Crossword Answers for Friday, 1 May 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Friday, 1 May 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Make a rhythmic sound DRUM
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The conscious mind EGO
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The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia IONIC
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A diagram or picture illustrating textual material FIG
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A low moral state DEPTH
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Beyond a norm in opinion or actions FAR
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A unit of length of thread or yarn LEA
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The compass point midway between northeast and east ENE
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Not as expected SUSPECT
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A flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing DAG
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A master's degree in teaching MAT
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Floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric RUG
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Mentally quick AGILE
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A single person or thing ONE
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Not ever; at no time in the past or future NEVER
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Add details to PAD
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The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue REDS

Down

1
Get (something) done DID
2
Eggs of female fish ROE
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Pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable UNPLUGGED
4
A slight but appreciable amount MITES
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Ready for service EFFECTIVE
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An unusually large enterprise GIANT
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A cruel wicked and inhuman person OGRE
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Archaic term for an itinerant peddler CHAPMAN
15
A Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks SAUNA
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A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow EAGER
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A steep high face of rock DROP
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Be in charge of LED
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A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium ERS