Daily Themed Mini Crossword May 22, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 22, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
May 22, 2026 — All 9 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Chemist's workplace for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Baseball's Iron Horse ___ Gehrig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Happy hour sites | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Ambulance crew member: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Tiny battery size | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Alpaca relative | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | Heart's primary supply line | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Public transportation option | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | I want to ___ millionaire: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 22, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword mini puzzle for May 22, 2026, a Friday. It contains 9 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a mini grid. The longest answer is LLAMA at 5 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 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 mini puzzle from that year. There is also a full crossword for May 22, 2026 with 66 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 22, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 22, 2026 Mini 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 9 clues with answers from 3 to 5 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 full-size board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The full-size crossword for May 22, 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 9 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 22, 2026 mini 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 8, 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.