Daily Pop Crossword May 18 2026 Answers (5/18/26)

Our Daily POP Crossword May 18, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Daily POP Crosswords is a daily puzzle game that challenges players to fill in the blanks of a crossword puzzle with words and phrases related to pop culture. Players can test their knowledge of current events, movies, music, and more while enjoying a classic word game format. The game is available online and can be played anytime, anywhere, making it an accessible and convenient form of entertainment for crossword enthusiasts of all ages.

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Daily Pop Crossword May 18, 2026 Answers

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« May 17 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Be overdrawn on an account, e.g.
4A	Noisy bird on a beach
8A	Fruit-bearing trees
12A	Cry of enlightenment
13A	Jacob's Old Testament twin
14A	Alter ___ (secret identities for superheroes)
15A	Like much evidence in TV crime shows
17A	Temporary financial help
18A	Sitcom set in Northern Ireland about 1990s Irish Catholic teenagers (2 wds.)
20A	"America's Got Talent" lineup
23A	Busiest airport on the West Coast (Abbr.)
24A	Salad dressing holder
26A	"Bel-___" (Peacock drama series based on a 1990s sitcom)
27A	Pixar short film about a steamed dumpling
30A	Crime series set in Ireland based on Tana French novels (2 wds.)
33A	So-so grade
34A	Flying animal that sleeps upside down
35A	Swiss Alps song
36A	Prepare for dinner, as a table
37A	___ buco (veal dish)
38A	Mystery series set in Ireland starring Iain Glen as a private investigator (2 wds.)
44A	One-half base x height, for a triangle
45A	Bubble bath foam (2 wds.)
49A	What fresh flowers do, eventually
50A	On baseball's injured list, say
51A	Cow's sound
52A	Cyber Monday event
53A	Slow-moving boats
54A	TV journalist Curry
1D	Clumsy sort
2D	"Doctor ___" (time-travel series starring Ncuti Gatwa)
3D	Whisperer's target
4D	Film critic Shalit
5D	One side in FX's Cold War drama "The Americans" (Abbr.)
6D	Animal's hidden home
7D	Actress who plays Joan Watson on "Elementary" (2 wds.)
8D	"The Odd Couple" neatnik Unger
9D	Tyler, the Creator album that won Best Rap Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards
10D	Hockey score
11D	IDs targeted in identity theft (Abbr.)
16D	Unsuccessful Ford model
19D	"The Larry Sanders Show" star Shandling
20D	Band name with a lightning bolt slash
21D	Rock's Mötley ___
22D	Toothpaste container
25D	Dalai Lama's homeland
26D	Number on a check (Abbr.)
27D	Some raised garden structures
28D	Greek god of war
29D	Norwegian city on a fjord
31D	Actress Lyonne of "Russian Doll"
32D	"Let's Make a Deal" choices
36D	Do figure eights, say
38D	1975 thriller set in the seaside town of Amity
39D	Opera song for a diva
40D	Room in "The Shawshank Redemption"
41D	"Curb ___ Enthusiasm" (Larry David HBO series)
42D	Small songbird
43D	Chooses (to)
46D	"The Producers" actress Thurman
47D	"Miami Vice" actor Johnson
48D	Walt Jr., to Walter White

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Daily POP Crosswords puts an emphasis on pop culture and entertainment-related themes. The puzzles often include clues and answers related to movies, TV shows, music, celebrities, and more.

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