
4B
5A
6D
7T
8I
9S
10O
I
L
11A
W
E
12D
U
N
E
13E
A
T
14N
A
S
15A
16O
R
C
A
17O
18M
A
R
19C
20O
R
N
21I
N
D
22T
B
A
23A
24R
25E
N
A
26J
O
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27B
28A
29R
30K
A
L
E
31F
U
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Y
32R
I
M
33A
M
Y
34M
O
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35M
A
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36G
E
Y
37S
38E
R
39F
40A
41R
M
42P
R
I
43S
44M
45R
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46T
47R
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48T
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49N
50A
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51H
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52Y
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53H
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54U
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55E
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Clues & Answers

Across

1AActress ___ Longoria from "Desperate Housewives"EVA
4AThe Big ___ Wolf, fairy tale villainBAD
7A"___ the season to be jolly ..."TIS
10ALiquid used for deep-fryingOIL
11AFeeling of wondermentAWE
12ASandy hill in a desert (anagram of "unde")DUNE
13AHave some apple pie, sayEAT
14AApollo missions' organization: Abbr.NASA
16ABlack-and-white ocean predatorORCA
17A___ Epps from "Love & Basketball"OMAR
19AGolden veggie on a cob that looks natural but was modified by humans through selective breedingCORN
21AThe Hoosier State, for shortIND
22AUndecided, on a TV schedule: Abbr.TBA
23ABig concert venueARENA
26A___ Pantoliano from "The Sopranos"JOE
27AHappy hour siteBAR
30AGreen leafy veggie that looks natural but was engineered by humans from wild cabbageKALE
31AUncontrollable anger (rhymes with "jury")FURY
32AWine glass edgeRIM
33A"At Home with ___ Sedaris" (comedy TV series)AMY
34AGroup of atoms, for shortMOL
35ASolar System's "Red Planet"MARS
36ANevada's Fly ___, artificial hot spring that looks natural but was created by humans after a well-drilling accidentGEYSER
39ACrop-growing placeFARM
42ALight beam-splitting objectPRISM
45A___ paddy fields, flooded farmlands that look natural but were designed by humans for better yieldsRICE
46AMacbeth witches, e.g.TRIO
48A"Top" listicle number, oftenTEN
50AActress Kendrick or ChlumskyANNA
51AStoryteller ___ Christian AndersenHANS
52A"Woo-hoo!"YAY
53A"Pay no ___ to him" ("Ignore him")HEED
54ASport-___ (off-road vehicle, for short)UTE
55AAcademic URL endingEDU

Down

1DLetters in a "help wanted" ad, perhapsEOE
2DWord in an itinerary meaning "through"VIA
3DVoice above tenorALTO
4DYellow tropical fruit that looks natural but was modified by humans to make it seedless and sweeterBANANA
5DOscar or Tony, e.g.AWARD
6D___ Moines (capital of Iowa)DES
7DGo right or left, sayTURN
8D"Monsters, ___." (2001 Pixar film)INC
9DMermaid's homeSEA
12DCartoon explorer with a talking backpackDORA
15DOne who might win a 5d for their performanceACTOR
18DGold digger's spotMINE
20DGo by the rulesOBEY
23DLetters before an aliasAKA
24DMerino maleRAM
25D"Tarzan" star Ron ___ELY
26DMonth named after Julius CaesarJULY
27DLa Perla productBRA
28DFootball fillerAIR
29D___ Titanic (British ocean liner): Abbr.RMS
31DOne not on your sideFOE
34D"The Wizard of Oz" studio: Abbr.MGM
35DDiagnostic scan lettersMRI
37DIt may tingle when one is frightenedSPINE
38DGreek love deity (anagram of "sore")EROS
39DPenalty for an overdue book, perhapsFINE
40DSalicylic acid targetACNE
41DEnjoy a short story, sayREAD
43DPainful eyelid bumpSTYE
44DLake ___, largest artificial lake in the U.S. that looks natural but was formed by the construction of the Hoover DamMEAD
45DStadium cheerRAH
46DDay before Friday, for shortTHU
47DRodent lured by the Pied PiperRAT
49DLady Gaga's alma mater: Abbr.NYU
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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