Crossword Answers for Thursday, 28 May 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Thursday, 28 May 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

1
Put quickly or forcibly CLAP
5
A booking for musicians GIG
8
Make public AIRED
10
A collection of anecdotes about a person or place ANA
11
Affecting things past RETRO
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A state in New England MES
13
Very strong or vigorous SEVERE
15
(of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow ARCO
18
The creation of beautiful or significant things ARTS
19
More readily or willingly SOONER
21
Any star around which a planetary system revolves SUN
22
A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly LIARS
26
Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food EGG
27
Allowed by official rules LEGAL
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A branch of the Tai languages THO
29
Refuse to let have DENY

Down

1
Where passengers ride up and down CAR
2
Tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive LIE
3
The creation of beautiful or significant things ART
4
A human body PERSON
5
Willing to face danger GAMER
6
Slow and apathetic INERT
7
Attack with gas; subject to gas fumes GASES
9
Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck' DOE
14
Widely different VARIED
15
A useful or valuable quality ASSET
16
Not quite exact or correct ROUGH
17
Black tea grown in China CONGO
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An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building ELL
23
Make older AGE
24
Have a particular form RAN
25
Marked by skill in deception SLY