Daily Themed Crossword May 22, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 22, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
May 22, 2021 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Company that made ThinkPads: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Shopping list component | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Casual top | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Have a bite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "The Sound of ___" (Christopher Plummer film) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | HBO's "Game of ___" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | ___-la-la | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Caviar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | "An ___ a day keeps the doctor away" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "The ___ Mutiny" film by Edward Dmytryk where Humphrey Bogart plays a Lieutenant Commander | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Place for a cup of joe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Fit to perform the task | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Petroleum or propane e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | E-commerce site for crafts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Belle's boyfriend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Jump on one leg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Share a common border with | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | New York MLB team based in Queens | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Snakes and lizards e.g. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #20 | Play with as someone's heart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Texter's "That's what I think": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Tend to the lawn | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | "In a ___ Place" film noir by Nicholas Ray where Humphrey Bogart plays a Hollywood screenwriter | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Word with "bump" or "fight" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "The Maltese ___" film noir by John Huston where Humphrey Bogart plays a private investigator | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Result of overexertion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Starring role in a movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Oculist's concern | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Decorate as a cake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Like freshly applied paint | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___-tac-toe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "Never have I ___" (party game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | ___ out a living (barely manage) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Victoria's Secret angel Miranda ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Irish New Age singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Doo-wop's ___ Na Na | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Knightly title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Flower made of ribbon | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Green Goblin to Spider-Man | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Like left-hand page numbers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Mosby of "How I Met Your Mother" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | James Bond portrayer Sean ___ | Show answer | 7 | |
| #43 | Soccer zero | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "The Big ___" film noir by Howard Hawks where Humphrey Bogart plays a private detective | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | ___ a date (decide on) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Santa's assistant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | What a fairy might pay for | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "The Treasure of ___ Madre" film by John Huston where Humphrey Bogart plays a drifter | Show answer | 6 | |
| #49 | Palindromic Swedish pop group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Creed from "Rocky" movies | Show answer | 6 | |
| #51 | Auditioner's desire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Layered sandwich cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Freddy Krueger's street | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "The ___ Contessa" film by Joseph L. Mankiewicz where Humphrey Bogart plays a movie director | Show answer | 8 | |
| #55 | "Yes" in Quebec | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Yin's partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Overwhelming respect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Holiday drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Sticky slimy stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Marcia Cross's character on "Desperate Housewives" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Steve Martin's "King ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Try to win over romantically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | At the summit of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Get a move on old-style | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Narcissist's big feature | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 22, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 22, 2021, a Saturday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is REPTILES at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 22, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 22, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 22, 2021 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 65 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 22, 2021 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 22, 2021 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.