Daily Themed Crossword May 1, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 1, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
May 1, 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 | ___ and cheese (pasta) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Spider's construction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ and tell (school event) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Thurman of Henry & June | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Important historical periods | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | 10 Things I ___ About You (Heath Ledger starrer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Device that has roads and turns: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Hawaiian jamboree | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Flower with an ocular name? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Door fastener (rhymes with gasp) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Transparent window parts | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | ___ attendant job that The Kardashians star Kris Jenner held before she became famous | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Toilet roll advertisement word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Flo Rida's In The ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | End-of-service sum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ cream scooper job that Wonder actress Julia Roberts held before she became famous | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Roman emperor who played the fiddle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Swearing container found at a teen's house perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Rorschach test mark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Dinghy propeller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Actress Jessica ___ of Honey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Played Red Rover say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Jaden Smith to Jada Smith | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Job that The King of Staten Island actor Steve Buscemi held before he became famous | Show answer | 11 | |
| #25 | Psyche product? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Tangy sounding dessert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Reason for gaping | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Went downhill unintentionally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Margarine colloquially | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Silent go signal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Coop ladies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Like most salads | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Eminem's Like ___ Soldiers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Coffee container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Guitarist's sound booster for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Job at a supermarket that French Exit actress Michelle Pfeiffer held before she became famous | Show answer | 7 | |
| #37 | Like Cardiff citizens | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | Blow off some steam volcano-style | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Sound heard from a sheep herd | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Like freshly polished silverware | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Hopping race loser? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | King of Soul ___ Redding | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ Anderson who directed The Darjeeling Limited | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | The Last ___ (famous painting) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Farmer's prefix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Pale pub drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | One may hold up a poster at a concert | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Soap maker's supply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___-fetched (not easily deduced) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | In need of a sick leave | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Uneaten corn part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Plane landing expectation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Job that Sonic the Hedgehog actor Jim Carrey held before he became famous | Show answer | 7 | |
| #54 | ___ of one's existence (biggest irritation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Clumsy sort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Enjoys Oates say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | The Taming of the ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Palindromic German name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Type of bowl mentioned in a Pink Floyd song | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Merely killing time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Strap at a horse track | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Fabulous fete | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Go off as in a conversation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Hoo starter? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Joseph of frozen treats | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 1, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 1, 2022, a Sunday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FIREFIGHTER at 11 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 1, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 1, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 1, 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 11 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 1, 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 May 1, 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.