Daily Themed Crossword May 26, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 26, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
May 26, 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 | Foldable bed at camp | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Stanley Cup organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Psychic's ability (anagram of sep): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Pale ___ (bar order) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Proof of ownership | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Don't ___ stranger! (Keep in touch!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Barbie's boyfriend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | North Dakota city that's also the title of a Coen brothers film | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Breaking ___ drama series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ Lauder (Clinique parent company) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | ___ Becker German athlete who captured the Wimbledon men's singles crown at just 17 years old in a historic 1985 run | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Legal drama series ___ & Order | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Day before Sunday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ Benitez boxing prodigy who won the WBA Light Welterweight title as a teenager in 1976 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Cut from the ___ cloth (very similar) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Angsty music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Campus quarters for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Two hours before midnight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Like someone who may not own a comb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Postal employee often greeted by dogs | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | Up in the ___ (unresolved) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Needing moisturizer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Martina ___ youngest-ever Grand Slam singles champion who triumphed at the 1997 Australian Open as a 16-year-old | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Turn a book into a movie say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Summer shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Actresses Green and Mendes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | What's the big ___? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Breaks on television for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ Lipinski figure skater who set a Winter Olympics record at age 15 by being the youngest to win the gold in women's singles | TARA | 4 | |
| #30 | Feels unwell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Pixar's Chef Remy for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Napkin's place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___-wee's Big Holiday (2016 film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Birthday party highlight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Spanish cheers at a soccer stadium | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Portable camping shelter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Confidential document (anagram of and): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Oregano or basil e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Plastic building blocks with movie franchises informally | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Recedes like the tide | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Jaws setting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Helicopter landing site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Animated explorer with a bob | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ Factor (popular reality game show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Small mythical creature with pointy ears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ about time! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Tie the knot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Spider-Man's transportation material | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___ little teapot short and stout ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Meme-receiver's reaction: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Suffix with bore or king | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | 24-hour cash machine: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Cry ___ river!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Letter after emm phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Totally awesome! in '90s slang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Sorvino actress who portrayed Marilyn Monroe in Norma Jean & Marilyn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Deception Point author Brown (anagram of and) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ Ko youngest winner of a women's golf major clinching the Evian Championship in 2015 at just 18 years old | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | ___ Around Beach Boys hit: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Competitor like Apple to Android | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Mary ___ little lamb: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | The I of MIT for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Ramirez of Grey's Anatomy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | I'm taking ___ in the pool: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Soccer legend who led Brazil to a World Cup title in 1958 by scoring six tournament goals while aged 17 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Use a stun gun | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Asphalt alternative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Drain as energy | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 26, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 26, 2026, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WILFRED 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 6 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 26, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 26, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 26, 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 26, 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 26, 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.