Crossword Answers for Thursday, 21 May 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Thursday, 21 May 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

1
Two items of the same kind SPAN
5
Informal terms for a mother MOM
8
Occurring or extending throughout a state STATEWIDE
10
A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group PASSWORDS
11
A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters ARS
12
Speak softly or lovingly COO
13
A group of aquatic mammals POD
14
Become vague or indistinct DIM
15
Ride in a taxicab CAB
18
Having no fixed course PLANETARY
21
The act of referring or consulting REFERENCE
22
Not allowed to continue to bat or run OUT
23
A unit of play in tennis or squash SETS

Down

1
An actor who plays a principal role STAR
2
A written leave of absence PASS
3
100 at equal 1 kip in Laos ATS
4
A recent arrival NEWCOMERS
5
Spanish surrealist painter MIRO
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Not used up ODD
7
A state in New England MES
8
A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area SPA
9
English conductor WOOD
13
A coniferous tree PINE
14
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular DAFT
15
Insincere talk about religion or morals CANT
16
Form an arch or curve ARCS
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A farewell remark BYE
18
In favor of PRO
19
The basic unit of money in Moldova LEU
20
The starting place for each hole on a golf course TEE