Daily Themed Crossword May 14, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 14, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
May 14, 2026 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nightclub record spinners: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Pet that meows | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___-ching! (cash register sound) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Electric river fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Euphoria airer (anagram of hob): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Better ___ (spouse affectionately) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Snooty one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Seek a response to a question | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Twist lick dunk cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Currency in Greece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ Mountain planned movie based on a ride in Walt Disney World Resort Florida with a star corridor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Tree fluid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | The Catcher in the ___ (popular novel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | End of ___ (great period): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Go ___ or go home! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Pina colada liquor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Pot ___ (slow-cooked beef dishes) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #18 | Mother ___ (eco-icon) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #19 | Mammal's coat usually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Busboy's cleaning cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Mr. Toad's ___ Ride 1998 VHS release based on a dark ride that features Mr. Toad's reckless motorcar driving at Disneyland California | WILD | 4 | |
| #22 | Cheshire Cat's expression | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Shark's feature that sticks out of the water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Button to make the TV silent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | This one ___ me (My bad!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch's pet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | The Haunted ___ 2003 movie starring Eddie Murphy based on a dark ride at Disneyland California with a Ghost Host | Show answer | 7 | |
| #28 | Suffix with north or east | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Modifier of a music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Your debut on the calendar?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Airport group with wands: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ Miserables French novel written by Victor Hugo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Place with hot stones perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ Moines Iowa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Actress Aniston of The Morning Show for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___-mo (type of sports replay) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Burn till black (rhymes with tar) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Soak up like a paper towel | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Kesha's hit song TiK ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Karate ___ (sharp blow) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Actress Catherine O'___ of Home Alone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | The Edge actor Baldwin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Friend or ___? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | The Country ___ 2002 musical road comedy based on a similarly-named ride in Walt Disney World Resort Florida | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | We need to get ___ the crack of dawn: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Creator of Sonic the Hedgehog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Scorch with intense heat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ Yang Twins (hip-hop duo) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Chihuahua's cry in comics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___-turn (road sign): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Permanently damage something | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Internet address: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ school (place for future doctors informally) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Lanka Colombo's country | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Gemini symbol | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Veterinarian's patient | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Largest independent telephone company once (anagram of get): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Pretty Persuasion rock band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Times New Roman and Arial for two | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Mission to ___ 2000 sci-fi movie named after a ride that used to be located in Disneyland California based on the red planet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Forearm bone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Buy one get one e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Dip as the evening sun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Cards checked by bouncers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Alley-___ (move in a 49d match perhaps) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | League for the Knicks and Lakers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 14, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 14, 2026, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MANSION at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 14, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 14, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 14, 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 66 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 14, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 14, 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.