Daily Express Crossword May 23 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 60 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Express Crossword May 23 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 60 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Socialist in abandoned part of buildingLEFTWING8Across1 AbundancePROFUSION9Across3 Jump seasonSPRING6Across5 AlwaysEVER4Across8 WaverVACILLATE9Across9 DeadlyLETHAL6Across10 Surprisingly, I once had one part - a very small amountADROPINTHEOCEAN15Across10 Reduce to silenceFLOOR5Across11 Snob, English, left it firstELITIST7Across11 Equipment found in street with extremely large pinSKITTLE7Across12 Somehow stun gent producing metalTUNGSTEN8Across13 Humped animalCAMEL5Across14 SimpleMERE4Across15 Throw out fish, about 10pEXPEL5Across15 Gripping toolTONGS5Across16 Guys appearing in commercial? CorrectAMEND5Across18 TransmitSEND4Across18 Future spouse at home, looked afterINTENDED8Across20 CreepCRAWL5Across20 StrainedTENSE5Across21 Revolutionary ringleader, a woman, about 50RADICAL7Across23 Quick lookGLANCE6Across24 StratagemMANOEUVRE9Across25 Small man finally released for Saturday and SundayWEEKEND7Across25 Order from highwayman having accidentally dented laird's vanSTANDANDDELIVER15Across26 AverageMEAN4Across26 Long-lastingPERMANENT9Across27 Some apartment I renovated is completeENTIRE6Across27 Showing incredible pride, Des acted as chairpersonPRESIDED8Across28

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Chief dealer, possiblyLEADER6Down1 WarlikeBELLICOSE9Down1 Hair found on fool initially unhappy about tables?FURNITURE9Down2 FeelingSENTIMENT9Down2 By the sound of it, a very big area of London!WAPPING7Down3 GenuineREAL4Down4 Group of nine seen in Bolton one timeNONET5Down4 RuffleFRILL5Down5 RarelySELDOM6Down6 In favour of most of skinflint's pledgePROMISE7Down6 Popular pet unusually clumsyINEPT5Down7 CurseOATH4Down7 Spice given to heartless lady cautiouslyGINGERLY8Down8 Large box given to enthusiast for treeCHESTNUT8Down9 Leap overVAULT5Down9 HedgeFENCE5Down11 RestREMAINDER9Down12 WelfareWELLBEING9Down13 Unimportant short journey with castTRIFLING8Down14 It's maintained for Penny, shyPRESERVED9Down16 ClimbSCALE5Down17 A mongrel included in the French gameLACROSSE8Down17 Winning goal involving journalist turning up with drinkDECIDER7Down19 DisfigureDEFORM6Down19 Mostly unnecessary sewing instrumentsNEEDLES7Down21 RejectSPURN5Down22 Fuss connected with communist, lovedADORED6Down22 RenownFAME4Down23 SmileGRIN4Down24 Preliminary version showing designer's first floating structureDRAFT5Down24 Eccentric drew a bird found at the shoreWADER5Down25

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Express crossword published on Saturday, May 23, 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.