Daily Themed Crossword May 22, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 22, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
May 22, 2024 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Well-chosen like a reply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Pacino and Gore for two | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Pablo Picasso's work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Wander around a new city perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Dutch painter Vincent ___ Gogh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Dove's call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Short skirt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ clean (told the truth) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Mother's month? for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Confidential contract: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | (1/6) As the sun was slowly setting over 221 ___ Street... | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | ___ Moines Iowa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Compete in a slalom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Psychic's gift: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Archer's asset | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Lost traction while walking downhill say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | (2/6) ___ Holmes and Watson were seen solving the Mains puzzle in Daily Themed Crossword... | Show answer | 8 | |
| #18 | Fizzy delight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Phuket inhabitant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Solar star | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Cookie Monster's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Cape Town's home: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | (3/6) Stuck on the clue 11d that read What keeps Holmes one step ahead? a frustrated Watson decided to use ___ (common search engine)... | 6 | ||
| #24 | (4/6) Old ___ die hard don't they my dear Watson! Holmes remarked disappointed at his friend's disinterest... | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Distinct historical period | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Two-time Super Bowl MVP ___ Manning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Tiny stream (rhymes with mill) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | (5/6) Looking at the clue keenly Holmes said There's nothing more deceptive than an obvious ___ (bit of truth)... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Jordan (Nike offering) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Chemical suffix with brom or fluor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Seek damages | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Launch ___ (site) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | 16th letter phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | The S in EST for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Cost an ___ and a leg (expensive) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Taro-based mash | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Spray ___ (summer treatment) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | A Wrinkle in Time director DuVernay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Fleecy babies | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | ___ peek (trailer) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Wile E. Coyote's favorite brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Simba's warning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Birthday present for a tot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | (6/6) What keeps Holmes one step ahead? Suddenly he has an epiphany and remarks My ___! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Electronic calculator pioneer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Hand out cards | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Seal's ___ From a Rose | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Superlative suffix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Quiet please! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Pod resident that was used to study inheritance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Event hosts: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ Island Iced Tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Celebrated personality | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Honored British woman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Diamonds singer to her fans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Baked Jewish casserole | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Neither follower mostly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Las Vegas ___ stretch with fancy resorts and casinos | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | All jokes ___... | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Clumsy sort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Disorderly pile | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Inter ___ (among other things) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Beak buddy? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Stubborn donkey friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ corners (save money) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Mosby of How I Met Your Mother | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 22, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 22, 2024, a Wednesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SHERLOCK at 8 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. 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 22, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 22, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 22, 2024 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 67 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, 2024 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 22, 2024 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.