Daily Themed Crossword May 12, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 12, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
May 12, 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 | July's follower for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Question's partner for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Make hash browns say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Stuck-up person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Coastal Indian state | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Number that's yelled before Happy New Year! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Tree with cones | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | The ___ Bride 1987 film starring Mandy Patinkin that has a royal designation in its title | Show answer | 8 | |
| #9 | Brewed party drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Primary artery | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Computer's brain: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Mountain range with alpacas | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | The ___ and the Dirtwater Fox 1976 film starring Goldie Hawn that has a royal designation in its title | Show answer | 7 | |
| #14 | Vatican City currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Actor Butterfield of Hugo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Chirps from chicks | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | What goes with kith? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Like pre-blow-dried hair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | The ___ La La Song (song by The Banana Splits) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Recycler's prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ history (fictional genre) for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | From where I stand online: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Parking ___ (street device) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Aviary residences | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Dorothy's portrayer on The Golden Girls | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | D in DJ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | The ___ and I 1956 film starring Deborah Kerr that has a royal designation in its title | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Cold remark? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Give a flabbergasted stare | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | At the center of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Studio Ghibli frame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | She in Lisbon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Gym goer's tallies for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Egyptian serpent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Pound or gram e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ Girl 2014 thriller film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Farmer's prefix meaning soil and field | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Film or Pinot follower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Claus who owns a sleigh | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | The Riddler to Batman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ICU workers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | It's not a no | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Spot for a volleyball match perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Stop button on Spotify | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Charlie Chaplin's prop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ Guardiola (Spanish soccer manager) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | The ___ 2020 film starring Jim Broadbent that has a royal designation in its title | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | He captured the Little Mermaid's heart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Prefix with gram to mean an ultrasound image | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Family member associated with corny jokes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Miss Kentucky's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Photoshoot prop for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Go down as the sun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | The ___ of Egypt 1998 animated musical starring Val Kilmer that has a royal designation in its title | Show answer | 6 | |
| #55 | It's the ___ old story... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Buttery square | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Window part for a potted plant perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | ___ and error | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Liam Neeson's Schindler's List role | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Like certain coincidences or mortals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Me and ___ and the Dying Girl 2015 film starring RJ Cyler that has a royal designation in its title | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | It is traveled in Interstellar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Sound heard while getting a haircut | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Sherlock airer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Where to get a fish pedicure perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Department store merchandise for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 12, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 12, 2022, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PRINCESS at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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. There is also a mini crossword for May 12, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 12, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 12, 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 8 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 12, 2022 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 12, 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.