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Daily Themed Crossword May 5 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword May 5 2022 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 68 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Cheese, to a mouseBAIT4Across1 Pirate's alcohol of choiceRUM3Across5 X, to RomansTEN3Across8 Prefix with "present" to mean always thereOMNI4Across11 Collection of chapters, in a textbookUNIT4Across12 Beanie or beret, e.g.HAT3Across14 Beer serving sizePINT4Across15 Fizzy fast-food orderSODA4Across16 Campfire leftoversASH3Across17 Tummy muscles, for shortABS3Across18 Ridley ___, "The Martian" director who directed the 2000 film "Gladiator"SCOTT5Across20 ___ Nielsen, "Wonder Woman 1984" actress who played Lucilla in the 2000 film "Gladiator"CONNIE6Across22 Wrestling match stopper: Abbr.TKO3Across25 "___ little rusty...": 2 wds.IMA3Across26 Mont Blanc, for oneALP3Across27 "___ For Me" (song from "Black Panther")PRAY4Across29 Hair setting gooGEL3Across33 Evade, with "past"SLIP4Across34 Religious offshootSECT4Across36 Unexpected bump in the roadSNAG4Across37 Michael on "SNL"CHE3Across39 Last fairytale word?END3Across41 Burdened brayerASS3Across42 Zinc or Nitrous followerOXIDE5Across45 ___ Jacobi, "Othello" actor who played Senator Gracchus in the 2000 film "Gladiator"DEREK5Across47 Have a picnic?EAT3Across49 There may be a pea in itPOD3Across50 "King" who symbolizes strength and courageLION4Across51 Healthy smoothie additiveCHIA4Across53 Not share, as a blanketHOG3Across57 Big name in denimLEVI4Across58 ___ Zimmer, German composer who composed the soundtrack for the 2000 film "Gladiator"HANS4Across59 Miner's pursuitORE3Across60 Lisa Simpson's jazz instrument, for shortSAX3Across61 Reel Big Fish's genreSKA3Across62

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Conk on the headBOP3Down1 "Bel ___," 2012 drama filmAMI3Down2 Lodge with a keeperINN3Down3 Mythical giant and also the name of Saturn's largest moonTITAN5Down4 ___ Crowe, "The Insider" actor who played Maximus in the 2000 film "Gladiator"RUSSELL7Down5 Card game with four colorsUNO3Down6 In the ___ of (between)MIDST5Down7 "Crank ___ (Soulja Boy)," song by Soulja BoyTHAT4Down8 Sunrise directionEAST4Down9 Utmost math degreeNTH3Down10 Fastener on a bulletin boardTACK4Down13 Obstruction to fair judgmentBIAS4Down19 Britney Spears' exclamationOOPS4Down21 Members of a smoker's pack, for shortCIGS4Down22 Black cat, to someOMEN4Down23 Simba's Disney loveNALA4Down24 Paparazzo's product, for shortPIC3Down28 Oliver ___, "Castaway" actor who played Antonius in the 2000 film "Gladiator"REED4Down30 Pimply problemACNE4Down31 Since January 1st, to accountants, for shortYTD3Down32 Joaquin ___, "Her" actor who played Commodus in the 2000 film "Gladiator"PHOENIX7Down35 Alligator ___ (ray-finned fish)GAR3Down38 Prefix for "one-quintillionth"EXA3Down40 "___ like hot cakes" (be bought quickly)SELL4Down43 "Dark ___" (2013 horror film)SKIES5Down44 Result of chickenpox, perhapsITCH4Down46 It's often pushed when it's supposed to be pulledDOOR4Down47 Cutting ___ technologyEDGE4Down48 Hanoi soupPHO3Down50 Eggs, to a biologistOVA3Down52 "The Eagle ___ Landed," Lane Finley starrerHAS3Down54 Part of an octopus's arsenalINK3Down55 Actor Butterfield of "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas"ASA3Down56

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.