Daily Themed Crossword May 22, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 22, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 22, 2018 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2016 Wimbledon champion Murray | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Rock band's sound booster | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ Jojo ("The Powerpuff Girls" baddie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ rock (genre for Jethro Tull and King Crimson) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "Absolutely" in wedding vows | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | "___ then what?" ("In that case?"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Most preferred in chat room slang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ Lanka (Indian Ocean nation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Exactly as expected in the script: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Ready willing and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "And now without further ___..." (fuss) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Start of a letter's salutation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Black gemstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Word typically used with "neither" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "Gosh ___ it!" (angry exclamation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Big ___ (London landmark with a clock) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Serbian tennis pro Novak (birthday today) who is the eighth player to achieve the Career Grand Slam | Show answer | 8 | |
| #18 | Mary ___ Cosmetics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "___ it on the line" (speak frankly) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Form of exercise that originated in India | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Private ride selection offered by a cab-hailing service (Alternative to "-POP" or "-POOL" say) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Singer ___ Rexha | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Player for New York's American League baseball team | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | A breath of fresh ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "They charged ___ for this..." ("They did it for free"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Got on one's knees as while praying | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Album ___ (design on a record's cover) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Sheer amazement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Try to win the love of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Pride in oneself | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Particle carrying a charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Aptly named "The Dark Knight Rises" villain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "My lips ___ sealed" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Word that can go before "York" or "Zealand" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "Able was I ___ I saw Elba" (famous palindrome) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Swiss tennis pro with 20 singles Grand Slam titles who was the sixth player to achieve the Career Grand Slam: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #37 | Muppet who has been a regular character on "Sesame Street" for years | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Not bright as an old lightbulb | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Chisel or wrench e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Giants quarterback Manning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Lamb's mother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "___ halfway..." ("Make a compromise so that we both agree"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | "At this stage there is no margin for ___..." ("Can't make mistakes") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Bygone period as the Victorian ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Warty hopper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | High male voice | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Advantage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "Open 24 hours" sign material often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Uncommon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Formally declare | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Actress Russo of "The Intern" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | He is also known as Cupid and Amor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "Beauty is truth truth beauty" genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Retired Australian tennis pro with a record 200 singles titles who was the third player to achieve the Career Grand Slam: 2 wds. | RODLAVER | 8 | |
| #55 | Lowest roll on a standard die | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Harass for payment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Baton Rouge school where Shaquille O'Neal played basketball: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Word with many moons? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "This one's ___" ("Our treat"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Last name of John Lennon's second wife Yoko | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Couch potato's hangout | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Bausch & Lomb lens care product | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Anderson who directed "The Grand Budapest Hotel" | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 22, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 22, 2018, a Tuesday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ROGERFEDERER at 12 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 7 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 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 22, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 22, 2018 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 63 clues with answers from 3 to 12 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.
Keep the streak going
The 2018 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 22, 2018 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.