Daily Themed Crossword May 27, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 27, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
May 27, 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 | Go bad as a banana | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Singer Winehouse and actress Poehler for two | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Mountain ___ (soft drink) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | It's ___-brainer: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Hide and ___ (children's game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Eve's partner in Eden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Pistachio or almond e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Butler or waiter's food-carrying aid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Actress Kendrick of A Simple Favor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Look up on Google say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | The G of GPA | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Put into words | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___ Tai (cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ Conner character on Roseanne who was played interchangeably by two actresses so many times that the show itself joked about it | BECKY | 5 | |
| #15 | Mass dismissals of employees by a company | Show answer | 7 | |
| #16 | Electric guitar hookup for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Actor McKellen of The Da Vinci Code | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Electrically-charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Only ___ in the Building (TV series) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | ___ Willick Ross's ex on Friends first played by Anita Barone then taken over by Jane Sibbett from her second appearance onwards | CAROL | 5 | |
| #21 | Come one come ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Sphere on top of a scepter say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Noah's escape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ Forman Eric's sister on That '70s Show played by both Lisa Robin Kelly and Christina Moore before getting entirely written out | LAURIE | 6 | |
| #25 | In the ___ of the moment (impulsively) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Informal term for a knife | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | One Day ___ Time (2017 TV series): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Mani-___ (spa treatment informally) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Only Just Begun (song by the Carpenters) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Aunt ___ The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air character whose new face between seasons 3 and 4 led to one of TV's most talked-about recasts | VIV | 3 | |
| #31 | Gladly in olden times | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Greek god of war | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Suffix with acetyl or butyl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Took part in a 100-meter dash say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | The drinks are ___! (Our treat!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Shopper's bag often (rhymes with moat) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Lead ___ (misguide) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Have ___ on me (Please show compassion) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | I agree slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Expanse that can be clear or cloudy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ Naharis Game of Thrones sellsword whose actor was swapped from Ed Skrein to Michiel Huisman without any in-story explanation | DAARIO | 6 | |
| #42 | ___ Mode super suit designer in The Incredibles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Fairy's instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Actress Whitman of Parenthood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ and you shall receive ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Track and field athlete Tyson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Best ___ (groom's aide) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Collision sound in a comic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Bird on the Australian coat of arms | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Emergency procedure involving chest compressions: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Vegas opener | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Christmas tree variety | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Rock band ___ Fighters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | NYC-based sketch show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Not online in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Stephens Samantha's husband on Bewitched who was famously played by two different actors named Dick | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Majestic Yellowstone creature | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Wants really badly | Show answer | 6 | |
| #59 | ___ Dhabi capital of the United Arab Emirates | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Green or black pizza topping | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Luxury carmaker with four rings in its logo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Rant and ___ (complain angrily) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Take ___ stride: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Protruding edge of a roof | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Sunscreen bottle initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Annoyance beneath a princess's twenty mattresses | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Delta competitor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Old what's-___-name | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 27, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 27, 2026, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LAYOFFS 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 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 27, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 27, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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.