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NYT Crossword May 20 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Wednesday 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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ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1AEstablishment that serves zombies, perhaps7 lettersSee answer ›8AAdorn with raised lettering6 lettersSee answer ›14A"Drink" for vocal critics8 lettersSee answer ›15AEuropean city that "waits for you," in a Billy Joel tune6 lettersSee answer ›16ANontraditional time for voting someone into office15 lettersSee answer ›18ARedding who sang "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"4 lettersSee answer ›19AGod played by Anthony Hopkins in Marvel movies4 lettersSee answer ›20AChurch cross4 lettersSee answer ›21AFlorence-based fashion house5 lettersSee answer ›24ATakes back a public statement7 lettersSee answer ›26AWhat a waiter might offer to start you off12 lettersSee answer ›29AMake a boo-boo3 lettersSee answer ›30A___ contendere (court plea)4 lettersSee answer ›31ASpud5 lettersSee answer ›35ABiting5 lettersSee answer ›37A___ Kippur3 lettersSee answer ›39AActress Bow of the silent film era5 lettersSee answer ›40ALight show tool5 lettersSee answer ›41ATV personality Kotb4 lettersSee answer ›43AClan3 lettersSee answer ›44ABit of movie magic12 lettersSee answer ›48A"Essential" product used as an anti-acne treatment7 lettersSee answer ›51ATake ___ of faith5 lettersSee answer ›52APlace for a seafood dinner4 lettersSee answer ›53AClassic Pontiacs4 lettersSee answer ›55AArcing tennis shots4 lettersSee answer ›58ACondescending rhetorical question … or what you might say about 16-, 26- and 44-Across?15 lettersSee answer ›62AJohn in the sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance"6 lettersSee answer ›63A"Seems right," folksily8 lettersSee answer ›64AWords a teenager might say with an eye roll6 lettersSee answer ›65ASays OK7 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DMustachioed president who succeeded another mustachioed president in 19094 lettersSee answer ›2D"Don't know why I thought any different!"9 lettersSee answer ›3DGets hyped6 lettersSee answer ›4DFury3 lettersSee answer ›5DFarmyard bleat3 lettersSee answer ›6DWith deftness8 lettersSee answer ›7DClarinet, for one4 lettersSee answer ›8DMade level6 lettersSee answer ›9DCareful, this might be hot!3 lettersSee answer ›10DAct of Judas8 lettersSee answer ›11DWord with ring or roll5 lettersSee answer ›12DHoity-toity one5 lettersSee answer ›13DSmooths, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›14D"___ boy!"3 lettersSee answer ›17DOld Italian money4 lettersSee answer ›22DMusical notation that means "with vigor"7 lettersSee answer ›23DBoardroom bigwig, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›25DSpot to drink a matcha with a Manx7 lettersSee answer ›26DOcean prey for a 27-Down4 lettersSee answer ›27DOcean predator of a 26-Down4 lettersSee answer ›28DBig to-do5 lettersSee answer ›32DBe in charge, informally9 lettersSee answer ›33DProtagonist of "That ’70s Show"4 lettersSee answer ›34DSpeech full of invective4 lettersSee answer ›36DWent back (to), as a prior state8 lettersSee answer ›38DEpitome of slowness8 lettersSee answer ›42DDirector Guillermo ___ Toro3 lettersSee answer ›45DExpressed frustration, maybe6 lettersSee answer ›46DBeauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its name4 lettersSee answer ›47DAtlanta athlete6 lettersSee answer ›48DRisqué5 lettersSee answer ›49DWalkway for newlyweds5 lettersSee answer ›50DThey're part of what makes you you5 lettersSee answer ›54D"___ Noche en Miami" (Bad Bunny song)4 lettersSee answer ›56DLow voice4 lettersSee answer ›57D___-mo3 lettersSee answer ›59DOrg. whose staffers wear royal blue uniforms3 lettersSee answer ›60DLenovo products, informally3 lettersSee answer ›61DJust get (by)3 lettersSee answer ›
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