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NYT Crossword May 29 2026 Answers

All 72 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 CLUES72 CLUES
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1A"Oscar" of the French film industry5 lettersSee answer ›6AFeeling after a long hike4 lettersSee answer ›10ASinger/composer Bareilles4 lettersSee answer ›14APrematurely10 lettersSee answer ›16AMany a fund-raising target, informally4 lettersSee answer ›17A"We have a mutual friend?!"10 lettersSee answer ›18ASmurf who is more than 500 years old4 lettersSee answer ›19ASee 20-Across3 lettersSee answer ›20AWith 19-Across, swing dance originating in Harlem5 lettersSee answer ›21AThey're cut to defuse an explosive5 lettersSee answer ›22ACue ... or queue4 lettersSee answer ›23AOnly player to win three Super Bowl M.V.P. awards before turning 307 lettersSee answer ›25AReducing to rubble6 lettersSee answer ›28AApt anagram of NOTES5 lettersSee answer ›29AHockey infraction5 lettersSee answer ›30ABreezy things enjoyed at the beach9 lettersSee answer ›34ADoesn't go at full speed5 lettersSee answer ›35ASack3 lettersSee answer ›36AWalk-on5 lettersSee answer ›37AThey might make you one with everything9 lettersSee answer ›39A"La Tulipe Noire" novelist, 18505 lettersSee answer ›40AParty poppers5 lettersSee answer ›41AMakes fun of mercilessly6 lettersSee answer ›42AFall sign7 lettersSee answer ›45AAgitate4 lettersSee answer ›46AHits5 lettersSee answer ›47AWon't let it go5 lettersSee answer ›49AZendaya's role on "Euphoria"3 lettersSee answer ›52AFictional manufacturer of a Do-It Yourself Tornado Kit4 lettersSee answer ›53A"Can you catch me up?"10 lettersSee answer ›55ATime of day either way4 lettersSee answer ›56AAuthor of "All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians and Artists"10 lettersSee answer ›57ABarriers to entry, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›58AUnravel at the edges4 lettersSee answer ›59AVariety of cold brew5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DIt is king, in a phrase4 lettersSee answer ›2DRedheaded monster on TV4 lettersSee answer ›3DThwack4 lettersSee answer ›4DBirthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›5DRoad maneuvers featuring lazy braking12 lettersSee answer ›6DWithout dissenting voices5 lettersSee answer ›7DIt's cut after birth4 lettersSee answer ›8D"Yowzers!"9 lettersSee answer ›9DWhat a circle lacks3 lettersSee answer ›10DSomeone attracted to intellect over looks, say11 lettersSee answer ›11DDream interrupter5 lettersSee answer ›12DCurrency in The Legend of Zelda5 lettersSee answer ›13DHoard5 lettersSee answer ›15DOutstanding, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›21DEager buyer's question12 lettersSee answer ›22DTraps in a laundry room11 lettersSee answer ›24DNot a particular one3 lettersSee answer ›25DSnack brand since 19344 lettersSee answer ›26DIt might be a lot4 lettersSee answer ›27DLast U.S. national park, alphabetically4 lettersSee answer ›28DReturn payments?5 lettersSee answer ›30DAdhere to the kashrut dietary rules9 lettersSee answer ›31DThey're filled with bacon4 lettersSee answer ›32D"Curses, foiled again!"4 lettersSee answer ›33DGuff4 lettersSee answer ›38DCo-star of 2025's "Wicked: For Good," informally3 lettersSee answer ›41DNeither demure nor mindful5 lettersSee answer ›42DCome to attention, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›43DPowder in a pantry5 lettersSee answer ›44DChild's agreement5 lettersSee answer ›45DAvoid rage-quitting, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›48DLongtime college basketball coach VanDerveer4 lettersSee answer ›49DRun amok4 lettersSee answer ›50DHammer-and-sickle land, for short4 lettersSee answer ›51DGas brand whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet4 lettersSee answer ›53D"R U KIDDING ME?!"3 lettersSee answer ›54DWay to look inward, in brief?3 lettersSee answer ›
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