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FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 66 CLUES · 32 ACROSS · 34 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword May 22 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the May 22, 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.

66 of 66 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Scientist's workplace, for short LAB 3 4A Indent key TAB 3 7A Bride's new title MRS 3 10A Tic-tac-toe winning row made entirely of vowels OOO 3 11A Mike and ___ (rhyming fruit candy) IKE 3 12A Hen home COOP 4 13A ___-cone (cold treat) SNO 3 14A Pepper's partner, on the dining table SALT 4 16A "Hello!" in Spanish HOLA 4 17A Actors Rogen and MacFarlane SETHS 5 19A Word that refers to a fitness coach in America, but a running shoe in Britain, which may lead to a confusing conversation at the gym TRAINER 7 21A Melbourne's land, for short AUS 3 23A Of great significance for short IMP 3 24A Word that refers to a baby's head cover in America, but the hood of a car in Britain, which may cause confusion when asked to "lift it up" BONNET 6 27A ___ service (department that handles snail mail) POSTAL 6 31A "Should ___ worried?" ("Is this of any concern?"): 2 wds. IBE 3 32A ___ Judicata (legal term) RES 3 34A Eggs in a fertility lab OVA 3 35A Word that refers to a buttery bread roll in America, but a cookie in Britain, which may lead to very different expectations at breakfast BISCUIT 7 38A Hollywood's Spike and Ang, for two LEES 4 39A Some Nile reptiles ASPS 4 40A "This too shall ___" PASS 4 41A Ctrl + S, on a PC SAVE 4 43A Skirt's border line HEM 3 44A White, as a ghost PALE 4 45A Word that refers to a helmet-and-pads game in America but a ball-kicking sport in Britain, fueling debates over the "real" version FOOTBALL 8 50A Ones who tweak newspapers, for short EDS 3 51A "Are you ___ out?": 2 wds. INOR 4 52A ___-turn (turnpike sign): 2 wds. NOU 3 53A Prefix with noir and liberal NEO 3 54A "Do, re, mi, fa, so, ___, do": 2 wds. LATI 4 55A Last month with 30 days, for short NOV 3
Down
1D "I'm at a ___ for words" (dumbstruck) LOSS 4 2D Of supreme quality (anagram of "aeon"): Hyph. AONE 4 3D Word that refers to a type of footwear in America, but a car trunk in Britain, causing confusing conversations when packing for a trip BOOT 4 4D Thin paper for drying one's tears TISSUE 6 5D Letters for an alias AKA 3 6D Karate proficiency indicator BELT 4 7D Celestial object with craters MOON 4 8D Casting director's offer ROLE 4 9D Practice in a boxing ring SPAR 4 12D Word that refers to a crispy bagged snack in America, but thick fries in Britain, which can make ordering sides quite the surprise CHIPS 5 15D Field ___ (outings for school kids) TRIPS 5 18D Solo who has a Wookiee sidekick HAN 3 20D Rihanna's "Te ___" AMO 3 22D Comic ___ (newspaper section) STRIP 5 24D Lobster dinner accessory BIB 3 25D ___-Wan Kenobi from "Star Wars" OBI 3 26D Nintendo Super ___ (vintage console): Abbr. NES 3 28D Digits on your foot TOES 4 29D Madison and Fifth in Manhattan, for short AVES 4 30D Word before "Vegas" LAS 3 33D UFO crew members: Abbr. ETS 3 36D Stone Age dwelling CAVE 4 37D "___ Me" (words on a trash can) USE 3 38D "Mary Had a Little ___" (nursery rhyme) LAMB 4 40D ___ dish (bacteriologist's need) PETRI 5 41D "Smooth Operator" singer SADE 4 42D "Furthermore ..." ALSO 4 43D Be a ___ (be very funny) HOOT 4 44D Purchase from Parker? PEN 3 45D Chick-___-A (restaurant chain) FIL 3 46D "I'm ___ tight schedule!": 2 wds. ONA 3 47D ___ Taylor, clothing retailer ANN 3 48D Bathroom in London, informally LOO 3 49D Romantic texting shorthand LUV 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 127 letters
1L
2A
3B
4T
5A
6B
7M
8R
9S
10O
O
O
11I
K
E
12C
O
O
P
13S
N
O
14S
A
L
15T
16H
O
L
A
17S
E
T
18H
S
19T
R
20A
I
N
E
R
21A
U
22S
23I
M
P
24B
25O
26N
N
E
T
27P
O
S
28T
29A
30L
31I
B
E
32R
33E
S
34O
V
A
35B
I
S
36C
37U
I
T
38L
E
E
S
39A
S
P
S
40P
A
S
S
41S
42A
V
E
43H
E
M
44P
A
L
E
45F
46O
O
T
B
47A
48L
49L
50E
D
S
51I
N
O
R
52N
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53N
E
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54L
A
T
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55N
O
V

The completed 13 x 13 grid for May 22, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the May 22, 2026 puzzle

The May 22, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 66 clues — 32 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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