Daily Themed Crossword May 17, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 17, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
May 17, 2022 — All 62 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Settle a bill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ lion (walrus's relative) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | The U of CPU | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Chutes and Ladders cube | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Legendary boxer Muhammad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Time between A.M. and P.M. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ F.C. Islington-based club that features a cannon on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins | Show answer | 7 | |
| #8 | Winning ___ everything | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Allow or permit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Sloppy quarters? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Japanese-style wrestling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Cosmetic brand Lauder | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Like purchases made within a game: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ your horses! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ F.C. premier league club that features a liver bird on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins | Show answer | 9 | |
| #16 | On ___ Majesty's Secret Service | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Cry of discovery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | They'll figure ___ way.: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ Hotspur F.C. premier league club that features a cockerel on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins | Show answer | 9 | |
| #20 | Sound of the letter before dee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Wall-E's girlfriend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Mario's brother in the video game | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | ___ F.C. premier league club that features a blue lion on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins | Show answer | 7 | |
| #24 | ___ Villa F.C. premier league club that features a lion on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Thieves' hideout perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Fictional Olive | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Into the ___ book by Carol Shaben | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Broadway construction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Rock band ___ Leppard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Kissing in a crowd say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Vacuum's lack | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Affirmative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Sensible and level-headed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Make very happy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | Have the flu say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Manchester ___ F.C. premier league club that features a ship in full sail on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Overly inquisitive | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Electrically charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Dynamite relative: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Get hitched secretly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Auction off say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | The S in RSVP | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Prefix with verse or cycle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Dallas hoopster briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Ask away! informally | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | This ___ shall pass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Nutrients found in meat fish and eggs | Show answer | 8 | |
| #48 | Soup from Vietnam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | What was that? expression | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | GPS approximation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Zodiac animal with horns | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Law school newbie: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Giggle as response to a tickle: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | A rock concert or a trade show e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | Manchester ___ F.C. premier league club that features a shield and a ship on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Freudian topics that may be inflatable | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | MLB team from Anaheim: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Thumb drive letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Record store purchases: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Lawn covering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Turn a blind ___ to (ignore) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | 1980s TV alien | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 17, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 17, 2022, a Tuesday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LIVERPOOL at 9 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, and 2 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. There is also a mini crossword for May 17, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 17, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 17, 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 62 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 17, 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 62 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 17, 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.