Daily Themed Crossword May 22, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 22, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
May 22, 2019 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | It can be liberal or martial | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Cigar residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Apple assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Intended trick or prank | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Track contests | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Weasley of "Harry Potter" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Slender woodwinds | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Small salamander | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Of questionable merit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | The Rolling Stones' hit "___ A Rainbow" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Garden equipment to sprinkle water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Gulf state ruler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Blue salty expanse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | John Wayne starrer "___ Bravo" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Old President's nickname "Honest ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Main page of a website | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "La-la" lead in | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Animals that moo? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ Derkins girl in "Calvin and Hobbes" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Continent with the highest population | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | HBO original drama TV series by Alan Ball depicting the lives of the Fisher family starring Peter Krause: 3 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Transportation cost | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Drug cop informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Stubborn animal that may carry a saddlebag | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Put into words | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Sports teams tally: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Destitute and needy person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ Valley Arizona | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Academy Award winning best animated feature film "Inside ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Muddy pen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Common title for Elton John and Paul McCartney | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | One of the dots on a dice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Rate of doing work measured in Watts for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Harpers Ferry's locale in the Appalachian region: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Cherry's color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | HBO original anthology crime drama TV series by Nic Pizzolatto where each season is a self contained narrative: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Ten cent coin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Run away from or escape | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Floor or scrabble piece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Drunkard or boozehound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Esteemed league | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Apple tablet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Antonym for "rural" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Actress Thurman who played Mia in "Pulp Fiction" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Multiplex offering | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Scary Spice of the "Spice Girls" ___ B | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Radio talk show "Dr. Dean ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Aptly named sprinter Usain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | HBO original comedy TV series by Jonathan Ames about a Brooklyn-based writer working as an unlicensed private detective: 3 wds. | BOREDTODEATH | 12 | |
| #50 | Leave out on purpose maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Sharp distinctive flavor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "The Winner Takes It All" group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Blue-green color which is also an Eurasian bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Recover from wounds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | It can be green red or yellow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Mummy's place also an archaeologists find | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Roof overhang | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Bumbling insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "Splendor in the Grass" director Kazan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Zilch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Bleating sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Letters on an envelope: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Gooey stuff used during ultrasound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Everybody without exception | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 22, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 22, 2019, a Wednesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TRUEDETECTIVE at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 22, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 22, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 22, 2019 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 64 clues with answers from 3 to 13 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for May 22, 2019 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 22, 2019 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.