Daily Themed Crossword Hints May 21 2024



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Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for May 21, 2024 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.

Daily Themed Crossword Hints, May 21, 2024

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 5/21/24. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.


  • 1A. Tavern drink

  • 4A. Spinning toy

  • 7A. Chips go-with

  • 10A. Pointy iceberg part

  • 11A. Assenting vote

  • 12A. “Ratatouille” rodent

  • 13A. Mai __ cocktail

  • 14A. Large beer vessel

  • 15A. Santa ___, city in California

  • 16A. ___ Manning, former NFL quarterback for the Saints who is the father of Peyton Manning

  • 19A. Audi rival: Abbr.

  • 21A. Wayfarer’s rustic stay

  • 22A. ___ urchin (marine creature)

  • 23A. Calendar unit

  • 26A. “The ___,” nickname for former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning

  • 30A. Hubbub about nothing

  • 31A. “That’s ___!” (“That’s not true!”): 2 wds.

  • 33A. Singer’s syllable with “la-la!”

  • 34A. ___ Orleans, Louisiana’s most populous city that is the birthplace of Peyton Manning

  • 35A. Like a candle in use

  • 36A. Continent known for spices

  • 37A. “Dazed and Confused” rock band ___ Zeppelin

  • 38A. Instagram hashtag for a little nostalgia: Abbr.

  • 40A. Indianapolis ___, NFL team where Peyton Manning played for thirteen seasons

  • 43A. Bit of bread

  • 45A. “Higher Learning” actor Epps

  • 46A. Like a cucumber?

  • 47A. Narcissist’s prominent trait

  • 50A. Auction offer

  • 51A. Pro Football ___ of Fame, honorary group of NFL players in which Peyton Manning was inducted into in 2021

  • 52A. Fabric flaw

  • 53A. Messy pig stay

  • 54A. Not a foe?

  • 55A. Sink fixture that may leak

  • 1D. “___ girl!” (encouraging words)

  • 2D. One who may fear a polygraph test

  • 3D. Heroic saga

  • 4D. “None ___,” common response to “No offense”

  • 5D. Santana’s “___ Como Va”

  • 6D. Coat-hanging pin

  • 7D. Make a sketch

  • 8D. “Lost” actor ___ Somerhalder

  • 9D. School group with no kids?: Abbr.

  • 17D. Smash ___ (chart-topping song)

  • 18D. Takes a breath

  • 19D. Honeymaker who sleeps between five to eight hours a day

  • 20D. Deface, like a car

  • 22D. One who “sells seashells on the seashore”

  • 23D. “Spider” or “Super” ender

  • 24D. Praiseful poem

  • 25D. “Every ___ and then…”

  • 26D. Take a seat, say

  • 27D. “___ your turn!”

  • 28D. Day before Saturday, for short

  • 29D. Air traffic and safety organization: Abbr.

  • 32D. Pan covering

  • 36D. On the go cash source: Abbr.

  • 37D. What lies inside an envelope, for short

  • 38D. Internet figure who upsets people

  • 39D. Playground baddie

  • 40D. Corn holders

  • 41D. Leave out, purposefully

  • 42D. “Shallow” singer Gaga

  • 43D. BBQ fuel

  • 44D. ___ Bell Award, award won by Peyton Manning three times

  • 46D. When repeated thrice, a Cuban dance form

  • 48D. Supermodel Carangi

  • 49D. What north is to south, for short

Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.


Daily Themed Crossword
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The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.


Daily Themed Crossword
Daily Themed Crossword

The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.


Daily Themed Crosswords
Daily Themed Crosswords

If you enjoy the Daily Themed Crossword, we think you’d also enjoy the LA Times Crossword and the NYT Crossword. If you’re still struggling to solve your crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first.