FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 32 ACROSS · 35 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword May 29 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the May 29, 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
Tear, as wrapping paper
RIP
3
4A
Farewell word often accompanied by a hand wave
BYE
3
7A
On/___ (light switch setting)
OFF
3
10A
Make a modification, as to a document
EDIT
4
12A
Quaker grain
OAT
3
13A
___ hours (early morning)
WEE
3
14A
"Hello ___!" (popular smartphone catchphrase containing a word hidden in "motorboat")
MOTO
4
15A
Suffix with "Cray" for a popular art supplies company
OLA
3
16A
___ mortals (simple humans)
MERE
4
17A
"Just Do It" sportswear brand
NIKE
4
19A
Huckleberry ___ (Mark Twain character)
FINN
4
20A
Water carriers
PIPES
5
23A
60-minute periods, for short
HRS
3
24A
Prefix with "center" or "dermal"
EPI
3
25A
Did you know that bees build a ___ (edible nest) using hexagons to store the most honey using the least wax?
HONEYCOMB
9
31A
Coke containers
CANS
4
33A
Broadway's "Five Guys Named ___"
MOE
3
34A
Sheep's bleat
BAA
3
35A
Remove painful knots from hair, say
DETANGLE
8
38A
Avocado or coconut product
OIL
3
39A
"Eddington" director Aster
ARI
3
40A
Did you know that a nautilus ___ (hard outer covering) grows in a logarithmic spiral and always keeps the same shape as it gets bigger?
SHELL
5
42A
___ Simpson, Homer's son
BART
4
44A
There's one in this cluuee, for short
TYPO
4
46A
Did you know that a ___ (forest giant) records its age as concentric rings that you can count?
TREE
4
47A
Bright attention-grabbing advertisement, like in Vegas or Times Square: 2 wds.
NEONSIGN
8
51A
Title of respect for Anthony Hopkins
SIR
3
52A
A-E connection
BCD
3
53A
Prefix with "plasm" to mean a layer of a cell's cytoplasm
ECTO
4
54A
From ___ Z (entirely): 2 wds.
ATO
3
55A
"Tea," in China
CHA
3
56A
Did you know that the placement of a sunflower ___ (sprouting plant part) fits an interlocking spiral formed by Fibonacci numbers?
SEED
4
1D
Sleep state for the dreamer: Abbr.
REM
3
2D
"Don't mind if ___": 2 wds.
IDO
3
3D
Plum's center
PIT
3
4D
It can be found in a library
BOOK
4
5D
New Haven's Ivy League school
YALE
4
6D
When a Lyft driver will show up: Abbr.
ETA
3
7D
Actor Wilson of "Marley & Me"
OWEN
4
8D
Did you know that a ___ (plant with fronds) leaf grows in a fractal pattern, with each little leaflet mimicking the whole shape?
FERN
4
9D
Lawyer's charge, say
FEE
3
11D
Dial ___ (telephone sound)
TONE
4
16D
Assorted items, for short
MISC
4
18D
Suffix with "self" or "fool"
ISH
3
19D
Cook, as onion rings
FRY
3
20D
Chest muscle, for short
PEC
3
21D
Tablet that may be Air or Pro
IPAD
4
22D
Did you know that a ___ (common conifer) plant produces cones with scales arranged in upwards and downwards Fibonacci spirals?
PINE
4
23D
Achilles' ___, phrase from Greek mythology used to refer to a weakness
HEEL
4
26D
Prefix with "present" to mean present everywhere
OMNI
4
27D
Drink enjoyed next to a Christmas tree, for short
NOG
3
28D
Slender orchestra instrument
OBOE
4
29D
Knight's armor
MAIL
4
30D
It may be passed in fields or courts
BALL
4
32D
Gaze intently
STARE
5
36D
Frida Kahlo's creation
ART
3
37D
"NBA Tonight" channel: Abbr.
ESPN
4
41D
Gardener's watering tubes
HOSES
5
42D
Englishman, informally
BRIT
4
43D
Aviation-related prefix with "nautical" or "plane"
AERO
4
44D
___-savvy (proficient in using computers)
TECH
4
45D
Jedi with an unusual speech pattern
YODA
4
46D
Organization taking X-rays?: Abbr.
TSA
3
47D
Network for Jimmy Fallon's talk show: Abbr.
NBC
3
48D
Break the ___ (get the conversation going)
ICE
3
49D
Former telecom giant: Abbr.
GTE
3
50D
Fall asleep, with "off"
NOD
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for May 29, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the May 29, 2026 puzzle
The May 29, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 32 across and 35 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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