Daily Themed Crossword May 1, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 1, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
May 1, 2026 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | I can neither confirm ___ deny | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Beaver's water-blocking structure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ Thurman name seen on Kill Bill posters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Fast flightless Aussie bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ John's (pizza chain) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ___ Bell (place to get a burrito) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Common letters in penny and ennui | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Tears apart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Black ___ Peas (I Gotta Feeling band) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | The bell doesn't ___ you I do! (angry teacher's line perhaps) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #11 | Valentine's Day staple with a prickly stem whose message is all about the color you choose: red for romance or yellow for friendship | ROSE | 4 | |
| #12 | Am ___ brother's keeper?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Cold-weather ailment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Clickable symbol on a PC | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Bratwurst for one | Show answer | 7 | |
| #16 | Springtime bulb from the Netherlands whose message is all about the color you choose: purple for royalty or black for power | TULIP | 5 | |
| #17 | Suffix with finish or follow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Wise ___ say only fools rush in ... (Can't Help Falling in Love lyric) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Actor ___ Danson of Cheers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | West ender? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Chimney grime | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | ___-owned car (second-hand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | White ___ ghost: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Title for Lewis Hamilton | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Flowerpot favorite also known as a cranesbill whose message is all about the color you choose: purple for piety or pink for friendship | GERANIUM | 8 | |
| #26 | Aching from a workout say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ Trask (East of Eden character played by Richard Davalos) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___-la-la (musical syllables) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ supposed to rain tonight: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Elegant trumpet-shaped flower whose message is all about the color you choose: white for purity or orange for desire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Snake-shaped letter phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Cornhole move | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | ___-noir (film genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Pilates class need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | This is on a ___-to-know basis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Prefix with present or potent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Participates in a race | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Meadow flower often used to make flower chains whose message is all about the color you choose: yellow for joy or blue for loyalty | DAISY | 5 | |
| #39 | Spotify and YouTube e.g. for two | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | X-___ (December celebration informally) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Embryo's home | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | White-colored sandwich spread for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Cards in a deck that have A written on them | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ and proper (very formal and prudish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Poem of praise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Short skirt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | One who may hold up a poster at a concert | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ nut (wheel fastener) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Cousin ___ The Addams Family character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Billiards or pool stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Lacking freshness | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Thing to confess | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | I love in Latin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Prefix with metry for a high school math subject | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Three-in-one doctor who can treat sinusitis: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Pay-___-view (motel room TV option) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Fit for a monarch say (rhymes with legal) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | ___ Francisco Bruce Lee's birthplace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Use a steam iron say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Play ___ in (be involved with): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Japanese electronics giant consolidated into Panasonic | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Explorer Hernando de ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Bloom that shares its name with a part of the eye whose message is all about the color you choose: blue for hope or white for purity | IRIS | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Brockovich movie starring Julia Roberts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Part of an agenda | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | ___ Major (Great Bear constellation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Sail-supporting pole on a ship | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Join us at the table | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 1, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 1, 2026, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GERANIUM at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 clues carry 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 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 1, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 1, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 1, 2026 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 1, 2026 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 1, 2026 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.