Daily Themed Crossword May 31, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 31, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
May 31, 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 | Brief sleeping periods | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Field trip vehicle usually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Ctrl's neighbor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Rock musician ___ Clapton | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Tree-ring count say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Margarine colloquially | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___-savvy (knowledge about modern gadgets) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Boris ___ male gymnast who has won seven Olympic gold medals | Show answer | 8 | |
| #9 | Scrape with by | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Actress Adams of Man of Steel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Born and ___ (raised) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ about time! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Best before on a cereal box: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Ghost's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | The ___ Squad (late '60s series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Hello ___! (popular smartphone catchphrase) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | New Year month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | El ___ (Pacific Ocean phenomenon) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Smooch in the subway e.g.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Paper injury | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Same here! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Maine Coon or Persian e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Chukarin male gymnast who has won eleven Olympic medals | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Flower part found in potpourri | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Texter's This is what I think: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Kohei ___ male artistic gymnast who has won seven Olympic medals | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | Laundry basketful | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Groan's partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Hip hop's ___ Wayne | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Assistant formally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | The Witches actress Hathaway | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | NFL offensive backfield positions: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Pop ___ (star) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Fishing tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | We ___ the Champions (1977 Queen song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Photographer's output for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Vitaly ___ male artistic gymnast who has won a world title in all 8 gymnastic events | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | ___ on a true story | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Gross! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Setting for Captain Jack Sparrow's adventures | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Friend in battle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Honolulu neckwear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Ship's unit of weight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Omegas to a physicist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Sawao ___ male gymnast who has won twelve Olympic medals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | C minor for Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Alpha follower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Particle with a charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Baseball rule-enforcer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Golf course patch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Halloween animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Oven user's protective accessory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ the Next One (Jay-Z hit): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Place with a knob | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Protrude outwards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Andrianov male gymnast who has won fifteen Olympic medals | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | ___ before the storm | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | ___ sum (Chinese dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | The Dark Knight actor Michael | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Perfume containers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Adidas rival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Class about consumption for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Holier-___-thou | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Swedish Nobelist ___ von Euler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___-tickler (funny joke) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | I get it now in texting slang: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Hectic confusion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Bear's abode | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 31, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 31, 2022, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SHAKHLIN at 8 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 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 31, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 31, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 31, 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 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 31, 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 31, 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.