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SUNDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 65 CLUES · 32 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword May 18 2025 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the May 18, 2025 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

65 of 65 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Gloomy mood SAD 3 4A Donkey's alias ASS 3 7A Slim ___ (snack stick) JIM 3 10A "... And they lived happily ___ after" EVER 4 12A ___ feeling (instinct) GUT 3 13A Hustle and bustle ADO 3 14A Funny shareable internet image MEME 4 15A ___ of a kind ONE 3 16A Animal housing facility, in a city ZOO 3 17A Hot spot? (in a kitchen) OVEN 4 20A Mercedes-___ (automotive giant) BENZ 4 22A ___ vs. nurture NATURE 6 24A Santa's busiest month, for short DEC 3 27A Body ___ (strong sweat smell, say) ODOR 4 28A Hot spot? (in an office): Hyph. WIFI 4 32A Country that celebrates the Fourth of July: Abbr. USA 3 33A Writer Rand of "Atlas Shrugged" AYN 3 34A Opposite of "longitude," for short LAT 3 35A Hot spot? (below Earth) HELL 4 37A Movie connoisseur's favorites FILMS 5 39A Letter after "ell," say EMM 3 42A Vocalist Anderson of Jethro Tull IAN 3 43A Hot spot? (in NYC): 2 wds. TIMESSQUARE 11 48A Gossip, slangily TEA 3 50A Opera solo song ARIA 4 51A Get off ___-free (escape without consequences) SCOT 4 52A "___ 'em!" (attack command to a dog) SIC 3 53A "Walk On Water" singer ___ Losco IRA 3 54A Class about consumption, for short ECON 4 55A Hawaiian fish also known as "Wahoo" ONO 3 56A ___-tac-toe TIC 3 57A "Shoes off" group: Abbr. TSA 3
Down
1D College term, for short SEM 3 2D "___ Maria" (hymn) AVE 3 3D Software's free trial version, for short DEMO 4 4D "Long, long ___ ..." (fairytale starter) AGO 3 5D Hot spot? (on the skin) SUNBURN 7 6D Take the wheel STEER 5 7D Louis Armstrong's genre JAZZ 4 8D "What will ___ now?": 2 wds. IDO 3 9D Cow's call MOO 3 11D Church minister, for short REV 3 18D Singer Brian ___ of "Spider and I" ENO 3 19D "Nothing," in Spanish NADA 4 21D "___ Girl" (Zooey Deschanel starring series) NEW 3 23D Children's plaything TOY 3 24D "Obviously!," informally DUH 3 25D Language suffix ESE 3 26D Low-___ (diet choice) CAL 3 29D Be sick ILL 3 30D Close relatives, for short FAM 3 31D "___ no problem!" ITS 3 36D Hawaiian garland LEI 3 37D Website help section: Abbr. FAQ 3 38D Occupied, as a restroom: 2 wds. INUSE 5 40D Contact fighting sport: Abbr. MMA 3 41D ___ badge (Boy Scout reward) MERIT 5 42D Scientist ___ Newton who discovered the laws of gravity ISAAC 5 43D Shelled Mexican dish TACO 4 44D Apple assistant SIRI 4 45D Adult's piggy bank, for short ACCT 4 46D Aussie jumpers, slangily ROOS 4 47D Hot spot? (in Italia) ETNA 4 48D Chinese food's General TSO 3 49D Letters "Frankenstein" and "Einstein" have in common EIN 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 119 letters
1S
2A
3D
4A
5S
6S
7J
8I
9M
10E
V
E
11R
12G
U
T
13A
D
O
14M
E
M
E
15O
N
E
16Z
O
O
17O
V
18E
19N
20B
E
21N
Z
22N
A
23T
U
R
E
24D
25E
26C
27O
D
O
R
28W
29I
30F
31I
32U
S
A
33A
Y
N
34L
A
T
35H
E
L
36L
37F
38I
L
M
S
39E
40M
41M
42I
A
N
43T
I
M
E
44S
S
Q
U
45A
46R
47E
48T
49E
A
50A
R
I
A
51S
C
O
T
52S
I
C
53I
R
A
54E
C
O
N
55O
N
O
56T
I
C
57T
S
A

The completed 13 x 13 grid for May 18, 2025. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the May 18, 2025 puzzle

The May 18, 2025 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 65 clues — 32 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Sunday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the May 18 2025 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.