Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 8, 2024 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 8, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid32 across · 34 down
1D
2R
3S
4A
5B
6C
7B
8A
9Y
10O
U
T
11D
U
O
12O
L
E
13T
E
A
14O
R
C
15A
16E
L
O
N
17B
18E
R
N
A
D
19E
T
T
E
20A
N
S
21A
G
O
22G
23O
24E
S
25A
M
O
N
26G
27E
S
T
E
28B
29A
N
30R
31I
32D
33M
E
D
34L
U
G
35A
36L
I
B
I
37D
O
G
38M
A
N
N
Y
39U
40N
I
T
41P
42A
Y
S
43P
L
U
M
44P
E
T
45S
46A
47F
48E
49E
L
L
E
50S
A
O
51W
O
N
52G
A
L
53A
R
M
54L
E
G

Clues & Answers

Across

1AER workers, for shortDRS
4AAlphabet-starting lettersABC
7ATampa ___ Buccaneers (NFL team)BAY
10AOdd one ___OUT
11AKey & Peele, for oneDUO
12A___ Miss aka University of MississippiOLE
13ABoston ___ Party (historical event)TEA
14ABlack and white sea predatorORCA
16ABusinessman MuskELON
17A___ Maryann Rostenkowski-Wolowitz, really long name for Howard's love interest with a PhD in microbiology from "The Big Bang Theory"BERNADETTE
20A___ Miss aka University of MississippiANS
21AIn the pastAGO
22A"What ___ around comes around"GOES
25A"Honor ___ Thieves" (Jeffrey Archer novel)AMONG
27A___ Julio Ricardo Montoya de la Rosa Ramirez, really long name for the bellhop from "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody"ESTEBAN
30AGet ___ of (discard)RID
33ASchool for future ER workers, for shortMED
34ACarry with effortLUG
35ASuspect's storyALIBI
37ABarking petDOG
38AManuel Alberto Javier Alejandro "___" Ramirez Delgado, really long name for Gloria's son from "Modern Family"MANNY
39A"U" in CPUUNIT
41A"Hard work always ___ off"PAYS
43APrune, before dryingPLUM
44ATeacher's ___ (teacher's favorite)PET
45APlay it ___ (avoid risks)SAFE
49A"The Great" actress ___ FanningELLE
50A___ Paulo, BrazilSAO
51ACame in firstWON
52AGirl, informallyGAL
53ABiceps siteARM
54AChicken piece that looks like a maracaLEG

Down

1DPolka ___DOT
2DBitterly regretRUE
3DAttack with a knifeSTAB
4DEmbellish or decorate, sayADORN
5DCharles Montgomery "Monty" Plantagenet Schicklgruber ___, really long name for the owner of Springfield Nuclear Power Plant from "The Simpsons"BURNS
6D___-ColaCOCA
7DOlympic sprinter Usain ___BOLT
8D___ vera (insect bite soother)ALOE
9DCurrency used in TokyoYEN
15DFirst man to walk the Earth?ADAM
16DJames Bond's alma materETON
18DTake the load off, sayEASE
19DSense of self esteemEGO
22DPrecious findGEM
23DSugary ending for "gluc" or "fruct"OSE
24DTakeoff guesstimate: Abbr.ETD
25D"Sense and Sensibility" director ___ LeeANG
26DBig broad smileGRIN
28DInk stainBLOT
29DEighth month of the year, for shortAUG
31D___ Saud, founder of Saudi ArabiaIBN
32DLetters in an arts and crafts store?DIY
35D___ Winehouse, singer of "Back to Black"AMY
36DGalloway girlLASS
37DA ___ a dozen (very common)DIME
39D___ Inga Hansen Benson Yansen Tallen Hallen Svaden Swansson, really long name for the Swedish secretary from "The Producers"ULLA
40D___ and voidNULL
41DBottom-heavy fruit, often poachedPEAR
42DMiniscule physics particleATOM
43DPin to hang a coatPEG
44DPro bono advertisement: Abbr.PSA
46DCobbler's toolAWL
47DNot a friendFOE
48DLondon's country, for shortENG
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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