Daily Themed Crossword May 6, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 6, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
May 6, 2022 — 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 | Swampy area | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ Four (The Beatles' nickname) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Cyber security tool that allows users to remain anonymous while surfing the web: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Cat's coat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ vera (herbal gel) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Spot for an espresso shot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Cyber security system that protects a network from hackers | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | Elevator to a Brit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Complain to continuously | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Times New Roman and Arial for two | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | The P in PB Shelley | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Jacob's Biblical twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Trade punches with a trainer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Hot alcohol-based drink | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Elton John's ___ Dancer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Dangerous as winter roads | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Baseball field authority for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Cyber security acronym for tests that determine whether a user is human | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | Heavy metal's Motley ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | ___-Tok of Oz (L. Frank Baum book) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Place in a straight line | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Begin ___ film starring Mark Ruffalo | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | I to Greeks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Like Rosie on The Jetsons | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Cyber security term for any kind of disruptive software | Show answer | 7 | |
| #26 | Proper or common thing in grammar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Cry after you crack this clue perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Toothy gear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Otoscope-wielding doctor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ D'Amato (boxing coach) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ close for comfort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Lifelong pal: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | French for yes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Guard dog's growl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Union Jack or Maple Leaf for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Internet pioneer letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | The Fresh Prince of ___-Air (sitcom) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Like a peacock's personality | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Oh sure whatever! sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | NBA hoop hangings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | In a kingdom far far ___... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Type of storage that allows us to access our files and data from anywhere in the world | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Cyber security process of encoding data so it can only be accessed with a particular key | Show answer | 10 | |
| #44 | Trend that comes and goes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Seattle clock setting: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Heroic narrative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ temperature (felt feverish): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Carve in stone say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Tofu source | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Gagarin first man to journey into space | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Reaction to expired food say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | One may read World's Best Boss Ever | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ testing cyber security process of using hacking methods to assess how secure the data is for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Gradation of color | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Grabbing tool in a classic arcade game | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Cartography collection | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Thomas who composed Rule Britannia! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Brutish sort | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Touch the border of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Apple on an artist's desktop? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Honolulu's island | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Stop stalling say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Aussie marsupial informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | It may be big or bruised | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 6, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 6, 2022, a Friday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ENCRYPTION at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 May 6, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 6, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 6, 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 64 clues with answers from 3 to 10 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 6, 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 6, 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.