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NYT Crossword May 15 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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
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1ATo the ___ (as much as possible)4 lettersSee answer ›5AElectrifying people, so to speak9 lettersSee answer ›14ADog howling at night, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›15AVintage bike feature10 lettersSee answer ›16AGood name for a yoga instructor?4 lettersSee answer ›17AHairy get-up10 lettersSee answer ›18AWych ___ (tree type)3 lettersSee answer ›19AMiss Doolittle of "Pygmalion"5 lettersSee answer ›20ACivil rights activist Williams, an associate of Martin Luther King Jr.5 lettersSee answer ›21ASplits apart7 lettersSee answer ›23AAnnual coll. basketball competition3 lettersSee answer ›25AClass for some aspiring bilinguals, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›26ALed6 lettersSee answer ›27APlay casually, say5 lettersSee answer ›29ALike some kitchens5 lettersSee answer ›30AHarps on8 lettersSee answer ›33AMacMurray of "Double Indemnity"4 lettersSee answer ›34AThrow in at the end5 lettersSee answer ›35APulls off4 lettersSee answer ›37AJarring film transition to a new scene8 lettersSee answer ›39ASired5 lettersSee answer ›40AGive a hand?5 lettersSee answer ›41ALanguage of southern India6 lettersSee answer ›42ASierra, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›45A"Nasty!"3 lettersSee answer ›46ARainwater reservoir7 lettersSee answer ›47ADuane ___ (New York-based pharmacy chain)5 lettersSee answer ›49AFigures in "Puss in Boots" and "Hop-o'-My-Thumb"5 lettersSee answer ›51ASickly-looking3 lettersSee answer ›52A"I don't care either way"10 lettersSee answer ›54AMagician's accessory4 lettersSee answer ›55AUse of a popular song to make a scene iconic, in film-speak10 lettersSee answer ›56A"Your turn to speak"4 lettersSee answer ›57ADifficult time for farmers9 lettersSee answer ›58AHot ___4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DBig name in meal prep kits8 lettersSee answer ›2D"Tell me!"9 lettersSee answer ›3DLine of attack?9 lettersSee answer ›4DCause of a boom3 lettersSee answer ›5DMaterial for the blue eyebrows on the mask of Tutankhamen, in brief5 lettersSee answer ›6DMother of Don Juan4 lettersSee answer ›7DHere goes nothing!9 lettersSee answer ›8DBrian of ambient music3 lettersSee answer ›9DPart of a bass in a jug band7 lettersSee answer ›11DGet new life out of5 lettersSee answer ›12DEponym for a lounge chair5 lettersSee answer ›13D"I can't believe that price" bargain5 lettersSee answer ›15DMade hay?5 lettersSee answer ›19DUniform4 lettersSee answer ›22DPuma rival6 lettersSee answer ›24DSetting for the graphic novel series "Persepolis"4 lettersSee answer ›27DTransition5 lettersSee answer ›28DCompetitor of the early Chevrolet 4906 lettersSee answer ›30D"Sticks"9 lettersSee answer ›31DDangerous ocean phenomenon9 lettersSee answer ›32DEdible algae dubbed "green caviar"9 lettersSee answer ›34DBreak the ice?4 lettersSee answer ›36DKnockouts8 lettersSee answer ›38DBlind followers, informally7 lettersSee answer ›39DFriend of Nancy Drew4 lettersSee answer ›41DMoor5 lettersSee answer ›42DDaily ___5 lettersSee answer ›43DElement of a poetry analysis, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›44DBaseball's Stengel5 lettersSee answer ›46DSing like Michael Bublé5 lettersSee answer ›48DThreads4 lettersSee answer ›50DFood item whose name comes from the Greek for "turn"4 lettersSee answer ›53DOccasion that may involve fine china3 lettersSee answer ›54DCommon end to an address3 lettersSee answer ›
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