Daily Themed Crossword Hints May 2 2026

Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for May 2, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.

Daily Themed Crossword Hints, May 2, 2026

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 5/2/26. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.

• 1A. Letters seen before "DEF"
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• 4A. Airport screening organization: Abbr.
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• 7A. Road ___ (fun vacation plan)
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• 11A. Nothing, on a soccer scoreboard
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• 12A. "Every dog ___ its day"
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• 13A. Red-haired ogress from "Shrek"
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• 14A. Disco __ of The Simpsons
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• 15A. Deer's kin found in Yellowstone
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• 16A. __, willing, and able
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• 17A. "At ___, soldier" (military officer's command)
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• 19A. Classic bump-and-slide board game where players "apologize" as they send each other's pawns back to the start, first introduced in 1934
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• 20A. "I hope you've learned your ___!" ("Do not do this again!")
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• 22A. "The Game of ___," board game where players make choices about career and family, introduced in 1860 and redesigned in 1960
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• 25A. Sir ___ John who sang "Tiny Dancer"
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• 28A. ___-inclusive (including everything)
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• 29A. ___ Motor Car Company, firm founded by Ransom E. Olds
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• 30A. Heineken or Budweiser product
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• 33A. Actress Arthur of "The Golden Girls"
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• 34A. "You can't get ___ of me that easily!"
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• 35A. Lifford of "Queen Sugar"
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• 36A. President Harry Truman's wife
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• 37A. "___ Land," colorful children's board game that sends players on a trek through a land of lollipops and licorice, first published in 1949
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• 38A. Went from large to small, as clothes after a wash
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• 41A. French for "me"
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• 42A. Raise, as a flag
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• 43A. "___ Four," two-player strategy game where players drop discs into a vertical grid to line up four in a row, first sold in 1974
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• 47A. Clumsy one's exclamation
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• 48A. De Armas of Knives Out
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• 49A. Sweetie, slangily
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• 50A. Barely manage, with "out"
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• 51A. Darken in the sun
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• 52A. ___ choy (salad green)
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• 1D. "A" in Q&A, for short
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• 2D. "He ___ off more than he could chew"
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• 3D. Murder mystery board game where players use hints to unmask the killer among suspects like Professor Plum and Mrs. White, released in 1949
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• 4D. "___ Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Nancy Sinatra hit)
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• 5D. Black Friday events
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• 6D. Say "what?" or "why?"
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• 7D. Wedding cake layer
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• 8D. Loud, hair-raising cry from a lion during a safari
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• 9D. ___ 500, annual motorsports event
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• 10D. Handle the tab, say
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• 13D. ___ desk (hotel reception area)
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• 18D. Pale or dark brew
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• 19D. All by oneself
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• 21D. Black dots in a slice of watermelon
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• 22D. Experimental location
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• 23D. Suffix with "infant" or "percent"
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• 24D. Tallahassee's state: Abbr.
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• 26D. Get one's hands on
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• 27D. German denial that sounds like and is an anagram of "nine"
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• 29D. Strategic world domination board game where players compete to take over the world with armies on a map, first launched in 1957
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• 31D. ___ around (football trick play)
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• 32D. Blu-___ Disc (data storage format)
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• 34D. Monopoly collection
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• 36D. Low-pitched guitar
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• 37D. Sir Arthur ___ Doyle who created Sherlock Holmes
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• 38D. Croc or moccasin, e.g.
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• 39D. Appealing musical refrain
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• 40D. Like a fruit ready to be eaten
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• 41D. "___ Lisa" (Louvre attraction painted in the early 16th century)
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• 43D. It may be let out of the bag
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• 44D. Gradually subside, as the tide
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• 45D. Baby's noise
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• 46D. "Tik-___ of Oz" (book by L. Frank Baum)
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Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.

The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.

The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.

If you enjoy the Daily Themed Crossword, we think you’d also enjoy the LA Times Crossword and the NYT Crossword. If you’re still struggling to solve your crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first.