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Daily Themed Crossword May 8 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 66 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword May 8 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 66 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#
"A Nightmare on ___ Street" (1984 movie)ELM3Across1 Weight-to-height calculation: Abbr.BMI3Across4 Dog's happy tail movementWAG3Across7 "What ___ around comes around"GOES4Across10 Informal shirtsTEES4Across12 Water, when solidICE3Across13 What is scored in a game of soccerGOAL4Across14 Boat propellersOARS4Across15 Scottish boyLAD3Across16 "That's the ___" (usual standard)NORM4Across17 Spicy pepper used to add heat to salsas and curries, that was once believed to be harmful for human consumptionCHILI5Across19 "Aren't ___ charming pair?": 2 wds.WEA3Across21 To this pointYET3Across22 Farmer Giles of ___ a comic medieval fableHAM3Across23 Medicines sold without a prescription: Abbr.OTC3Across26 Cries uncontrollablySOBS4Across28 ObligationONUS4Across32 In-N-___ BurgerOUT3Across34 Egg ___ yung (Chinese dish)FOO3Across36 Floppy ___, obsolete storage deviceDISK4Across37 ___ Collyer actor who voiced SupermanBUD3Across38 "It's not all ___ and games!"FUN3Across40 Chop with an axeHEW3Across41 Starchy root veggie used to make fries and chips, that was once believed to be deadly for human consumptionPOTATO6Across43 Like a certain wall in ChinaGREAT5Across45 "It's just ___ feared!": 2 wds.ASI3Across47 Spanish for "uncle"TIO3Across48 Sweet treat used to make brownies and cookies, that was once believed to be harmful for human consumptionCHOCOLATE9Across49 Sean Lennon's mother Yoko ___ONO3Across54 "I'm Just ___" (Ryan Gosling song)KEN3Across55 Home ___ (baseball batter's victory)RUN3Across56 "___ O 'Shanter" (Robert Burns poem)TAM3Across57 "___-haw!" (cowboy's shout)YEE3Across58 It's tapped outKEG3Across59

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Easter basket fillerEGG3Down1 Restroom, to a LondonerLOO3Down2 "___ Girls," 2004 film starring Lindsay LohanMEAN4Down3 "Billy, Don't ___ Hero" ('70s song): 2 wds.BEA3Down4 "Have ___ on me!" ("Show compassion!")MERCY5Down5 "___ the girl you were talking about?": 2 wds.ISSHE5Down6 ___ Smith, star of "The Pursuit of Happyness"WILL4Down7 Purple berry in a smoothieACAI4Down8 Alternative to a H.S. degree: Abbr.GED3Down9 "___ and steady wins the race"SLOW4Down11 Juicy, red vegetable used to make ketchup and sauces, that was once believed to be deadly for human consumptionTOMATO6Down12 ___ Speedwagon ("Time for Me to Fly" hitmaker)REO3Down18 "___ never too late to learn ..."ITS3Down20 Mason's troughHOD3Down23 Young Darth Vader's nicknameANI3Down24 Edible fungus with a spongy cap used in stir-fries and stews, that was once believed to be deadly for human consumptionMUSHROOM8Down25 Baby bearCUB3Down27 Like water ___ duck's back: 2 wds.OFFA4Down29 Boxing eventBOUT4Down30 Prefix with "gram" to mean an ultrasound imageSONO4Down31 ___-Ball (arcade game)SKEE4Down33 Rapper ___ Shakur of "Dear Mama"TUPAC5Down35 "I can only ___ much": 2 wds.DOSO4Down39 ScrewballWACKY5Down42 "Just discovered this," in textspeak: Abbr.TIL3Down44 ___ Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin" actressGINA4Down45 What you used to be?THEE4Down46 Young'unTOT3Down48 Zero's counterpart, in binary codeONE3Down50 Biblical boat boarded by bears, boars, and boasARK3Down51 Mardi Gras day for shortTUE3Down52 University department, for shortENG3Down53

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Friday, May 8, 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.