New York Times Crossword May 21 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on May 21 2026, constructed by Zhou Zhang and Mallory Montgomery. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AGossiped-about duo›
- 5ARiver whose southernmost source is found in Burundi›
- 9AAnimal that expresses anger by spitting›
- 14ACurbside call›
- 15AEgg's outline›
- 16ATraditional Vietnamese garment whose name means "long shirt"›
- 17A2000 Eminem single with lines from his "biggest fan"›
- 18ASt. Benedict, for one›
- 19ACentral meeting points›
- 20AtimiL›
- 23A50ยข or $1: Abbr.›
- 24AFish more formally known as a batomorph›
- 25ACapital of Portugal, to natives›
- 29ACrown of jewels›
- 31APenultimate Greek letter›
- 33AOne of four seen on Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man"›
- 34AGoat's cry›
- 35AGolfer's suppor-›
- 38AMove like a fox›
- 40AGet a lode of this!›
- 41AJohn from Britain›
- 42AEvade›
- 44A"Bad" beginning›
- 45ALike news that everyone already knows›
- 46ALegal boundaries?›
- 47AKind of cat with a black-and-white coat›
- 50AMore melted, as a marshmallow›
- 53ATree alongside a ski run›
- 54ABro, e.g.›
- 55AP | u | n | c | h | e | s›
- 59ASound of a perfect basketball shot›
- 62A"Beware the ___ of a patient man": John Dryden›
- 63AOrdered›
- 64AIncrease, as interest›
- 65AGerman Ms.›
- 66APupil's surroundings›
- 67AEnvironmentalist Adams›
- 68ASite for many stars?›
- 69ASounds of disapproval›
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- 1DShort negative review›
- 2DFloor covering in a Japanese tearoom›
- 3D"Bingo!"›
- 4DStole material›
- 5DSouthern denial›
- 6DSomething tickled on a piano›
- 7D"Buy ___. They're not making it anymore" (old saying)›
- 8DPhilanthropic group with a clock face in its logo›
- 9DThe so-called "Pineapple Isle"›
- 10DGoes around and around›
- 11DMake sense, with "up"›
- 12D"Maggie ___," classic folk song covered by the Beatles›
- 13DChatGPT, Claude, etc.›
- 21DInflicts›
- 22DMuse of history›
- 26DLasting damage from a tough experience, metaphorically›
- 27DMilkshake flavor›
- 28DGospel shout›
- 30D"Fountain of Milk Spreading Itself Uselessly on Three Shoes" painter, 1945›
- 31DContented sounds›
- 32D"Changed my mind," in editing notation›
- 35DCurl›
- 36DHip-knee connectors›
- 37DSource of linseed oil›
- 38DIt's all a haze›
- 39DDrug bust unit›
- 43DModel Miranda›
- 47DMake neat›
- 48DLarge-eyed African antelope with a duplicative name›
- 49DFixate›
- 51DGive out›
- 52DNeighbor of Ricky and Lucy, on 1950s TV›
- 53DFar from house-trained›
- 56DDodgy›
- 57D100%›
- 58DEnd piece?›
- 59DBelinda's business on "The White Lotus"›
- 60DPrevail›
- 61DSome test figs.›
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