Daily Express Crossword May 21 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 52 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Express Crossword May 21 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 52 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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IncredibleBEYONDBELIEF12Across1 Festival spread its charmsCHRISTMAS9Across1 Switch beastly hands overSWAP4Across6 BoredomENNUI5Across7 InferiorWORSE5Across8 SuitableAPT3Across9 TransientEPHEMERAL9Across10 Rule out concealing male primateLEMUR5Across10 AbsorbedENRAPT6Across11 Small firm under review by Liberal rascalSCOUNDREL9Across11 JerkTWITCH6Across12 Attendants keep losing a university keyRETINUE7Across12 Deal in carsTRAFFIC7Across13 Bailiff returned bed on time for hoarderDEBTCOLLECTOR13Across14 AnswerREJOINDER9Across15 AngerIRE3Across17 Exaggeration concerning bank documentOVERSTATEMENT13Across17 ConcurAGREE5Across18 AttackONSET5Across19 ForebodingPRESENTIMENT12Across21 Got ready to improve dire penRIPENED7Across21 Brave to have left, my dearDARLING7Across22 Proficient fighter for contentious building siteGREENBELT9Across24 Jacket lost tail in conflagrationBLAZE5Across25 Cut in personnelCREW4Across26 Seer cross about magicianSORCERESS9Across27

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Cool road winding along riverCOLORADO8Down1 Withdraw from battleBEATARETREAT12Down1 SisterNUN3Down2 Send timer offREMIT5Down2 ShiningBRIGHT6Down3 Jump with Catholic inclination for seasonal activitySPRINGCLEANING14Down3 GrasscutterLAWNMOWER9Down4 Medal is broken in faulty distributionMISDEAL7Down4 MistakeERROR5Down5 Briton with link to a dogSCOTTIE7Down5 SpaHEALTHRESORT12Down6 Employees function alongside policeWORKFORCE9Down7 Go inENTER5Down7 College conceals one conservative planPOLICY6Down8 Unconventional person is a brat across the ChannelENFANTTERRIBLE14Down9 VoidEMPTINESS9Down10 TarnishTAINT5Down13 AbutADJOIN6Down14 Note her poise changes where things liveBIOSPHERE9Down15 JurymanJUROR5Down16 Sways and surprisesSTAGGERS8Down16 School's first head taking notice in miserySADNESS7Down18 He checks gold key as trio is performedAUDITOR7Down19 Snow runnerSKI3Down20 Very unfortunate soldier in cart crashTRAGIC6Down20 Different aim, say - returning reflectionIMAGE5Down23

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Express crossword published on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.