Daily Themed Crossword Hints May 22 2024




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Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for May 22, 2024 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.

Daily Themed Crossword Hints, May 22, 2024

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 5/22/24. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.


  • 1A. Well-chosen, like a reply

  • 4A. Pacino and Gore, for two

  • 7A. Pablo Picasso’s work

  • 10A. Wander around a new city, perhaps

  • 12A. Dutch painter Vincent ___ Gogh

  • 13A. Dove’s call

  • 14A. Short skirt

  • 15A. ___ clean (told the truth)

  • 16A. Mother’s month?, for short

  • 17A. Confidential contract: Abbr.

  • 19A. (1/6) As the sun was slowly setting over 221 ___ Street…

  • 21A. __ Moines Iowa

  • 22A. Compete in a slalom

  • 23A. Psychic’s gift: Abbr.

  • 26A. Archer’s asset

  • 28A. Lost traction while walking downhill, say

  • 32A. (2/6) ___ Holmes and Watson were seen solving the Mains puzzle in Daily Themed Crossword…

  • 35A. Fizzy delight

  • 36A. Phuket inhabitant

  • 37A. Solar star

  • 39A. Cookie Monster’s cry

  • 40A. Cape Town’s home: Abbr.

  • 43A. (3/6) Stuck on the clue 11d that read “What keeps Holmes one step ahead?,” a frustrated Watson decided to use ___ (common search engine)…

  • 45A. (4/6) “Old ___ die hard, don’t they my dear Watson!,” Holmes remarked, disappointed at his friend’s disinterest…

  • 48A. Distinct historical period

  • 49A. Two-time Super Bowl MVP ___ Manning

  • 50A. Tiny stream (rhymes with “mill”)

  • 52A. (5/6) Looking at the clue keenly, Holmes said, “There’s nothing more deceptive than an obvious ___ (bit of truth)…”

  • 56A. ___ Jordan (Nike offering)

  • 57A. Chemical suffix with “brom” or “fluor”

  • 58A. Seek damages

  • 59A. Launch ___ (site)

  • 60A. 16th letter, phonetically

  • 61A. The “S” in EST, for short

  • 1D. Cost an ___ and a leg (expensive)

  • 2D. Taro-based mash

  • 3D. Spray ___ (summer treatment)

  • 4D. “A Wrinkle in Time” director DuVernay

  • 5D. Fleecy babies

  • 6D. ___ peek (trailer)

  • 7D. Wile E. Coyote’s favorite brand

  • 8D. Simba’s warning

  • 9D. Birthday present for a tot

  • 11D. (6/6) “What keeps Holmes one step ahead?” Suddenly he has an epiphany and remarks, “My ___!”

  • 15D. Electronic calculator pioneer

  • 18D. Hand out cards

  • 20D. Seal’s “___ from a Rose”

  • 23D. Superlative suffix

  • 24D. Quiet please!

  • 25D. Pod resident that was used to study inheritance

  • 27D. Event hosts: Abbr.

  • 29D. ___ Island Iced Tea

  • 30D. Celebrated personality

  • 31D. Honored British woman

  • 33D. “Diamonds” singer, to her fans

  • 34D. Baked Jewish casserole

  • 38D. “Neither” follower, mostly

  • 41D. Las Vegas ___, stretch with fancy resorts and casinos

  • 42D. “All jokes ___…”

  • 44D. Clumsy sort

  • 45D. Disorderly pile

  • 46D. Inter ___ (among other things)

  • 47D. Beak buddy?

  • 51D. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper ___

  • 53D. Stubborn donkey friend

  • 54D. ___ corners (save money)

  • 55D. Mosby of “How I Met Your Mother”

Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.


Daily Themed Crossword
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The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.


Daily Themed Crossword
Daily Themed Crossword

The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.


Daily Themed Crosswords
Daily Themed Crosswords

If you enjoy the Daily Themed Crossword, we think you’d also enjoy the LA Times Crossword and the NYT Crossword. If you’re still struggling to solve your crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first.