The daily puzzleTHURSDAY EDITION
Thomas Joseph Crossword May 14, 2026 Answers
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1Radius end5 letters6Flynn of films5 letters11River boat5 letters12Waiting line5 letters13Churlish ones5 letters14Reversed5 letters15Spineless sort6 letters17Chess pieces3 letters19Sushi choice3 letters20Beatles descriptor3 letters23Jockey Eddie6 letters25Florence’s river4 letters26Hong Kong, once11 letters28Coyote call4 letters29Some embroidery6 letters30Hosp. areas3 letters31Cow’s chew3 letters32Once called3 letters33Agency6 letters35Bolivian city5 letters38Snared, as a steer5 letters41Eye-related5 letters42Sherlock’s sister in a book series5 letters43“Keen!”5 letters44Jeans material5 letters
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1Subside3 letters2Asian language3 letters3Root beer floats9 letters4Fairy tale monster4 letters5Movie genre7 letters6Match in value5 letters7Ladder part4 letters8Wine choice3 letters9Arles answer3 letters10Was a pioneer3 letters16Happen again7 letters17Swaggering5 letters18Slip5 letters20Discourage9 letters21Year, in France5 letters22Peter of “Young Frankenstein”5 letters24Cobbler’s tool3 letters25Heady brew3 letters27Chose from the menu7 letters31Incan city5 letters33Fishing need4 letters34First-rate4 letters35Horror’s Chaney3 letters36Clumsy one3 letters37Sch. supporters3 letters39Yale rooter3 letters40Block up3 letters