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SUNDAY · 14 x 13 GRID · 71 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 36 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword May 17 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the May 17, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

71 of 71 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Summer coolers: Abbr. ACS 3 4A Drop an egg, like a hen LAY 3 7A ___ out of (withdraw from) OPT 3 10A ___ Cooper (compact car) MINI 4 12A Alien's ride: Abbr. UFO 3 13A "Rain ___," Oscar-winning film starring Dustin Hoffman MAN 3 14A Like two matching socks PAIR 4 15A When read with 52a, a three-layered dish made with meat and toasted bread ... or what 28a, 31a, and 41a are types of CLUB 4 17A Hardworking insect in a colony ANT 3 18A ___ eater (fussy eater) PICKY 5 21A ___-sighted (unable to see distant objects) NEAR 4 23A Scott Eastwood, to Clint Eastwood SON 3 24A Juice for your car GAS 3 25A Pigeon's call COO 3 28A Sport played on the "green" with a white ball ... and when read with 15a, the "stick" that is used to hit the ball GOLF 4 31A Opposite of "day" ... and when read with 15a, a place with a bar and dance floor that usually opens when the moon is up NIGHT 5 35A Cobbler's tools AWLS 4 37A Voting alliance that rhymes with "clock" BLOC 4 39A ___ Patch Kids (gummy candy) SOUR 4 40A Steady guy BEAU 4 41A Library's offering ... and when read with 15a, a gathering for people to discuss novels BOOK 4 43A Archaic your THY 3 44A It's nothing! NIL 3 47A Conk on the head BOP 3 49A The "S" in EST, for short STD 3 52A When read with 15a, a three-layered bread dish ... and what is formed visually by the theme words at 15a, 28a, 31a, 41a, and 52a SANDWICH 8 56A Seek the affection of WOO 3 57A "We need to keep ___ with new technology" (keep up with) APACE 5 58A Drains, as someone's energy SAPS 4 61A Director Aster of Hereditary ARI 3 62A Record a voice-over again, say REDUB 5 63A Balderdash ROT 3 64A "Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish) NET 3 65A "Take a ___" (what a coach might say on the track) LAP 3 66A Devi's Indian love interest on "Never Have I Ever," fondly DES 3
Down
1D Concert blaster, for short AMP 3 2D "Homeland" organization: Abbr. CIA 3 3D Scissor sound SNIP 4 4D "___ in the Sky with Diamonds" LUCY 4 5D Australia's version of the NFL: Abbr. AFL 3 6D "___ Sheldon" (spin-off of "The Big Bang Theory") YOUNG 5 7D Actor ___ Epps of "House" OMAR 4 8D Frying utensil PAN 3 9D Explosive letters TNT 3 11D Colored part of the eye IRIS 4 16D Jelly ___ (colorful candy) BEAN 4 19D Gear tooth COG 3 20D Round drawer handle KNOB 4 22D Yard sale tag: 2 wds. ASIS 4 25D Hailed ride CAB 3 26D "You ___ me!" (words after doing someone a favor, perhaps) OWE 3 27D Portuguese greeting OLA 3 29D Attorneys degree: Abbr LLB 3 30D ___ Fighters of "But Here We Are" FOO 3 32D Figured out, as a math problem GOT 3 33D "Wha ...?" HUH 3 34D Attempt TRY 3 36D Clothes dryer, in warmer countries SUN 3 38D Bit of Halloween decor COBWEB 6 42D Decorative Japanese fish KOI 3 45D Munich's river (anagram of "sari") ISAR 4 46D Place for a pin, on a suit LAPEL 5 48D "Office" desktop devices: Abbr. PCS 3 49D ___ song (last act) SWAN 4 50D Ripped TORE 4 51D "Just ___" (Nike's slogan): 2 wds. DOIT 4 53D Spanish "nothing" NADA 4 54D Bra size smaller than an "E": 2 wds. DCUP 4 55D Difficult, like a puzzle HARD 4 59D Type of switch: Abbr POE 3 60D Holy titles, for short STS 3
Solved grid14 x 13 · 129 letters
1A
2C
3S
4L
5A
6Y
7O
8P
9T
10M
I
N
11I
12U
F
O
13M
A
N
14P
A
I
R
15C
L
U
16B
17A
N
T
18P
I
19C
20K
Y
21N
E
22A
R
23S
O
N
24G
A
S
25C
26O
27O
28G
O
29L
30F
31N
I
32G
33H
34T
35A
W
L
36S
37B
L
O
38C
39S
O
U
R
40B
E
A
U
41B
O
O
42K
43T
H
Y
44N
45I
46L
47B
O
48P
49S
50T
51D
52S
A
53N
54D
W
I
C
55H
56W
O
O
57A
P
A
C
E
58S
A
59P
60S
61A
R
I
62R
E
D
U
B
63R
O
T
64N
E
T
65L
A
P
66D
E
S

The completed 14 x 13 grid for May 17, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the May 17, 2026 puzzle

The May 17, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 14 x 13 grid with 71 clues — 35 across and 36 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Sunday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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