Daily Themed Crossword May 16, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 16, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
May 16, 2022 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Chest bone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Urban haze | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Place for an exfoliation treatment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Praise in verse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Presses some clothes say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Rooster's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Trip 2020 song by Kid Cudi that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts | Show answer | 9 | |
| #8 | Baseball Hall of Famer Mel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ Grey tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Beekeeper in a 1997 film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | 2016 song by Beyonce and James Blake that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts | Show answer | 7 | |
| #12 | Sin ___ and Tan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Beauty and a ___ song by Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Burden to be carried | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Start of a dance count maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Live on the ___ (take many risks) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Be behind on bills | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Little ___ 1964 song covered by The Womenfolk that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Pen-Pineapple-___Pen 2016 song by Pikotaro that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Director Anderson of The French Dispatch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | File a lawsuit against say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Appease as an appetite | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Old ___ 2019 song by Lil Nas X that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #24 | Election day in the US for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Former Yankees pitcher Eddie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Sport-___ (multi-terrain vehicle) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Brewer's output | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Equally matched as in a competition | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Popular motor oil additive: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | NFL distances for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ the Halls song by Nat King Cole that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Style of dance that uses the floor as percussion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Post-bath attire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Germ of a discovery | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | (Let Me Be Your) Teddy ___ 1957 song by Elvis Presley that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ back and relax | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Diagnostic scan: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Punch reaction in comics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Wildebeest from Africa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Loafer or sneaker e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | ___ Davidson 2018 song by Ariana Grande that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Picnic crasher | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Talk drunkenly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Electromagnetic wave range used for communication in mines: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Bad cholesterol letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Extremely overweight | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Taylor Swift's album that is a primary color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Friendly dog's greeting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Gobbled up the cake say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Corn on the ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Musical Yoko | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ Education Netflix series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Alley-___ (basketball play) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Cobbler's pointy tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Eiffel 65's Blue (Da Ba ___) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Fleece source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Petunia to Harry Potter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | The P in RPM | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Necessary apparatus for cooking | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Fatale actress Hilary | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | 1960 song by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ Lang Syne | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Casual shirts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Group for major oil-producing nations: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Kick out from office say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | ___ girl! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory actor Johnny | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Took charge of | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 16, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 16, 2022, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BEAUTIFUL at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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. There is also a mini crossword for May 16, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 16, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 16, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 16, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 16, 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.