MONDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 35 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword May 4 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the May 4, 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
___ talk (coach's speech to a team at halftime)
PEP
3
4A
"___, humbug!" (cry from Ebenezer Scrooge)
BAH
3
7A
North Pole helper with pointy ears
ELF
3
10A
Weed-tackling tool
HOE
3
11A
Big brass instrument you may spot in a marching band
TUBA
4
12A
"Mamma ___! Here We Go Again" (2018 film starring Lily James)
MIA
3
13A
Burst ___ the scene (appeared unexpectedly)
ONTO
4
15A
Puts into service
USES
4
16A
"You've ___ your match" ("You have tough competition")
MET
3
17A
Kit ___ (chocolate treat)
KAT
3
19A
"___ New World," heavy metal song by Iron Maiden that takes its name from a dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley
BRAVE
5
21A
People fool others on the first day of this month
APRIL
5
24A
Scarlett O'___ of "Gone With the Wind"
HARA
4
26A
"All ___ on the Western Front," song by Elton John that takes its name from an anti-war novel by Erich Maria Remarque
QUIET
5
27A
Denver ___, NFL team that won the Super Bowl 50
BRONCOS
7
31A
Scanned lines on store items: Abbr.
UPC
3
32A
___ Dempsey former NFL placekicker
TOM
3
33A
"The book covers everything from ___ Z": 2 wds.
ATO
3
34A
On the beach
ASHORE
6
37A
On a regular ___ (frequently)
BASIS
5
39A
Salmon ___
ROE
3
40A
Liquids for quills
INKS
4
41A
"___ and Juliet," Dire Straits song that takes its name from a Shakespearean play about star-crossed lovers
ROMEO
5
44A
Corporal's superior, for short
SGT
3
45A
Letters suggesting an alter ego
AKA
3
46A
Chow ___ (noodle dish)
MEIN
4
49A
"We need this now!" in the E.R.
STAT
4
53A
Tiny bit
TAD
3
54A
"For Whom the ___ Tolls," rock song by Metallica that takes its name from an Ernest Hemingway novel set in Spain
BELL
4
55A
Object used to perform a "Walk the Dog" trick: Hyph.
YOYO
4
56A
"Public" or "private" follower
EYE
3
57A
Dial-up pioneer: Abbr.
AOL
3
58A
Word after "pig" or "bull"
PEN
3
1D
Vietnamese noodle soup (anagram of "hop")
PHO
3
2D
Millions and millions of years
EON
3
3D
"___ Sematary," punk song by the Ramones that takes its name from a horror novel by Stephen King
PET
3
4D
Long, yellow vehicle parked in a school lot, often
BUS
3
5D
President Lincoln's nickname
ABE
3
6D
Toy company that makes Monopoly and Scrabble
HASBRO
6
7D
___ Watson, "Little Women" actress
EMMA
4
8D
"Ray Donovan" actor ___ Schreiber (anagram of "veil")
LIEV
4
9D
Unavoidable destiny
FATE
4
11D
King ___ (ancient Egyptian pharaoh, familiarly)
TUT
3
14D
"___ dokie!" ("Alright!")
OKIE
4
18D
Ctrl and del's buddy
ALT
3
20D
Campaigned
RAN
3
21D
Band with the hit "Barbie Girl"
AQUA
4
22D
Baby dogs
PUPS
4
23D
Like Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne
RICH
4
24D
"The White Lotus" network: Abbr.
HBO
3
25D
Limb with a funny bone
ARM
3
28D
"The ___ of Amontillado," progressive rock song by the Alan Parsons Project that takes its name from a gothic tale by Edgar Allan Poe
CASK
4
29D
Big name in elevators
OTIS
4
30D
"Help us!" letters at sea
SOS
3
32D
Souvenir shop shirt
TEE
3
35D
Vein fill
ORE
3
36D
Disc-shaped vacuum cleaner from iRobot
ROOMBA
6
37D
Gargantuan
BIG
3
38D
Nervous and fidgety
ANTSY
5
41D
First-___ (top-quality)
RATE
4
42D
What 14d is slang for
OKAY
4
43D
___-to-order (specially designed)
MADE
4
44D
NBC sketch comedy show that celebrated 50 seasons in 2025: Abbr.
SNL
3
47D
Fair-hiring letters
EEO
3
48D
Amateurish
ILL
3
50D
On ___ (where this clue isn't)
TOP
3
51D
"Got it, captain!"
AYE
3
52D
Bridge weight unit
TON
3
No clue on this page matches that text.
1P
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3P
4B
5A
6H
7E
8L
9F
10H
O
E
11T
U
B
A
12M
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A
13O
N
T
14O
15U
S
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S
16M
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T
17K
18A
T
19B
20R
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E
21A
22P
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24H
25A
R
A
26Q
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27B
R
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28C
29O
30S
31U
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C
32T
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M
33A
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34A
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H
35O
36R
E
37B
38A
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39R
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40I
N
K
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41R
42O
43M
E
O
44S
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T
45A
K
A
46M
47E
48I
N
49S
50T
51A
52T
53T
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D
54B
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L
L
55Y
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56E
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57A
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58P
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for May 4, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the May 4, 2026 puzzle
The May 4, 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.
There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the May 4 2026 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.