Daily Themed Crossword May 26, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 26, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
May 26, 2020 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ewe's mate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Dreamy phase of your sleep: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Ambient music pioneer Brian ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "The ___" hit song by Taylor Swift from her album "Lover" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Belle's counterpart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Attacked like a mosquito? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Rebel Wilson film "___ It Romantic" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Screeners at LAX: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Tom ___ NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for most MVP awards | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Spot on a radar screen that sounds like "clip" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Tequila shot garnish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | PC image | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | The "p" of m.p.h. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Serbian tennis player ___ Ivanovic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Suffix with "govern" or "host" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Jerry ___ former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for most points scored in a career | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Joe ___ former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for highest passer rating in a career | Show answer | 7 | |
| #18 | Ripped apart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Spanish for "love" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Over and ___ (walkie talkie conversation ender) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Like a cakewalk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "East of ___" novel by John Steinbeck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | History or Science for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Constellation unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | The Jonas Brothers or Charlie's Angels e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Wide-eyed and eager | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Opposite of 18d | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Stable supply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | More than suggest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Pirate's bounty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | ___ Vegas Nevada | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Dog biter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Consumer protection group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | There's no "I" in it (rhymes with "beam") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Toothed hair untangler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Story of one's life for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___-dead gorgeous (extremely pretty) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Disney fish voiced by Ellen DeGeneres | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Zodiac feline | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Go for a run in the morning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ Martin former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for most interceptions in one game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Big chunk like concrete | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Stitched line on a baseball | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Energy from the sun | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Heavy drinker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Animal that followed Mary everywhere in a rhyme | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | "Smooth Operator" singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | What a red traffic light indicates | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ Fey co-creator of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Belichick head coach of the New England Patriots who holds the Super Bowl record for most wins as head coach | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Graphic designer's degree for one: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Opposite of "sharp" in music | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ Roethlisberger NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for youngest quarterback to start and win | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Get-out-of-jail money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ long way (last): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Gale ___ former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for most consecutive appearances | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Goof up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Pouched animal informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "More than I wanted to know": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Designer Mode of "The Incredibles" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | "Wave" in Spanish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | ___ com (genre of "Clueless") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Within arm's reach | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Flying height for a plane for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | "Vive le ___!" (French for "Long live the King") | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 26, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 26, 2020, a Tuesday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MONTANA at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 26, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 26, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 26, 2020 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 65 clues with answers from 3 to 7 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for May 26, 2020 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 26, 2020 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.