New York Times Crossword May 12 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on May 12 2026, constructed by John Ruff. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AAppropriate answer for 1-Across›
- 6AHave the sense of›
- 10AFemales shepherded by shepherds›
- 14AFuel-bearing ship›
- 15ALeer at›
- 16AOne piece of a three-piece suit›
- 17AListing at an ice cream shop in Ipswich›
- 20ALou Gehrig's disease, in brief›
- 21A"___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel song)›
- 22AHappen afterward›
- 23ASome limb-moving muscles›
- 27AKids' items at a day care in Derby›
- 32APack tightly›
- 33ASpanish for "this"›
- 34APod tidbit›
- 35ASpoke to a convention, say›
- 37AMembers of the aristocracy›
- 40AEstablishment that might offer free breakfast›
- 41AQuaint lead-in to while›
- 45ALeads off›
- 46AAreas on a map of Manchester›
- 50ASudden, widespread appearances of illness›
- 51ALive (in)›
- 54A"Thanks a ___!" (informal appreciation)›
- 55AButcher's discard›
- 58A"Hmm, why use the spellings of 17-, 27- and 46-Across?"›
- 63ALaura of "Jurassic Park"›
- 64AA pelican can hold more water in this than in its belly›
- 65AFranz ___, Prague-born writer of dark fiction›
- 66AForce holding us onto Earth, informally›
- 67APepsi alternative›
- 68ABe present›
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- 1DDivan›
- 2DTens or ones place?›
- 3DLead-in to "poor Yorick!"›
- 4DAl Sharpton's title, for short›
- 5DInstrument with a Renaissance-era ancestor called a sackbut›
- 6D"Absolutely!"›
- 7DSense of self›
- 8DHermey is one, in TV's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"›
- 9DDo-over at serving›
- 10D"Nevertheless …"›
- 11DMarries›
- 12DOne son of Isaac and Rebekah›
- 13DBacterial eye malady›
- 18DPakistani language›
- 19DChervil or chive›
- 23DTouched down›
- 24DStool pigeons, in police shorthand›
- 25DExplosive inits.›
- 26DKind of arch in architecture›
- 27D___ asada›
- 28DResident of a Mideast sultanate›
- 29DChose, with "for"›
- 30DWails›
- 31DGive some lip to›
- 32DSign up for›
- 36DSome are said to be "swimming" in this›
- 38DResemble›
- 39DWays to raise capital, in brief›
- 42DLowe on TV›
- 43DBig ___, West Coast tourist destination›
- 44DShake with fear›
- 47DSandlot QB's order to a receiver›
- 48DStreaming service owned by Disney›
- 49DCause of a shower drain clog, maybe›
- 51DBirdbrain›
- 52D"At what time?"›
- 53DBrontë heroine›
- 55DPopular female poodle name›
- 56DInquires›
- 57DWord after "Copy" or "Fancy"›
- 59DAirer of "The View"›
- 60DSite of the world's largest Carnival celebration›
- 61DWapiti, by another name›
- 62DPut a burden on›
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