Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 6, 2022 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated May 6, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

64 clues13×13 grid31 across · 33 down
1B
2O
3G
4F
5A
6B
7V
8P
9N
10F
U
R
11A
L
O
E
12C
A
F
E
13F
I
R
14E
W
A
L
L
15L
I
F
T
16N
A
G
17F
O
N
T
S
18P
19E
20R
C
Y
21E
22S
A
U
23S
P
A
R
24T
O
D
D
25Y
26T
I
N
Y
27I
C
Y
28U
29M
30P
31C
A
P
32T
C
H
A
33C
R
U
E
34T
I
K
35A
L
I
G
N
36A
37G
38A
I
N
39I
40O
T
A
41R
O
B
O
T
42M
A
L
W
43A
44R
45E
46N
O
U
N
47A
H
A
48C
O
G
49E
N
T
50C
U
S
51T
O
O

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASwampy areaBOG
4A___ Four (The Beatles' nickname)FAB
7ACyber security tool that allows users to remain anonymous while surfing the web: Abbr.VPN
10ACat's coatFUR
11A___ vera (herbal gel)ALOE
12ASpot for an espresso shotCAFE
13ACyber security system that protects a network from hackersFIREWALL
15AElevator, to a BritLIFT
16AComplain to, continuouslyNAG
17ATimes New Roman and Arial, for twoFONTS
18AThe "P" in PB ShelleyPERCY
21AJacob's Biblical twinESAU
23ATrade punches with a trainerSPAR
24A"Hot" alcohol-based drinkTODDY
26AElton John's "___ Dancer"TINY
27ADangerous, as winter roadsICY
28ABaseball field authority, for shortUMP
31ACyber security acronym for tests that determine whether a user is humanCAPTCHA
33AHeavy metal's Motley ___CRUE
34A"___-Tok of Oz" (L. Frank Baum book)TIK
35APlace in a straight lineALIGN
36A"Begin ___," film starring Mark RuffaloAGAIN
39A"I," to GreeksIOTA
41ALike Rosie on "The Jetsons"ROBOT
42ACyber security term for any kind of disruptive softwareMALWARE
46A"Proper" or "common" thing in grammarNOUN
47ACry after you crack this clue, perhapsAHA
48AToothy gearCOG
49AOtoscope-wielding doctor: Abbr.ENT
50A___ D'Amato (boxing coach)CUS
51A___ close for comfortTOO

Down

1DLifelong pal: Abbr.BFF
2DFrench for "yes"OUI
3DGuard dog's growlGRR
4DUnion Jack or Maple Leaf, for oneFLAG
5DInternet pioneer lettersAOL
6D"The Fresh Prince of ___-Air" (sitcom)BEL
7DLike a peacock's personalityVAIN
8D"Oh sure, whatever!" soundPFFT
9DNBA hoop hangingsNETS
11D"In a kingdom far, far ___..."AWAY
12DType of storage that allows us to access our files and data from anywhere in the worldCLOUD
14DCyber security process of encoding data so it can only be accessed with a particular keyENCRYPTION
17DTrend that comes and goesFAD
18DSeattle clock setting: Abbr.PST
19DHeroic narrativeEPIC
20D___ temperature (felt feverish): 2 wds.RANA
21DCarve in stone, sayETCH
22DTofu sourceSOYA
25D___ Gagarin, first man to journey into spaceYURI
27DReaction to expired food, sayICK
29DOne may read "World's Best Boss Ever"MUG
30D___ testing, cyber security process of using hacking methods to assess how secure the data is, for shortPEN
32DGradation of colorTINT
33DGrabbing tool in a classic arcade gameCLAW
35DCartography collectionATLAS
36DThomas who composed "Rule, Britannia!"ARNE
37DBrutish sortGOON
38DTouch the border ofABUT
39DApple on an artist's desktop?IMAC
40DHonolulu's islandOAHU
43DStop stalling, sayACT
44DAussie marsupial, informallyROO
45DIt may be big or bruisedEGO
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.