Daily Themed Crossword May 4, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 4, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
May 4, 2026 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ talk (coach's speech to a team at halftime) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ humbug! (cry from Ebenezer Scrooge) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | North Pole helper with pointy ears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Weed-tackling tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Big brass instrument you may spot in a marching band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Mamma ___! Here We Go Again (2018 film starring Lily James) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Burst ___ the scene (appeared unexpectedly) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Puts into service | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | You've ___ your match (You have tough competition) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Kit ___ (chocolate treat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ New World heavy metal song by Iron Maiden that takes its name from a dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | People fool others on the first day of this month | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Scarlett O'___ of Gone With the Wind | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | All ___ on the Western Front song by Elton John that takes its name from an anti-war novel by Erich Maria Remarque | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Denver ___ NFL team that won the Super Bowl 50 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #16 | Scanned lines on store items: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | American Girl singer ___ Petty | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | The book covers everything from ___ Z: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | On the beach | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | On a regular ___ (frequently) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Sushi roll eggs or an anagram of 35d | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Liquids for quills | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | ___ and Juliet Dire Straits song that takes its name from a Shakespearean play about star-crossed lovers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Corporal's superior for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Letters suggesting an alter ego | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Chow ___ (noodle dish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | We need this now! in the E.R. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Wee bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | For Whom the ___ Tolls rock song by Metallica that takes its name from an Ernest Hemingway novel set in Spain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Object used to perform a Walk the Dog trick: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Public or private follower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Dial-up pioneer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Word after pig or bull | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Vietnamese noodle soup (anagram of hop) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Millions and millions of years | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ Sematary punk song by the Ramones that takes its name from a horror novel by Stephen King | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Long yellow vehicle parked in a school lot often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | President Lincoln's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Toy company that makes Monopoly and Scrabble | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | ___ Watson Little Women actress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Ray Donovan actor ___ Schreiber (anagram of veil) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Unavoidable destiny | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | King ___ (ancient Egyptian pharaoh familiarly) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ dokie! (Alright!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Ctrl and del's buddy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Broke into a sprint | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Band with the hit Barbie Girl | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Baby dogs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Like Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | The White Lotus network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Limb with a funny bone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | 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 | |
| #53 | Big name in elevators | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Help us! letters at sea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Souvenir shop shirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Vein fill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Disc-shaped vacuum cleaner from iRobot | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | Gargantuan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Nervous and fidgety | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | First-___ (top-quality) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | What 14d is slang for | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___-to-order (specially designed) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | NBC sketch comedy show that celebrated 50 seasons in 2025: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Fair-hiring letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Feeling green perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | On ___ (where this clue isn't) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Got it captain! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Bridge weight unit | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 4, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 4, 2026, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BRONCOS at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 4, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 4, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 4, 2026 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for May 4, 2026 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 4, 2026 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.