Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 9, 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 9, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1AEarth's red neighborMARS
5AKey above "Caps Lock"TAB
8AHomer Simpson's exclamationDOH
11A"You've got ___ of nerve!": 2 wds.ALOT
12AIt's strummed in Hawaii, for shortUKE
13AGame with "skip" and "reverse" cardsUNO
14AScottish isle that is Macbeth's burial groundIONA
15A1979 track by Billy Joel that was his second top-twenty hit from his album "52nd Street": 2 wds.BIGSHOT
17AWord to begin a diary rant, usuallyDEAR
18ASuez or Panama, e.g.CANAL
19APapeete's island, for shortTAH
21AGive someone a gentle push, sayNUDGE
25A"___ Habits" (2021 Ed Sheeran song)BAD
28AMurphy's ___LAW
30A___ Simmons of Canadian food fameGAIL
31ACreate a blooper?ERR
32A"___ Man," 1973 hit by Billy Joel from the eponymous albumPIANO
35A"___-la-la"TRA
36ALike a piece of cake?EASY
38AWord after "generation" or before "year"GAP
39ABuilding shape named after a letterELL
40AAesop's "The ___ in the Lion's Skin"ASS
43APenalty declarer, for shortREF
45A"It's Still ___ To Me," 1980 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 from his album "Glass Houses": 3 wds.ROCKANDROLL
50ASalt scrub sanctumSPA
52AIndian queenRANI
53ADiva's deliveryARIA
54A"Tell ___ About It," 1983 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 from his album "An Innocent Man"HER
55AJazz singer James known for her track "At Last"ETTA
56A27th U.S. PresidentTAFT
57AGiggle ender?HEE
58A"___ Willie Winkie"WEE
59A___ Cooper (denim products brand)LEE

Down

1DMinute ___ (lemonade-making company)MAID
2DSucculent that is soothingALOE
3DColumnist ___ JaffeRONA
4D"We Didn't ___ the Fire," 1989 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 from his album "Storm Front"START
5DLarge brass instrumentTUBA
6DSimilar toAKIN
7DGot the show on the roadBEGAN
8D"Everyone knows that!"DUH
9DLennon's YokoONO
10DStuffed with chili peppers, sayHOT
16DSnail's siblingSLUG
18DTea in DelhiCHAI
20DMatterhorn, e.g.ALP
22DHinge find, hopefullyDATE
23D"Uptown ___," 1983 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart from his album "An Innocent Man"GIRL
24DAirline to Tel Aviv: 2 wds.ELAL
25DHoney Nut Cheerios insectBEE
26DPalindromic constellationARA
27D"Scrubs" staffers, for shortDRS
29DHappy dog's tail motionWAG
33DC.S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of ___"NARNIA
34DNews piece with a view: Hyph.OPED
37DNBA's ___ MingYAO
41DIt's followed by "driver" to mean a popular drinkSCREW
42DMake a "figure eight," saySKATE
44DWhere to find brothers on campus, for shortFRAT
45DOnce in a blue moonRARE
46DChips in a casino, sayANTE
47DInterview-style testORAL
48D"My ___," 1978 hit by Billy Joel from his album "52nd Street"LIFE
49DIt's better than never, they sayLATE
50DWhat you may hear if you talk at a librarySHH
51D___ Dee RiverPEE
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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