Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 8, 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 8, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid33 across · 33 down
1E
2P
3I
4O
5D
6D
7S
8R
9I
10P
11R
U
N
12D
U
E
T
13E
K
E
14I
L
L
15T
I
G
E
R
16B
E
G
17C
L
A
18I
R
E
19D
A
20M
E
21W
R
Y
22P
E
C
23A
24N
25K
I
26T
27T
28Y
29A
C
M
E
30U
31R
32L
33T
H
U
S
34A
P
E
35P
O
O
36H
37Y
E
L
38L
39S
40S
T
R
U
41M
42H
I
43S
44E
R
O
45S
46M
A
R
M
47E
48E
49A
50W
L
51L
O
52T
U
S
53A
R
M
54L
E
A
55L
L
A
M
A
56S
I
M
57F
B
I
58Y
E
P
S
59H
E
Y

Clues & Answers

Across

1APrefix with "logue" or "pen"EPI
4A"May the ___ be ever in your favor"ODDS
8ATextile tearRIP
11AHome ___ (baseball batter's victory)RUN
12ATune for two singersDUET
13A___ out a livingEKE
14A"___ be back soon!"ILL
15A"Eye of the ___," by SurvivorTIGER
16AMake a sincere pleaBEG
17A___ Dunphy, mother to Hailey, Alex, and Luke on "Modern Family," played by Julie BowenCLAIRE
19AKnight's ladyDAME
21AHumor dripping with sarcasmWRY
22A___ pie (nutty dessert)PECAN
25A___ Forman, mother to Laurie on "That 70s Show," played by Debra Jo RuppKITTY
29AUppermost pointACME
30AAddress ending with a "com," perhaps: Abbr.URL
33A___ far (until this point)THUS
34AMock or imitateAPE
35APiglet's honey-loving friendPOOH
37AScreams one's head offYELLS
40APlay, as a guitarSTRUM
42A"A man of ___ word"HIS
44AMatchmaker in Greek mythologyEROS
46AMother to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy in "Little Women," lovinglyMARMEE
49ALeatherworker's tool, usuallyAWL
51ASeated yoga position that's named after a flowerLOTUS
53ASleeve tattoo appendageARM
54AWhere herds hang outLEA
55APeruvian beast of burdenLLAMA
56A___ card (phone microchip)SIM
57A"The Blacklist" organization: Abbr.FBI
58ASlangy "sures"YEPS
59A"Watch it, mister!"HEY

Down

1D___ Clapton who sang "My Father's Eyes"ERIC
2DParticipate in tug of warPULL
3DRelative via marriage: Hyph.INLAW
4DGarfield's dog palODIE
5DMade a hole, sayDUG
6DLandlord's documentDEED
7DBackpack's or purse's handleSTRAP
8D___ Pearson, mother to Kevin, Kate, and Randall on "This Is Us," played by Mandy MooreREBECCA
9DPresident Eisenhower, lovinglyIKE
10DTent securerPEG
15D"Here, just have one bite!": 2 wds.TRYIT
18DRuffle someone's feathersIRK
20D___ culpa (my bad)MEA
23DRock band necessity, for shortAMP
24D"Born," in FranceNEE
26D"Love ___ Neighbor" (2013 sitcom)THY
27DSecond weekday, for shortTUE
28DMonogram on a French luxury bag: Abbr.YSL
30D"We've had our ___ and downs"UPS
31DBecome unusable, as fruitROT
32D___ Gilmore, Mother to Rory on "Gilmore Girls," played by Lauren GrahamLORELAI
36DBen ___ (Charlton Heston's epic role)HUR
38DTibet's traditional capitalLHASA
39DRidley Scott's titleSIR
41D___ Weasley, matriarch of the Weasley family in "Harry Potter," played by Julie WaltersMOLLY
43DFlop's opposite, saySMASH
45DBoot's bottomSOLE
46D"___ the word!" ("Shh!")MUMS
47DGreat lake named after an indigenous tribeERIE
48DAward won by a soap, perhapsEMMY
49D'80s sitcom alienALF
50DSticky "W" in WWWWEB
52DGive up, with "out"TAP
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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