Daily Themed Crossword May 12, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 12, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
May 12, 2026 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | TV's The ___ Squad (anagram of dom) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Letters following A | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___-cone (dessert on a hot day) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Lady of Eden | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Square on a Scrabble board (rhymes with pile) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Small earring | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ pal (girl friend) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Double-reed instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Touch down like an airplane | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | UFO rider | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | ___ jacket leaf-colored trophy of the Masters Tournament in golf that is presented to the winner by the previous reigning champion | GREEN | 5 | |
| #12 | Square ___ in a round hole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Sound heard during a paintball match | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ Jug trophy of The Open Championship in golf which is presented to the winner with their name carved on it | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Rose supporters | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___ Nightmare Before Christmas (1993 stop-motion movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Not yay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Ming (Chinese basketball player) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ Lombardi Trophy Super Bowl trophy which is cast anew every year so each winning team gets to keep their trophy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | She's about to ___ pretty penny for all that equipment (words about an expensive purchase): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Unhappily | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Cries on a ship followed by Captain! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Vote that's in favor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ O'Brien Championship Trophy NBA Finals trophy that is sterling silver with a gold overlay designed by Tiffany & Co. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Actor Pitt from F1 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Breakfast or dinner e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Eggs to a biologist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Put together as a bed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Choir voice above tenor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Number in a work email signature for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ would have thought ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Oxen's farm tool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Raw rock before mining | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ Millions (multistate lottery) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Shape of an egg | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Salami seller | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Toddler's apron | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Plumbing blockage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Antlered agile animal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ Cup NHL trophy that winners drink champagne from with a base covered in decades of champions' names | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Sister at a convent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Like every alternate number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Printer cartridge content | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Used a hammock say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Clean Water Act organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Feminine suffix for govern or host | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ Z (millennial follower) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Simon & Garfunkel's I ___ Rock: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | General ___ (chicken dish on a Chinese menu) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___ pets (terracotta figurines) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ a hand (help out) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Spanish bar snack | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Living room entertainment boxes for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Palindromic cry similar to Hurrah! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Bonnie and ___ (1967 movie) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | I spy with my little ___ ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ jersey Tour de France honor of a sunflower-colored tee given to the leader of the race with the lowest cumulative time | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | Actor ___ Butterfield of Sex Education | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Do I need to draw you ___? (atlas feature): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___-Rooter (pipe-unclogging service) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Camper driver for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | School with Elis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Audi competitor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Go team! cheer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Ruckus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Letters following pur for a hand sanitizer brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | We should move from Site ___ Site B (words at the fictional Jurassic Park perhaps): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 12, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 12, 2026, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is STANLEY at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 12, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 12, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 12, 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 67 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 12, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 12, 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.