Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 2, 2026 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated May 2, 2026. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

65 clues13×13 grid32 across · 33 down
1A
2B
3C
4T
5S
6A
7T
8R
9I
10P
11N
I
L
12H
A
S
13F
I
O
N
A
14S
T
U
15E
L
K
16R
E
A
D
Y
17E
18A
S
E
19S
O
R
R
Y
20L
E
S
21S
O
N
22L
23I
24F
E
25E
L
T
26O
27N
28A
L
L
29R
E
O
30B
E
31E
32R
33B
E
A
34R
I
D
35T
I
N
A
36B
E
S
S
37C
A
N
D
Y
38S
39H
40R
A
N
K
41M
O
I
42H
O
I
S
T
43C
O
N
N
44E
45C
46T
47O
O
P
S
48A
N
A
49B
O
O
50E
K
E
51T
A
N
52B
O
K

Clues & Answers

Across

1ALetters seen before "DEF"ABC
4AAirport screening organization: Abbr.TSA
7ARoad ___ (fun vacation plan)TRIP
11ANothing, on a soccer scoreboardNIL
12A"Every dog ___ its day"HAS
13ARed-haired ogress from "Shrek"FIONA
14ADisco ___ of "The Simpsons"STU
15ADeer's kin found in YellowstoneELK
16A"___, willing, and able"READY
17A"At ___, soldier" (military officer's command)EASE
19AClassic bump-and-slide board game where players "apologize" as they send each other's pawns back to the start, first introduced in 1934SORRY
20A"I hope you've learned your ___!" ("Do not do this again!")LESSON
22A"The Game of ___," board game where players make choices about career and family, introduced in 1860 and redesigned in 1960LIFE
25ASir ___ John who sang "Tiny Dancer"ELTON
28A___-inclusive (including everything)ALL
29A___ Motor Car Company, firm founded by Ransom E. OldsREO
30AHeineken or Budweiser productBEER
33ASinger ___ Miller of Like ThatBEA
34A"You can't get ___ of me that easily!"RID
35ALifford of "Queen Sugar"TINA
36APresident Harry Truman's wifeBESS
37A"___ Land," colorful children's board game that sends players on a trek through a land of lollipops and licorice, first published in 1949CANDY
38AWent from large to small, as clothes after a washSHRANK
41AFrench for "me"MOI
42AGive a liftHOIST
43A"___ Four," two-player strategy game where players drop discs into a vertical grid to line up four in a row, first sold in 1974CONNECT
47AClumsy one's exclamationOOPS
48ADe Armas of "Knives Out"ANA
49ASweetie, slangilyBOO
50ABarely manage, with "out"EKE
51A___ France TV personality who is a fashion expert in the 2018 TV series Queer EyeTAN
52A___ choy (salad green)BOK

Down

1D"A" in Q&A, for shortANS
2D"He ___ off more than he could chew"BIT
3DMurder mystery board game where players use hints to unmask the killer among suspects like Professor Plum and Mrs. White, released in 1949CLUE
4D"___ Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Nancy Sinatra hit)THESE
5DBlack Friday eventsSALES
6DSay "what?" or "why?"ASK
7DWedding cake layerTIER
8DLoud, hair-raising cry from a lion during a safariROAR
9D___ 500, annual motorsports eventINDY
10DHandle the tab, sayPAY
13D___ desk (hotel reception area)FRONT
18DPale or dark brewALE
19DAll by oneselfSOLO
21DBlack dots in a slice of watermelonSEEDS
22DExperimental locationLAB
23DSuffix with "infant" or "percent"ILE
24DTallahassee's state: Abbr.FLA
26DGet one's hands onOBTAIN
27DGerman denial that sounds like and is an anagram of "nine"NEIN
29DStrategic world domination board game where players compete to take over the world with armies on a map, first launched in 1957RISK
31D___ around (football trick play)END
32DBlu-___ Disc (data storage format)RAY
34DMonopoly collectionRENT
36DLow-pitched guitarBASS
37DSir Arthur ___ Doyle who created Sherlock HolmesCONAN
38DCroc or moccasin, e.g.SHOE
39DAppealing musical refrainHOOK
40DLike a fragrant melonRIPE
41D"___ Lisa" (Louvre attraction painted in the early 16th century)MONA
43DIt may be let out of the bagCAT
44DGradually subside, as the tideEBB
45DBaby's noiseCOO
46D"Tik-___ of Oz" (book by L. Frank Baum)TOK
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.