THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword May 21 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the May 21, 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.
1A
Plays a role in a film, like Brad Pitt
ACTS
4
5A
People hired to spin tracks at a nightclub: Abbr.
DJS
3
8A
Twinkler in the sky
STAR
4
12A
___ hour (time for heavy traffic)
RUSH
4
13A
Column's partner, on a spreadsheet
ROW
3
14A
See-through window part (rhymes with "bane")
PANE
4
15A
___ of spiders a.k.a. arachnophobia
FEAR
4
16A
Sailor's "yes"
AYE
3
17A
Low female voice
ALTO
4
18A
Pen drive port type: Abbr.
USB
3
20A
2013 animated film about a tiny woodland kingdom and a teenage girl who shrinks and joins leaf-riding warriors in a battle
EPIC
4
22A
Little iPod that was discontinued
NANO
4
24A
Adidas ___ Smith (tennis shoe)
STAN
4
25A
Feet warmers
SOCKS
5
26A
Graham Bell's invention, for short
TEL
3
27A
Parent honored in May
MOM
3
30A
Rest stop for a wanderer
INN
3
31A
Suffix with "super" or "infer"
IOR
3
32A
Suffix with "lemon" for a summer drink
ADE
3
33A
Suni of USA Gymnastics
LEE
3
34A
DVD player predecessor: Abbr.
VCR
3
35A
Yellow rides around Manhattan
TAXIS
5
37A
Animated 1994 film where a tiny girl the size of a thumb seeks her place in a world of overgrown creatures and adventure
THUMBELINA
10
39A
Boxing bout enders: Abbr.
TKOS
4
41A
A in MoMA
ART
3
42A
Like music that's booming
LOUD
4
43A
2010 Studio Ghibli film where a tiny "Borrower" girl befriends a human boy above the floorboards
ARRIETTY
8
48A
Point ___ return (stage where it's impossible to stop): 2 wds.
OFNO
4
49A
"The Adventures of ___-Tin-Tin," 1954 television series with a canine superstar
RIN
3
50A
Rock's ___ Against the Machine
RAGE
4
51A
"A ___ Life," 1998 Pixar film where tiny inventive ants and circus insects work together to defend their colony from a grasshopper gang
BUGS
4
52A
"The Good Wife" network: Abbr.
CBS
3
53A
Teenager's unwanted skin eruption, slangily
ZIT
3
1D
Dog bark sound, in comics
ARF
3
2D
Billiards stick
CUE
3
3D
Airport bag-checking organization: Abbr.
TSA
3
4D
"Honey, I ___ the Kids," 1989 family film starring Rick Moranis as a bumbling inventor who accidentally turns his kids and their friends tiny
SHRUNK
6
5D
Dull and colorless
DRAB
4
6D
"___ to the World" (Christmas carol)
JOY
3
7D
Having more sugar or honey, say
SWEETER
7
8D
Barcelona's country
SPAIN
5
9D
Baby powder mineral
TALC
4
10D
"___-Man," Marvel's 2015 superhero film featuring Paul Rudd as a burglar-turned-hero whose shrinking technology allows him to operate at a tiny insect scale
ANT
3
11D
___ Speedwagon, rock band formed in Illinois
REO
3
19D
Distress code to signal danger
SOS
3
21D
Gal ___ (friend)
PAL
3
22D
"Master of ___," comedy-drama series starring Aziz Ansari
NONE
4
23D
___ Studios (luxury fashion house)
ACNE
4
24D
Strong wind accompanied by rain and thunder
STORM
5
25D
The "S" in RSVP
SIL
3
27D
Ankle-length skirt or dress
MAXI
4
28D
Loki's adoptive father, in the MCU
ODIN
4
29D
___ Verde National Park, Colorado
MESA
4
31D
"Grey's Anatomy" setting, perhaps: Abbr.
ICU
3
34D
Old tape format: Abbr.
VHS
3
35D
___ Hatcher of "Desperate Housewives"
TERI
4
36D
___ ego (secondary personality)
ALTER
5
37D
Chore list entries: Hyph.
TODOS
5
38D
Farm buildings (rhymes with "yarns")
BARNS
5
39D
Mapo ___ (traditional Sichuan dish)
TOFU
4
40D
"___ Fu Panda" (2008 animated film)
KUNG
4
42D
Throw a ball
LOB
3
43D
Curved line, like that of a rainbow
ARC
3
44D
Heart protector?
RIB
3
45D
Devil in Looney Tunes cartoons, informally
TAZ
3
46D
___ Friday's (restaurant chain): Abbr.
TGI
3
47D
"Are we there ___?"
YET
3
No clue on this page matches that text.
1A
2C
3T
4S
5D
6J
7S
8S
9T
10A
11R
12R
U
S
H
13R
O
W
14P
A
N
E
15F
E
A
R
16A
Y
E
17A
L
T
O
18U
19S
B
20E
21P
I
C
22N
23A
N
O
24S
T
A
N
25S
O
C
K
S
26T
E
L
27M
28O
29M
30I
N
N
31I
O
R
32A
D
E
33L
E
E
34V
C
R
35T
36A
X
I
S
37T
H
U
M
38B
E
L
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N
A
39T
40K
O
S
41A
R
T
42L
O
U
D
43A
44R
R
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E
45T
46T
47Y
48O
F
N
O
49R
I
N
50R
A
G
E
51B
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S
52C
B
S
53Z
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for May 21, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the May 21, 2026 puzzle
The May 21, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 33 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Thursday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
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