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NYT Crossword May 14 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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1ACliff formed by a fault5 lettersSee answer ›6AAvoided a tag, say4 lettersSee answer ›10APenultimate Greek letter3 lettersSee answer ›13A"My fault entirely"5 lettersSee answer ›14ATaste perception first identified in 19085 lettersSee answer ›15APhysics unit named for a physicist3 lettersSee answer ›16AFeature that debuted on Page 1 of The New York Times in 199711 lettersSee answer ›18AConfucian "way"3 lettersSee answer ›19APrime breeding environment for mosquitoes9 lettersSee answer ›20AImpression on some fancy sheets5 lettersSee answer ›22APuente of "The Mambo Kings"4 lettersSee answer ›23ATraveled path5 lettersSee answer ›24AAt sea, say6 lettersSee answer ›27APowerful fireboat gear8 lettersSee answer ›30ARationalist's theology5 lettersSee answer ›31ADecree4 lettersSee answer ›32APart of an analogy4 lettersSee answer ›33A"___'s da breaks!"3 lettersSee answer ›34ALovestruck7 lettersSee answer ›37AFlesh and blood3 lettersSee answer ›38ABiblical locale guarded by a flaming sword4 lettersSee answer ›40ADirection to bow, in music4 lettersSee answer ›41ASqueezing (out)5 lettersSee answer ›43AGets bloated, say8 lettersSee answer ›45APair for a pool6 lettersSee answer ›46ARuthless Athenian lawgiver5 lettersSee answer ›47ATidy up, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›48AWhat collects in a puddle5 lettersSee answer ›49AThings often getting free refills9 lettersSee answer ›54ASimile segment3 lettersSee answer ›55ABroadcasting giant with hundreds of stations11 lettersSee answer ›57A___ Friday3 lettersSee answer ›58AOrigin of the words "sky" and "scrape"5 lettersSee answer ›59AHeather genus that's also a woman's name5 lettersSee answer ›60AGood periods3 lettersSee answer ›61AFormer small-sized G.M. cars4 lettersSee answer ›62ACompound with a caret-shaped molecule, as depicted by this puzzle's circled letters5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DAnatomical containers4 lettersSee answer ›2DThicken4 lettersSee answer ›3DPalindrome on an Italian restaurant menu4 lettersSee answer ›4DSeptember to April, in the oyster industry7 lettersSee answer ›5DAlternatives to hourly wages8 lettersSee answer ›6DEcological concern4 lettersSee answer ›7DTrellis piece4 lettersSee answer ›8D"If u ask me"3 lettersSee answer ›9DGossip about, informally6 lettersSee answer ›10DA peeling that's appealing?10 lettersSee answer ›11DProlifically posting about one's kids online, in a neologism10 lettersSee answer ›12DReassuring reply4 lettersSee answer ›14D"That … ain't it"4 lettersSee answer ›17DEssence4 lettersSee answer ›21DCertain tax-free bond, informally4 lettersSee answer ›23DVelocity, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›24DRelatively unusual5 lettersSee answer ›25DHad to have right away10 lettersSee answer ›26DRaces against the clock10 lettersSee answer ›27DTravel by pick-up?5 lettersSee answer ›28D"The Elder" or "The Younger" Roman4 lettersSee answer ›29DStrains to hear?5 lettersSee answer ›31DHemlock relatives4 lettersSee answer ›35DHand, at a hacienda4 lettersSee answer ›36DGroup with a satellite truck8 lettersSee answer ›39DPalindrome on an Indian restaurant menu4 lettersSee answer ›42DSeven-stringed instrument that gave the guitar its name7 lettersSee answer ›44DAncient book of divination6 lettersSee answer ›45DMember of a sluglike "Star Wars" species4 lettersSee answer ›47DPresaging disaster4 lettersSee answer ›48DMeaty pasta sauce4 lettersSee answer ›49DLong lunch?4 lettersSee answer ›50DGet ahead of4 lettersSee answer ›51DCut and paste, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›52DForce through a food mill4 lettersSee answer ›53DGo way up4 lettersSee answer ›56DUprooting tool3 lettersSee answer ›
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