Daily Themed Crossword May 26, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 26, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 26, 2018 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sunny-side up requirement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Fishes that resemble snakes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | American football quarterback ___ Manning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Call ___ (record of all calls made and received) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ as an arrow (moves at high speed) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Aretha Franklin's music genre | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Initials on a sunscreen tube | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Where the Eiffel Tower is | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Sinatra of music | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Mexican sandwich | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Baking measure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Eastern European | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Looney Tunes" character ___ Le Pew | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Fireflies ___ in the dark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ Sea that borders the north of Poland | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Tusked wild hog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Brewed offering at a pub | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Model ___ Hadid (sister of Bella Hadid) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Surrounding radiance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Limit as a salary | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Singer Lenny Kravitz (birthday today) hit "If I Could ___" which featured on the soundtrack of the 2002 sports film "Blue Crush": 3 wds. | FALLINLOVE | 10 | |
| #22 | Prefix meaning against | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Film composer Schifrin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "Yes ___" (lady) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "You ___ do it." ("I forbid you") | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | West Point letters: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Drove off in full speed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Jamaican music genre that came before reggae | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Cleopatra biter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ of the iceberg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Mat for a computer mouse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Gray wolf | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Prefix with potent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Harbors | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___ day (dosage): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Lenny Kravitz's cover song which featured on the soundtrack of the 1999 film "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me": 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Film spool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "We have ___ on the scandal." (like a tip-off): 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | "Hold it!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | "She ___ a fool of herself." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Play-___ (arts and crafts item for kids) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Bill ___ the Science Guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | "Ghost Rider" actress Mendes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Suffix in many town names | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Chinese or Japanese | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___ May Alcott who wrote "Little Women" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Cow part that holds milk | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Ready for plucking | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Lenny Kravitz's uptempo single "Rock And ___" from his 1995 album "Circus": 3 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #50 | Actor Sharif from "Lawrence of Arabia" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Old stories | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | First ever Bond film: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "As I see it" in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | The Euro replaced it in Italy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Prescription ___ (pharmacy purchase) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Sally Field's "Norma ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Coffee holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Clock std.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Golfer's goal? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Touch down like an airplane | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Rabbit ___ (listening units) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | "Maid of Athens ___ we part": Byron | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Rocker Brian ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Cost of living? | Show answer | 4 |
How the May 26, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 26, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is AMERICANWOMAN at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 26, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 26, 2018 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 64 clues with answers from 3 to 13 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
Keep the streak going
The 2018 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 26, 2018 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.