Daily Themed Crossword May 9, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 9, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
May 9, 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 | Floor-cleaning tools | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Tissue paper thickness | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ of the iceberg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ medium or well done? (question at a steakhouse) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Winning combination in some tic-tac-toe games | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Royal flush card | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Slow-cooked meat dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Counterpart of cons | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | What scissors do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Drink brand with a polar bear mascot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | If you want to share a hobby with humans from the Middle Ages try ___-stitching a needlework hobby with X-shaped stitches! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | ___ can of worms (complicate the situation): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Grammy winners ___ Tigres del Norte | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ bank (kid's money holder) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | If you want to share a hobby with humans from the Neolithic period pick up this hands-on hobby of creating ceramics out of clay! | POTTERY | 7 | |
| #16 | Brain activity test: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___-hop (musical genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Anti-narcotics group in Narcos: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | If you want to share a hobby with humans from the 19th century pick up this cozy hobby of looping yarn into fun designs with a hook! | CROCHET | 7 | |
| #20 | Sneak ___ (look quickly): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Italy's continent for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Dip an Oreo in milk say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Travels by ship say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Wood-shaping tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Window appliances: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | If you want to share a hobby with humans from the 11th century pick up needles and yarn to do this and make a sweater! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Blasts with a ray gun say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Large coffee dispenser | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Broody music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Are short? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | ___ the chips fall where they may | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ Reynolds lead vocalist of Imagine Dragons | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Beginner's game mode | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Robin Williams' ___ Doubtfire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Grain in a granola bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Opposite of post | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | If you want to share a hobby with humans from the Paleolithic Era pick up this useful hobby of making clothes with needle and thread! | SEWING | 6 | |
| #38 | Leader from Vatican City | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Passed-down folk traditions and stories | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___-hoo (chocolate beverage) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Crispy folded Mexican treat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Critical hospital wards: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Furry members of the family | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Edinburgh native | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Low island on a reef | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Letters between Q and U | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Group of crude oil-producing nations: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Place to dock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Kellogg's frozen breakfast brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Chop off as a branch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Cherry's core | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Adam and Eve's garden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Smell awful | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Yakety-___ (unimportant chatter) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ Ladyship (address for a noblewoman) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Animation frame unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Coconut covering | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Do some arithmetic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | If you want to share a hobby with humans from the 18th century try a jigsaw ___ where you fit oddly-shaped pieces to reveal an image! | PUZZLE | 6 | |
| #60 | AMC's Better Call ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Ranch measure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | George Harrison's ___ It a Pity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Like ___ of bricks (very strongly): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Actor Beatty of All the President's Men | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ Barbie girl ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Strong as a bond | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Asus or Acer products: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | View through a sunroof usually | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 9, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 9, 2026, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is POTTERY at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are 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 9, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 9, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 9, 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 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 9, 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 9, 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.