MONDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 35 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword May 25 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the May 25, 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
"___ the season to be jolly"
TIS
3
4A
Tic-___-toe (game with X's and O's)
TAC
3
7A
Year with an extra day
LEAP
4
11A
Hopping Aussie marsupial, informally
ROO
3
12A
Chip and ___ (cartoon chipmunk duo)
DALE
4
13A
Canyon sound rebound
ECHO
4
14A
"Mind your ___ business"
OWN
3
15A
Ready for business, like a store
OPEN
4
16A
"Nothing ___!" ("Piece of cake!"): 2 wds.
TOIT
4
17A
Full of wonderful flavors
TASTY
5
19A
Johnny ___, country music legend who started his first band on a military base while serving in the U.S. Air Force in Germany
CASH
4
21A
___-J, Hunger of the Pine rock band
ALT
3
23A
Solid rain?
HAIL
4
26A
"Family ___" ('90s sitcom)
MATTERS
7
30A
___ Presley, "King of Rock and Roll" who was drafted into the U.S. Army at the peak of his fame, serving for two years
ELVIS
5
32A
Union that no longer has UK as a member for short
EUR
3
33A
Ming of the Houston Rockets
YAO
3
35A
Bel ___ 2012 movie starring Uma Thurman
AMI
3
36A
Kind of rehearsal or code
DRESS
5
39A
Officially anointed as king, say
CROWNED
7
42A
Tennis legend Arthur ___
ASHE
4
43A
Moo goo ___ pan (Cantonese-inspired dish)
GAI
3
44A
Pit-___ (heart sound): Hyph.
APAT
4
47A
Sugarcane or celery piece
STALK
5
51A
U.S. legislative body, for short
CONG
4
54A
___ Hendrix, electric guitar pioneer who enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1961, serving in the 101st Airborne Division
JIMI
4
56A
Word before "pool" and "wash"
CAR
3
57A
"Snug as ___ in a rug ..." (comfortable): 2 wds.
ABUG
4
58A
Famous cookie maker Wally
AMOS
4
59A
Three, to Nero
III
3
60A
___ Bennett, crooner and jazz legend who served in the U.S. Army during the final stages of WWII in Europe
TONY
4
61A
Kylo portrayed by Adam Driver
REN
3
62A
Stethoscope users, for short
DRS
3
1D
Relaxed pace for a horse (rhymes with "clot")
TROT
4
2D
Des Moines' state
IOWA
4
3D
Boys, to their dads
SONS
4
4D
Kitchen faucet
TAP
3
5D
Actor ___ Baldwin of "Beetlejuice"
ALEC
4
6D
John ___, WWE wrestler and "Trainwreck" actor
CENA
4
7D
"___ Weapon" (1987 film)
LETHAL
6
8D
Environment-related prefix
ECO
3
9D
Tuna in a Hawaiian restaurant
AHI
3
10D
Houseplant's home
POT
3
12D
Arthur Conan ___ (creator of Sherlock Holmes)
DOYLE
5
18D
Tit for ___
TAT
3
20D
"Murder, ___ Wrote" (crime TV series)
SHE
3
22D
Give something a shot
TRY
3
24D
___ Toney, Premier League club player
IVAN
4
25D
___ Crime, vegan make-up brand founded by Xenia Vorotova
LIME
4
26D
What you buy at a pharmacy, for short
MED
3
27D
Intangible energy around a person
AURA
4
28D
Number after "dos" in Spanish
TRES
4
29D
Anatomical bag (rhymes with "mac")
SAC
3
31D
___ Vicious of the Sex Pistols
SID
3
34D
The O of ILO, briefly
ORG
3
37D
Jamaican-American star who served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years, and was deployed during the Gulf War
SHAGGY
6
38D
Constitution Day month, briefly
SEP
3
40D
Desert wanderer's haven
OASIS
5
41D
Comedian's forte
WIT
3
45D
Propped open, as a door
AJAR
4
46D
It is traveled through in "Back to the Future"
TIME
4
48D
___ wash (denim feature, sometimes)
ACID
4
49D
Evil mastermind's hideout
LAIR
4
50D
___ Kristofferson, outlaw country movement pioneer who served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot before resigning to pursue music
KRIS
4
51D
Persian or Siamese, e.g.
CAT
3
52D
"Price negotiable" in real estate ads: Abbr.
OBO
3
53D
Whoopi Goldberg's disguise, in "Sister Act"
NUN
3
55D
Day of the blues, for short
MON
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for May 25, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the May 25, 2026 puzzle
The May 25, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 33 across and 35 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Monday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
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