New York Times Crossword May 20 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on May 20 2026, constructed by Kathleen Duncan. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AEstablishment that serves zombies, perhaps›
- 8AAdorn with raised lettering›
- 14A"Drink" for vocal critics›
- 15AEuropean city that "waits for you," in a Billy Joel tune›
- 16ANontraditional time for voting someone into office›
- 18ARedding who sang "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"›
- 19AGod played by Anthony Hopkins in Marvel movies›
- 20AChurch cross›
- 21AFlorence-based fashion house›
- 24ATakes back a public statement›
- 26AWhat a waiter might offer to start you off›
- 29AMake a boo-boo›
- 30A___ contendere (court plea)›
- 31ASpud›
- 35ABiting›
- 37A___ Kippur›
- 39AActress Bow of the silent film era›
- 40ALight show tool›
- 41ATV personality Kotb›
- 43AClan›
- 44ABit of movie magic›
- 48A"Essential" product used as an anti-acne treatment›
- 51ATake ___ of faith›
- 52APlace for a seafood dinner›
- 53AClassic Pontiacs›
- 55AArcing tennis shots›
- 58ACondescending rhetorical question … or what you might say about 16-, 26- and 44-Across?›
- 62AJohn in the sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance"›
- 63A"Seems right," folksily›
- 64AWords a teenager might say with an eye roll›
- 65ASays OK›
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- 1DMustachioed president who succeeded another mustachioed president in 1909›
- 2D"Don't know why I thought any different!"›
- 3DGets hyped›
- 4DFury›
- 5DFarmyard bleat›
- 6DWith deftness›
- 7DClarinet, for one›
- 8DMade level›
- 9DCareful, this might be hot!›
- 10DAct of Judas›
- 11DWord with ring or roll›
- 12DHoity-toity one›
- 13DSmooths, in a way›
- 14D"___ boy!"›
- 17DOld Italian money›
- 22DMusical notation that means "with vigor"›
- 23DBoardroom bigwig, in brief›
- 25DSpot to drink a matcha with a Manx›
- 26DOcean prey for a 27-Down›
- 27DOcean predator of a 26-Down›
- 28DBig to-do›
- 32DBe in charge, informally›
- 33DProtagonist of "That ’70s Show"›
- 34DSpeech full of invective›
- 36DWent back (to), as a prior state›
- 38DEpitome of slowness›
- 42DDirector Guillermo ___ Toro›
- 45DExpressed frustration, maybe›
- 46DBeauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its name›
- 47DAtlanta athlete›
- 48DRisqué›
- 49DWalkway for newlyweds›
- 50DThey're part of what makes you you›
- 54D"___ Noche en Miami" (Bad Bunny song)›
- 56DLow voice›
- 57D___-mo›
- 59DOrg. whose staffers wear royal blue uniforms›
- 60DLenovo products, informally›
- 61DJust get (by)›
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