NYT Crossword May 21 2026 Answers
All 78 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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1AGossiped-about duo4 lettersSee answer ›5ARiver whose southernmost source is found in Burundi4 lettersSee answer ›9AAnimal that expresses anger by spitting5 lettersSee answer ›14ACurbside call4 lettersSee answer ›15AEgg's outline4 lettersSee answer ›16ATraditional Vietnamese garment whose name means "long shirt"5 lettersSee answer ›17A2000 Eminem single with lines from his "biggest fan"4 lettersSee answer ›18ASt. Benedict, for one4 lettersSee answer ›19ACentral meeting points5 lettersSee answer ›20AtimiL12 lettersSee answer ›23A50¢ or $1: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›24AFish more formally known as a batomorph3 lettersSee answer ›25ACapital of Portugal, to natives6 lettersSee answer ›29ACrown of jewels6 lettersSee answer ›31APenultimate Greek letter3 lettersSee answer ›33AOne of four seen on Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man"3 lettersSee answer ›34AGoat's cry3 lettersSee answer ›35AGolfer's suppor-9 lettersSee answer ›38AMove like a fox5 lettersSee answer ›40AGet a lode of this!3 lettersSee answer ›41AJohn from Britain5 lettersSee answer ›42AEvade9 lettersSee answer ›44A"Bad" beginning3 lettersSee answer ›45ALike news that everyone already knows3 lettersSee answer ›46ALegal boundaries?3 lettersSee answer ›47AKind of cat with a black-and-white coat6 lettersSee answer ›50AMore melted, as a marshmallow6 lettersSee answer ›53ATree alongside a ski run3 lettersSee answer ›54ABro, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›55AP | u | n | c | h | e | s12 lettersSee answer ›59ASound of a perfect basketball shot5 lettersSee answer ›62A"Beware the ___ of a patient man": John Dryden4 lettersSee answer ›63AOrdered4 lettersSee answer ›64AIncrease, as interest5 lettersSee answer ›65AGerman Ms.4 lettersSee answer ›66APupil's surroundings4 lettersSee answer ›67AEnvironmentalist Adams5 lettersSee answer ›68ASite for many stars?4 lettersSee answer ›69ASounds of disapproval4 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DShort negative review6 lettersSee answer ›2DFloor covering in a Japanese tearoom6 lettersSee answer ›3D"Bingo!"11 lettersSee answer ›4DStole material4 lettersSee answer ›5DSouthern denial6 lettersSee answer ›6DSomething tickled on a piano5 lettersSee answer ›7D"Buy ___. They're not making it anymore" (old saying)4 lettersSee answer ›8DPhilanthropic group with a clock face in its logo4 lettersSee answer ›9DThe so-called "Pineapple Isle"5 lettersSee answer ›10DGoes around and around5 lettersSee answer ›11DMake sense, with "up"3 lettersSee answer ›12D"Maggie ___," classic folk song covered by the Beatles3 lettersSee answer ›13DChatGPT, Claude, etc.3 lettersSee answer ›21DInflicts6 lettersSee answer ›22DMuse of history4 lettersSee answer ›26DLasting damage from a tough experience, metaphorically11 lettersSee answer ›27DMilkshake flavor4 lettersSee answer ›28DGospel shout4 lettersSee answer ›30D"Fountain of Milk Spreading Itself Uselessly on Three Shoes" painter, 19454 lettersSee answer ›31DContented sounds5 lettersSee answer ›32D"Changed my mind," in editing notation4 lettersSee answer ›35DCurl4 lettersSee answer ›36DHip-knee connectors6 lettersSee answer ›37DSource of linseed oil4 lettersSee answer ›38DIt's all a haze4 lettersSee answer ›39DDrug bust unit4 lettersSee answer ›43DModel Miranda4 lettersSee answer ›47DMake neat6 lettersSee answer ›48DLarge-eyed African antelope with a duplicative name6 lettersSee answer ›49DFixate6 lettersSee answer ›51DGive out5 lettersSee answer ›52DNeighbor of Ricky and Lucy, on 1950s TV5 lettersSee answer ›53DFar from house-trained5 lettersSee answer ›56DDodgy4 lettersSee answer ›57D100%4 lettersSee answer ›58DEnd piece?4 lettersSee answer ›59DBelinda's business on "The White Lotus"3 lettersSee answer ›60DPrevail3 lettersSee answer ›61DSome test figs.3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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