Daily Themed Crossword May 18, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 18, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
May 18, 2022 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sum up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Do ___ Disturb | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Retreat as the tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Feeling of anger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Guitar accessory that is fastened across all strings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Crossword solver's help | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Hydroelectric project | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Baking fixture | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Protagonist in Frozen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Celia Rose ___ actress who plays Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Show answer | 7 | |
| #11 | Wonka creator Roald | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Small green veggie in a pod | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Put into play say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ Olusanmokun actor who plays M'Benga in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___-wee's Big Holiday (2016 film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Selma director DuVernay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Before in verse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Like some apples or spoiled milk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ Peck actor who plays Spock in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | What the stars of Star Trek do for a living | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Legolas or Galadriel e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Greasy as food | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Altar constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Officially forbid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Christina ___ actress who plays La'an Noonien-Singh in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | ___ Romijn actress who plays Una Chin-Riley (Number One) in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Show answer | 7 | |
| #27 | Sings with a closed mouth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Fourth ___ (broken by actors in some movies) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Dancing With ___ Hands Tied (Taylor Swift song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | I'm ___ hurry so you can take your time: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Eye wolfishly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Japan's Shinzo ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Cut from the same cloth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Lock's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ cozy (hot beverage cover) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | First ___ (emergency treatment) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Reality series RuPaul's ___ Race | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Trial version of a software | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Melissa ___ actress who plays Erica Ortegas in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Shop sign in the morning usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Place for taste buds | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Jazz legend Fitzgerald | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Jess ___ actress who plays Christine Chapel in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Actor John from The Little Minister | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ of conduct | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Formally surrender | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Photo ___ (publicity events) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Monkey ___ monkey do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Aisling ___ actress from Living with Yourself | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Eyebrow shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Gambling action | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Adobe's file format: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Fish on a sushi menu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Kilmer of The Birthday Cake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | One or time preceder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Titanic's nemesis for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Chicken ___ king: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Dial ___ (telephone sound) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ Mount actor who plays Christopher Pike in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Food processor? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Fit for a job and competent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Seed used in smoothies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Macho man informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Hotels & Resorts (Hyatt competitor) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Road ___ (anger while driving) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Layer as of paint or makeup | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Rubik's ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | It may be gray or restricted | Show answer | 4 | |
| #69 | Chow mein vessel | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 18, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 18, 2022, a Wednesday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GOODING at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 18, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 18, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 18, 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 69 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 18, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 18, 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.