Daily Express Crossword May 5 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 53 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the Daily Express Crossword May 5 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 53 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Quietly walks home with sonPADS4Across1
Ignorant defence group cadet due to be trainedUNEDUCATED10Across3
OmittingEXCEPT6Across7
DozenTWELVE6Across8
Jump out of visible apertureLEAP4Across9
Flight attendant finds casserole ruined a dressSTEWARDESS10Across10
AirmanAVIATOR7Across10
NewNOVEL5Across11
Segregation ordered for dragon-slayerSAINTGEORGE11Across11
HoardSAVE4Across12
Grown-upADULT5Across13
On the subject of lookingREGARDING9Across15
PostponeDELAY5Across17
Excel, and he's in troubleSHINE5Across17
LeanTHIN4Across18
A vine somehow turned greenNAIVE5Across18
Two men on time to get sponsorshipPATRONAGE9Across19
Exactly in the direction of landlordTOTHELETTER11Across20
KingdomREALM5Across22
GenerousLIBERAL7Across23
PowerfulSTRONG6Across24
Prisoner, stupid, sent out flavouringsCONDIMENTS10Across24
AgreeASSENT6Across25
Two weeks not having dark time in castleFORT4Across25
Removing hair, initially depositing pile around a politicianDEPILATORY10Across26
Employed American journalistUSED4Across27
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Friend retains composition for composerPALESTRINA10Down1
BackslidingRELAPSE7Down1
AccomplishACHIEVE7Down2
Pulling security number, fixing agentDRAWINGPIN10Down2
MaliceSPITE5Down3
Rent out with one explosive ingredientNITRE5Down4
CheatSWINDLE7Down4
Frank shows depressed sideDOWNRIGHT9Down5
DrudgeSLAVE5Down5
Goes round with note about foundationCORNERSTONE11Down6
TradedDEALT5Down6
Row when stopwatch loses minuteTIER4Down7
Sad about husband having to sprintDASH4Down8
By degreesGRADUALLY9Down9
Last terrier ran round person from EarthTERRESTRIAL11Down12
Sour sadist's cocktail is tragicDISASTROUS10Down13
PertinentGERMANE7Down14
Rejoiced in being famousCELEBRATED10Down14
HireCHARTER7Down15
Blow upINFLATE7Down16
Sick resident ordered paint - that is by the bookINPATIENT9Down16
RelianceTRUST5Down19
BearCARRY5Down20
FatOBESE5Down21
Come in from barren terrainENTER5Down21
Sharp as a group of detectivesACID4Down22
Break a game of cardsSNAP4Down23
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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Express crossword published on Tuesday, May 5, 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.