Daily Themed Crossword May 23, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 23, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
May 23, 2022 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | On fire like a flame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | McDonald's Big ___ (burger) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Hawaiian yellowfin tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ la la! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Actress Ramirez of Grey's Anatomy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | White House office shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Pilot's announcement: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Love in Madrid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Paradise's opposite | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | 1971 charity single by George Harrison that was written to raise awareness for millions of refugees from the country in the title: 2 wds. | BANGLADESH | 10 | |
| #11 | Metric distances: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Animal with a scary yawn for short | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | ___ in the Wind 1997 charity single by Elton John that was rewritten as a tribute to Diana Princess of Wales | Show answer | 6 | |
| #14 | Chop with an axe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Comedian's skill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | In-N-___ Burger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Wanderer's rest stop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Who ___ kidding?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Heal the ___ 1992 charity single by Michael Jackson that also has an organization named after it | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | 2012 charity single by Taylor Swift that was written about a three-year-old who battled cancer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | ___ Pray Love (2010 American film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Decorative flower holder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Cain's brother in Genesis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Do They Know It's ___? 1984 song by Band Aid that was written about the Ethiopian famine | Show answer | 9 | |
| #25 | Astronaut's thumbs-up: Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Where manure is put in | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Ready to be picked? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Salmon-to-be | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ mater (one's old school) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Baseball legend Melvin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Pink Floyd's The Great Gig in the ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Singer Lisa ___ with the album Camp Lisa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Ninth Greek letter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | ___ you very much! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | Baby's first word maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Baseballer turned Shark Tank shark: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Day ___ (kids facility) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Madison or Park in New York for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Actor Holbrook of Men of Honor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ drink to that! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Latin American dance or a spicy dip | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | ___! I wasn't expecting you! (Hello): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Carmaker of Safari and Canyon: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Shakira hit ___ Wolf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Beta Kappa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Contract-signing need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Dominate slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Its ___ or never | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Twenty One Pilots or Daft Punk say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Metric liquid unit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | The Art of ___ by Sun Tzu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | I believe in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | The Wizard of Oz character ___ Man | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Landlord's document | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | Apply carefully as makeup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | St. Teresa of ___ (Spanish nun) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | That's What I Want rapper Lil ___ X | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ Are Not Enough 1985 charity single by Northern Lights to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Houston pro informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Discharge as heat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Check it out! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Stars and Bars organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Easter or New Year e.g. for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Net support in basketball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Well-suited | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Netflix's Locke & ___ | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 23, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 23, 2022, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BANGLADESH at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 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 May 23, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 23, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 23, 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 66 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 23, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 23, 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.
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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.