Daily Themed Crossword May 9, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 9, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
May 9, 2022 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Earth's red neighbor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Key above Caps Lock | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Homer Simpson's exclamation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | You've got ___ of nerve!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | It's strummed in Hawaii for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Game with skip and reverse cards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Scottish isle that is Macbeth's burial ground | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | 1979 track by Billy Joel that was his second top-twenty hit from his album 52nd Street: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #9 | Word to begin a diary rant usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Suez or Panama e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Papeete's island for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Give someone a gentle push say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | ___ Habits (2021 Ed Sheeran song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Murphy's ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Simmons of Canadian food fame | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Create a blooper? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ Man 1973 hit by Billy Joel from the eponymous album | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | ___-la-la | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Like a piece of cake? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Word after generation or before year | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Building shape named after a letter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Aesop's The ___ in the Lion's Skin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Penalty declarer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | It's Still ___ To Me 1980 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 from his album Glass Houses: 3 wds. | ROCKANDROLL | 11 | |
| #25 | Salt scrub sanctum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Indian queen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Diva's delivery | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Tell ___ About It 1983 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 from his album An Innocent Man | HER | 3 | |
| #29 | Jazz singer James known for her track At Last | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | 27th U.S. President | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Giggle ender? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ Willie Winkie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Cooper (denim products brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Minute ___ (lemonade-making company) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Succulent that is soothing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Columnist ___ Jaffe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | We Didn't ___ the Fire 1989 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 from his album Storm Front | START | 5 | |
| #38 | Large brass instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Similar to | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Got the show on the road | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Everyone knows that! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Lennon's Yoko | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Stuffed with chili peppers say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Snail's sibling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Tea in Delhi | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Matterhorn e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Hinge find hopefully | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Uptown ___ 1983 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart from his album An Innocent Man | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Airline to Tel Aviv: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Honey Nut Cheerios insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Palindromic constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Scrubs staffers for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Happy dog's tail motion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of ___ | Show answer | 6 | |
| #55 | News piece with a view: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | NBA's ___ Ming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | It's followed by driver to mean a popular drink | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Make a figure eight say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Where to find brothers on campus for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Once in a blue moon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Chips in a casino say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Interview-style test | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | My ___ 1978 hit by Billy Joel from his album 52nd Street | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | It's better than never they say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | What you may hear if you talk at a library | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ Dee River | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 9, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 9, 2022, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ROCKANDROLL at 11 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 9, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 9, 2022 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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.
Keep the streak going
The 2022 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 9, 2022 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.