Daily Themed Crossword May 13, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 13, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
May 13, 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 | ___ Me with Your Best Shot (1980 song by Pat Benatar) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Fee charged for road use | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Superman villain ___ Luthor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Swedish furniture giant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Cable that can connect your laptop to the TV: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Sleeve filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Repair or darn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ No Mountain High Enough (Marvin Gaye song) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Mamma ___! (musical based on ABBA's music) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ Star State nickname for Texas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Forest beings with branches | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | The Walking ___ show that features a six-year time jump in the ninth season showing multiple characters' growth without their leader | DEAD | 4 | |
| #13 | High Swiss peak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | E.T. and It e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | She lost her ___ (She was very angry) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | ___ Tree Hill show that features a four-year time jump in the fifth season to show the characters' lives after college | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Home security brand featured on Shameless: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Kimono sash (anagram of bio) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Diner in the sitcom Alice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Tonic's partner at a bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | One may find a solution in this place for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Trade punches with a trainer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | ___ Anatomy show that features multiple time jumps with one that zips through 2020 to catch up to real world events after the pandemic | GREYS | 5 | |
| #24 | ___ butter (cosmetic moisturizer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Green edible pellet in a pod | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Suffix with percent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Show that features a seven-year time jump in the fifth season where Archie and the gang return to save the eponymous town | RIVERDALE | 9 | |
| #28 | Go on the ___ (skip town) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Jenner of Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Response to How are you? perhaps: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Weight measures for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Shipped a parcel say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Let ___ (Beatles song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | I followed ___ (that man) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Mike and ___ fruit-flavored candy brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Number of digits on one's hands | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Better late ___ never | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Pooch from Garfield | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Letters after K | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Pretty ___ Liars show that features a five-year time jump in the sixth season showing the characters' lives after college | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Weak as an excuse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Vowel-heavy Great Lake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | December holiday informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ Stevenson II politician who ran against Eisenhower | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Beethoven's ___ to Joy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Tachometer stat in a car: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Been there ___ that (puzzle solver's reaction to a familiar puzzle perhaps) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ Knievel (stunt performer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Letters before a person's name on an envelope | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Your deliverer fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | It's a long story? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Fire department's staircase | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | E-commerce website formerly called AuctionWeb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Pokes fun at | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Lights camera action caller for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Compass direction that can be described as bottom right: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ and Recreation show that features a three-year time jump in season 7 exploring how the characters grapple with career and family | PARKS | 5 | |
| #58 | Audi's country of origin for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Some lines in a circle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Chunk of concrete | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Edges of skirts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Crop destroyer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Don't speak ___ of them! (defame) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Dublin's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Actor Diesel of Fast X | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Quantity for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | High throw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Squeeze out | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 13, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 13, 2026, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RIVERDALE at 9 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 2 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 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for May 13, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 13, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 13, 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 9 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 13, 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 13, 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.