Daily Themed Crossword April 7, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 7, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
April 7, 2022 — 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 | Mouse catching aid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Corn on the ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Baby's mealtime stain-preventer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Prefix with correct to mean a texting feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Parliament member for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Celebrity Grande to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Prepare to eat as an orange | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | 1978 superhero film starring Marlon Brando that features the Hoover Dam | Show answer | 8 | |
| #9 | Palindromic celestial altar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Word before lion or horse to mean marine creatures | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Fortuneteller's deck | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | 711 Ocean ___ 1950 crime film noir starring Edmond O'Brien that features the Hoover Dam | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Swiftly cut as a branch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | She may perform an aria | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Fresh way to begin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | A League of Their ___ (1992 film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | It may be breaking or fake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Turkish title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | What wearing glasses may help you do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Lao Tzu's philosophy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Singer Gillan of Deep Purple | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | 2007 action film starring Shia LaBeouf that features the Hoover Dam | Show answer | 12 | |
| #23 | Athena's wise bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Family room to relax in | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Universal ___ 1992 military action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme that features the Hoover Dam | Show answer | 7 | |
| #26 | Disney's Queen of Arendelle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Pool accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ Wee Reese of baseball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Average alternative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | For what ___ worth... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | And so forth for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Opening at a boring speech? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Dance with audible shoes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Woe is me! feeling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Savored a steak say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ bear (Arctic resident) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | PC's core component: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Reaction to spilled milk perhaps? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Run as dyes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Pow! kin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Retiree's fund: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Paper Toss target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Lingerie fabric often | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | ___ Rasputin... (Boney M. lyrics): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Where towels hang out? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Jenga structure | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Sleep ___ (breathing anomaly) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | ...bombs bursting ___ (The Star-Spangled Banner lyrics): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | ___ Vacation 1997 comedy film starring Chevy Chase that features the Hoover Dam | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Actor McGregor of Moulin Rouge! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ in America 1985 satirical comedy film starring Julie Hagerty that features the Hoover Dam | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | President's kill bill vote? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Oscar or Tony e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Catch ___ shuteye (sleep) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Say yes with one's neck | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Choose or reject on Tinder | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Set of ships sailing in the same direction | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Thanos to the Avengers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Branch of study with labs for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Not at home say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | ___ Champs-Elysees (French song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Cassette player button for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Herd's hangout | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | James Wan's legacy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Raggedy doll | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 7, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 7, 2022, a Thursday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TRANSFORMERS at 12 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, 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 April 7, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
April 7, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 7, 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 65 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for April 7, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 7, 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.