THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 69 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword May 8 2025 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the May 8, 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.
1A
Sister's sibling, for short
BRO
3
4A
"The Starry Night" painter Vincent ___ Gogh
VAN
3
7A
Word before "gourd" or "tray"
ASH
3
10A
Yule ___ (Christmas dessert)
LOG
3
11A
What a clock measures
TIME
4
12A
Cosmopolitan and Vogue rival
ELLE
4
13A
Black road goo
TAR
3
14A
"___!...I Did It Again" (song by Britney Spears)
OOPS
4
15A
___ vera (medicinal succulent)
ALOE
4
16A
___ Streep, "The Iron Lady" actress who made her debut on Broadway before achieving Hollywood fame
MERYL
5
18A
Burst into tears
CRY
3
19A
White House's nation: Abbr.
USA
3
20A
Close caller?
PAL
3
21A
Watermelon eater's discard
SEED
4
24A
Sink, as a mattress
SAG
3
25A
Manhattan's ___ Drive (parkway named after a President): Abbr.
FDR
3
28A
Jesse ___ Ferguson, "Modern Family" star who made his debut on Broadway before achieving Hollywood fame
TYLER
5
30A
Ben ___, prosthetic make-up artist
NYE
3
31A
Zendaya's character in "Euphoria"
RUE
3
32A
Commonly expected answer to "Shall I order pizza?"
YES
3
33A
Squeaky wheel's need
OIL
3
35A
___ Travolta, "Grease" actor who made his debut on Broadway before achieving Hollywood fame
JOHN
4
36A
___ down (note down)
JOT
3
37A
Valencia's country, for short
SPA
3
39A
Button-like?
CUTE
4
40A
Sarah Jessica ___, "Sex and the City" star who made her debut on Broadway before achieving Hollywood fame
PARKER
6
44A
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, for one
MEAL
4
46A
"M" in GMT
MEAN
4
48A
"___ Maria" (hymn)
AVE
3
49A
Strauss on a jeans label
LEVI
4
50A
Class where one learns about plants and planets, for short
SCI
3
51A
Drink that may be white, black, or green
TEA
3
52A
Patella's place
KNEE
4
53A
Bodybuilder's chest muscle, for short
PEC
3
54A
What "." often indicates
END
3
1D
Classic sandwich made with three fillings: Abbr.
BLT
3
2D
Travel aimlessly
ROAM
4
3D
Shrek or Fiona, for one
OGRE
4
4D
___ Davis, "The Help" actress who made her debut on Broadway before achieving Hollywood fame
VIOLA
5
5D
Electric guitar enhancer, for short
AMP
3
6D
Nintendo's Super ___: Abbr.
NES
3
7D
Friend during a battle
ALLY
4
8D
___-mo (video option)
SLO
3
9D
___-haw (donkey's cry)
HEE
3
11D
Hot Wheels and G.I. Joe, for two
TOYS
4
12D
James ___ Jones, "The Lion King" actor who made his debut on Broadway before achieving Hollywood fame
EARL
4
17D
Like one with no manners
RUDE
4
18D
Actor Nicolas ___ of "The Family Man"
CAGE
4
20D
Settle the bill, say
PAY
3
21D
It's a mess!
STY
3
22D
A Cyclops has a single one
EYE
3
23D
Overhead trains in Chicago, for short
ELS
3
24D
NBC's popular skit show: Abbr.
SNL
3
25D
To and ___ (back and forth)
FRO
3
26D
"Well, that's obvious!"
DUH
3
27D
Kylo ___ ("Star Wars" character)
REN
3
29D
Radish or turnip, e.g.
ROOT
4
34D
Entry on a shopping list
ITEM
4
35D
Peanut butter holder
JAR
3
36D
___ Andrews, "The Sound of Music" star who made her debut on Broadway before achieving Hollywood fame
JULIE
5
37D
Home to the sun and the moon
SPACE
5
38D
___ room (secret and invulnerable room)
PANIC
5
39D
Stone Age dwelling
CAVE
4
41D
Actress Winslet or Hudson
KATE
4
42D
Like this clue's number
EVEN
4
43D
Peruse a book
READ
4
44D
American civil rights icon: Abbr.
MLK
3
45D
"Dusk," to a poet
EEN
3
47D
Psychic's ability: Abbr.
ESP
3
No clue on this page matches that text.
1B
2R
3O
4V
5A
6N
7A
8S
9H
10L
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G
11T
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M
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12E
L
L
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13T
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R
14O
O
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S
15A
L
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E
16M
E
17R
Y
L
18C
R
Y
19U
S
A
20P
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21S
22E
23E
D
24S
A
G
25F
26D
27R
28T
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29R
30N
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31R
U
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32Y
E
S
33O
34I
L
35J
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36J
O
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37S
38P
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39C
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40P
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R
41K
42E
43R
44M
45E
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L
46M
47E
A
N
48A
V
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49L
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50S
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51T
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52K
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53P
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54E
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for May 8, 2025. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the May 8, 2025 puzzle
The May 8, 2025 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 69 clues — 35 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Thursday 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 8 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.