Daily Themed Crossword May 22, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 22, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
May 22, 2022 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Chest-thumping animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | I'm freezing! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Captain ___ fictional pirate played by Jason Isaacs in the 2003 film Peter Pan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | My Gal ___ (1942 musical) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Actor DiCaprio to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Only Time Irish singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ a trap! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Apply paint on (anagram of baud) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Yes! in the church | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | William ___ author of Romeo and Juliet | Show answer | 11 | |
| #11 | Back on a boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Rodent seen on Hoarders perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Captain James ___ fictional pirate played by Toby Stephens in the 2014 TV series Black Sails | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Windy City rail system: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Helium or nitrogen e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Pig from a 1995 children's movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Sailor's rescue me! letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Current carrier | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Prefix with metric or biotic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Navigation aid: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Tia ___ soothsayer played by Naomie Harris in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Thumbs-up vote | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Hot-___ balloon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Bad as quality | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Stephen ___ fictional pirate played by Ed Speleers in the 2014 TV series Outlander | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Fictional sky pirate created by Yasumi Matsuno and seen in the Final Fantasy series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Cloud shower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ and throw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ you farewell (Goodbye): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | California's Fort ___ (former US army post) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ o' shanter (Scottish cap) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Waiter's handout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | American professional golfer Michelle ___ West | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | How're things going? in slang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Without modification: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Hiker's route | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Actress Pataky of the Fast & Furious movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ from the past (nostalgia) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Sign on for another tour: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Dread Pirate ___ fictional pirate played by Cary Elwes in the 1987 film The Princess Bride | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Organ that's the symbol of love | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | You can count ___: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ Como Va (Santana hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | The Sunflower State for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Nimble-fingered (rhymes with heft) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Orson Welles's Citizen ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Common battery size | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Some NFL ball-carriers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Produce as an egg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Tech company with the motto Think: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Sin ___ and Tan (trigonometry terms) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ Gunderson character on The Simpsons | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | One in a sling perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Where you can find pirates | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Captain Jack ___ fictional pirate played by Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series | Show answer | 7 | |
| #56 | Give a heads up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Earth-related prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | The Power of Love singer Celine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Fictional space pirate played by Michael Rooker in the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Follow with by | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | No ___ no gain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Almonds or cashews e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Biblical son of Isaac | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Short-term staff for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Vigor's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | 1860s White House nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Kate & Allie actress Meyers | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 22, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 22, 2022, a Sunday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SHAKESPEARE at 11 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 3 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 22, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 22, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 22, 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 67 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for May 22, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 22, 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.