Daily Themed Crossword May 8 2026 Answers (5/8/26)

Our Daily Themed Crossword May 8, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is available as a mobile app on both iOS and Android devices. It has become a popular crossword app due to its regular crossword offerings and difficulty level (not too easy, not too difficult, generally). They release a new crossword each day, every day of the year, and each crossword has a theme and allows for hints in case an answer involves a more obscure word.

Daily Themed Crossword May 8, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Themed Crossword on 5/8/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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« May 7 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	"A Nightmare on ___ Street" (1984 movie)
4A	Weight-to-height calculation: Abbr.
7A	Dog's happy tail movement
10A	"What ___ around comes around"
12A	Informal shirts
13A	Water, when solid
14A	What is scored in a game of soccer
15A	Boat propellers
16A	Scottish boy
17A	"That's the ___" (usual standard)
19A	Spicy pepper used to add heat to salsas and curries, that was once believed to be harmful for human consumption
21A	"Aren't ___ charming pair?": 2 wds.
22A	"You ain't seen nothing ___!"
23A	Sandwich meat often eaten with 1d
26A	Medicines sold without a prescription: Abbr.
28A	Cries uncontrollably
32A	Obligation
34A	In-N-___ Burger
36A	Egg ___ yung (Chinese dish)
37A	Floppy ___, obsolete storage device
38A	Flower that is yet to bloom
40A	"It's not all ___ and games!"
41A	Chop with an axe
43A	Starchy root veggie used to make fries and chips, that was once believed to be deadly for human consumption
45A	Like a certain wall in China
47A	"It's just ___ feared!": 2 wds.
48A	Spanish for "uncle"
49A	Sweet treat used to make brownies and cookies, that was once believed to be harmful for human consumption
54A	Sean Lennon's mother Yoko ___
55A	"I'm Just ___" (Ryan Gosling song)
56A	Home ___ (baseball batter's victory)
57A	"___ O 'Shanter" (Robert Burns poem)
58A	"___-haw!" (cowboy's shout)
59A	It's tapped out
1D	Easter basket filler
2D	Restroom, to a Londoner
3D	"___ Girls," 2004 film starring Lindsay Lohan
4D	"Billy, Don't ___ Hero" ('70s song): 2 wds.
5D	"Have ___ on me!" ("Show compassion!")
6D	"___ the girl you were talking about?": 2 wds.
7D	___ Smith, star of "The Pursuit of Happyness"
8D	Purple berry in a smoothie
9D	Alternative to a H.S. degree: Abbr.
11D	"___ and steady wins the race"
12D	Juicy, red vegetable used to make ketchup and sauces, that was once believed to be deadly for human consumption
18D	___ Speedwagon ("Time for Me to Fly" hitmaker)
20D	"___ never too late to learn ..."
23D	Mason's trough
24D	Young Darth Vader's nickname
25D	Edible fungus with a spongy cap used in stir-fries and stews, that was once believed to be deadly for human consumption
27D	Baby bear
29D	Like water ___ duck's back: 2 wds.
30D	Boxing event
31D	Prefix with "gram" to mean an ultrasound image
33D	___-Ball (arcade game)
35D	Rapper ___ Shakur of "Dear Mama"
39D	"I can only ___ much": 2 wds.
42D	Screwball
44D	"Just discovered this," in textspeak: Abbr.
45D	___ Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin" actress
46D	What you used to be?
48D	Tater ___ (snack made from 43a)
50D	Zero's counterpart, in binary code
51D	Biblical boat boarded by bears, boars, and boas
52D	Monday follower, for short
53D	University department, for short

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