Daily Themed Crossword May 22, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 22, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
May 22, 2020 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jeans maker Strauss | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | ___ Angeles California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Shaped like a running track say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ Ride American astronaut who became the first American woman to fly in space in 1983 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Clock setting in NYC: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Sixth sense: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Glide on snow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Small quantity of salt | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Peggy ___ American astronaut who became the first woman to command the International Space Station in 2007 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | Roll of bills | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | NASA assent: Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "Look at Me I'm Sandra ___" (song from "Grease") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "___ Almighty" movie starring Steve Carell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Biblical peak that is an anagram of "bone" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "Ignore the ad" button | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Lacking color | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Weeding instrument | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Tereshkova cosmonaut who became the first woman to fly in space in 1964 | Show answer | 9 | |
| #19 | Geeky sort | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Mike and ___ (fruity candy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "___ There for You" (theme song from "Friends"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Coagulate like blood | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Frying liquids | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | New ___ (the Big Apple) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Disney's animated show "___ Possible" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Bank robberies | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | Prefix meaning "three" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Month after August for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Poorly lit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | The ___ Hatter (Alice's friend) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Handed-down tales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Romantic's poetic tribute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Wine barrel woods | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Pop singer Grande's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ Chawla American astronaut who became the first Indian woman to fly in space in 1997 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #36 | ___ 'Pea (Popeye's boy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | ___ Jemison American astronaut who became the first African-American woman to travel to space in 1992 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Amsterdam's continent for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Prune a plant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ a conclusion (deduce) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Response to an obvious statement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Snake sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ Collins American astronaut who became the first woman to command a space shuttle mission in 1999 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | ___ a Sketch a popular drawing toy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Classic grape sodas | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Tears apart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Falafel bread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Shoot from hiding | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | "SNL" cast member ___ Davidson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Goes down like the Titanic | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Necktie feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Drains of energy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Heart test: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Victorian for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Perform like Cardi B | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Koch American astronaut who completed the longest continuous stay in space in 2020 | Show answer | 9 | |
| #57 | Genetic messenger: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "___ be my pleasure!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "No ___ do" ("Can't!" informally) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "See Wrong" or "+10 Letters" in this puzzle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | "Those candies are 10 cents ___" (per item): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Score for a college application: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Down in the dumps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Aliens: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 22, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 22, 2020, a Friday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is VALENTINA at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 22, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 22, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 22, 2020 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 64 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 22, 2020 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 22, 2020 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.