Daily Themed Crossword May 25, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 25, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
May 25, 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 | ___ the season to be jolly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Tic-___-toe (game with X's and O's) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Year with an extra day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Hopping Aussie marsupial informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Chip and ___ (cartoon chipmunk duo) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Canyon sound rebound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Mind your ___ business | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Ready for business like a store | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Nothing ___! (Piece of cake!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Full of wonderful flavors | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Johnny ___ country music legend who started his first band on a military base while serving in the U.S. Air Force in Germany | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Ctrl-___-Del (PC reboot combo) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Solid rain? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Family ___ ('90s sitcom) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | ___ Presley King of Rock and Roll who was drafted into the U.S. Army at the peak of his fame serving for two years | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Germany's continent briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Ming of the Houston Rockets | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ audible? (Zoom call question): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Kind of rehearsal or code | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Officially anointed as king say | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | Tennis legend Arthur ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Moo goo ___ pan (Cantonese-inspired dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Pit-___ (heart sound): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Sugarcane or celery piece | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | U.S. legislative body for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ Hendrix electric guitar pioneer who enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1961 serving in the 101st Airborne Division | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Word before pool and wash | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Snug as ___ in a rug ... (comfortable): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Famous cookie maker Wally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Three to Nero | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ Bennett crooner and jazz legend who served in the U.S. Army during the final stages of WWII in Europe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Kylo portrayed by Adam Driver | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Stethoscope users for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Relaxed pace for a horse (rhymes with clot) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Des Moines' state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Boys to their dads | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Kitchen faucet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Actor ___ Baldwin of Beetlejuice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | John ___ WWE wrestler and Trainwreck actor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ Weapon (1987 film) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Environment-related prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Tuna in a Hawaiian restaurant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Houseplant's home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Arthur Conan ___ (creator of Sherlock Holmes) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Tit for ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Murder ___ Wrote (crime TV series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Give something a shot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ Toney Premier League club player | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Margarita fruit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | What you buy at a pharmacy for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Intangible energy around a person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Number after dos in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Anatomical bag (rhymes with mac) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Vicious of the Sex Pistols | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | URL ending letters for an NGO | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Jamaican-American star who served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years and was deployed during the Gulf War | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Constitution Day month briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Desert wanderer's haven | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Comedian's forte | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Propped open as a door | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | It is traveled through in Back to the Future | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ wash (denim feature sometimes) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Evil mastermind's hideout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Kristofferson outlaw country movement pioneer who served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot before resigning to pursue music | KRIS | 4 | |
| #65 | Persian or Siamese e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Price negotiable in real estate ads: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Whoopi Goldberg's disguise in Sister Act | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Day of the blues for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 25, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 25, 2026, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MATTERS at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 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 25, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 25, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 25, 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 25, 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 25, 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.