Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 20, 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 20, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid35 across · 33 down
1S
2E
3A
4H
5E
6M
7P
8J
9S
10T
A
N
11A
R
T
12S
O
O
N
13O
C
T
14P
A
N
15O
R
E
O
16P
H
E
17L
P
S
18M
19O
N
E
Y
20E
Y
E
21I
V
Y
22B
23O
24L
T
25R
26A
G
E
27U
28N
29O
30O
H
I
O
31E
U
R
32M
A
T
33A
M
P
34O
35N
C
E
36F
A
S
T
37A
N
I
38L
39A
B
40P
41E
D
A
L
42B
I
43L
44E
45S
46C
L
E
A
N
47N
48E
O
49A
X
E
50T
E
R
M
51A
I
D
52S
A
M
53Y
A
O
54H
O
E
55T
M
I

Clues & Answers

Across

1AVast expanse of waterSEA
4ASewn edge of a clothHEM
7ASlumber party outfits, for shortPJS
10ABeach vacation's shadeTAN
11A___ Garfunkel (singer)ART
12A"Coming ___" (movie trailer words)SOON
13ATrick or treat month, for shortOCT
14AWok-like vesselPAN
15ABlack and white cookieOREO
16AMichael ___, Olympic swimmer with double-jointed ankles which may give him a competitive edgePHELPS
18AWallet contentMONEY
20ABull's ___ (dartboard target)EYE
21APoison ___ (itchy plant)IVY
22AUsain ___, Olympic runner with specialized muscle fibers which may give him a competitive edgeBOLT
25ARoad ___ (driver's anger)RAGE
27ACard game with a "Draw Four"UNO
30ACincinnati's stateOHIO
31ASpain's continent, for shortEUR
32AYoga class needMAT
33ACurrent unit, for shortAMP
34A"___ upon a time ..." (fairytale opener)ONCE
36ALike the Road RunnerFAST
37ASinger DiFranco of "32 Flavors"ANI
38AScientist's workplace, for shortLAB
40APower a bicyclePEDAL
42ASimone ___, Olympic gymnast with a perfect strength-to-weight ratio which may give her a competitive edgeBILES
46ANot dirtyCLEAN
47APrefix with "noir"NEO
49AFireAXE
50AShort-___ memory loss ("Finding Dory" affliction)TERM
51AFirst ___ (immediate help for the wounded)AID
52A"Clash of the Titans" actor ___ WorthingtonSAM
53A___ Ming, NBA player with a height of 7'5" which may give him a competitive edgeYAO
54AWeed whackerHOE
55AOversharing alert, on text: Abbr.TMI

Down

1DHit the brakesSTOP
2D"To ___ his own"EACH
3DUp the ___ (raise the stake)ANTE
4D___ hour (discounted beer time)HAPPY
5DPencil mark removerERASER
6DEverest or Fuji, e.g., for shortMTN
7DSkin openingPORE
8D___ Chestnut, competitive eater whose stomach expands to a much larger size than average which may give him a competitive edgeJOEY
9D___-cone (shaved ice dessert)SNO
12DPlayStation makerSONY
17DActor Jared ___ of "Suicide Squad"LETO
18D___ Indurain, Tour de France cyclist with high blood oxygen capacity which may give him a competitive edgeMIGUEL
19DWalkie-talkie conversation enderOVER
22D"___ tarde" ("Good afternoon" in Sao Paulo)BOA
23DUnit of electrical resistanceOHM
24DChapStick targetLIP
26DOld nuclear agency: Abbr.AEC
27DThe Bride portrayer in "Kill Bill"UMA
28DRapper Lil ___ X of "Old Town Road"NAS
29DNew York Giants star Mel ___OTT
34D"Put ___ act" (false front): 2 wds.ONAN
35DZilchNIL
36D"Quantico" organization: Abbr.FBI
37D#1 ManADAM
39D"Welcome to my humble ___"ABODE
40DLegal requestPLEA
41D___ Mantyranta, Olympic skier with naturally high red blood cell count which may give him a competitive edgeEERO
43DLike "Z" in the alphabetLAST
44DEnd-of-semester testEXAM
45D18-wheeler truckSEMI
46DState division, for shortCTY
47D"Negative," informallyNAH
48D"Old MacDonald" vowelsEIO
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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