NYT Crossword Clues for May 17, 2026

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Across Clues

Snag 6 letters / Daily

GLITCH Reveal Hide

Italian sparkling wine 4 letters / Daily

ASTI Reveal Hide

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John ___, personification of Objectivism, for Ayn Rand 4 letters / Daily

GALT Reveal Hide

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Code for Queens-landers? 3 letters / Daily

LGA Reveal Hide

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___ polaris 6 letters / Daily

AURORA Reveal Hide

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Intl. group formed in 1945 5 letters / Daily

THEUN Reveal Hide

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Purple dish eaten with a spoon 8 letters / Daily

ACAIBOWL Reveal Hide

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Lottery commission? 12 letters / Daily

DRAWINGBOARD Reveal Hide

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Prison terms? 8 letters / Daily

PENNAMES Reveal Hide

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Smell, e.g. 5 letters / Daily

SENSE Reveal Hide

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University of Alabama rallying cry 8 letters / Daily

ROLLTIDE Reveal Hide

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President's middle name (accented on the first syllable) or California city (accented on the second) 6 letters / Daily

DELANO Reveal Hide

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Shower stall? 9 letters / Daily

RAINDELAY Reveal Hide

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Slanted type: Abbr. 4 letters / Daily

ITAL Reveal Hide

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Get one's feet wet? 4 letters / Daily

WADE Reveal Hide

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Dir. from St. Paul to Duluth 3 letters / Daily

NNE Reveal Hide

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Guido ___, Baroque painter from Bologna 4 letters / Daily

RENI Reveal Hide

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Automates? 7 letters / Daily

CARPALS Reveal Hide

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How mashed avocado might be served 9 letters / Daily

OVERTOAST Reveal Hide

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Acquire, in a way 5 letters / Daily

ANNEX Reveal Hide

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"Yep, noticed that" 4 letters / Daily

ISAW Reveal Hide

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Battle cry? 7 letters / Daily

WARRANT Reveal Hide

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PC IDs 3 letters / Daily

IPS Reveal Hide

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What regular customers pay less for? 3 letters / Daily

GAS Reveal Hide

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A good Wordle starting word, by the looks of it 5 letters / Daily

STARE Reveal Hide

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When Memorial Day is observed 5 letters / Daily

INMAY Reveal Hide

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Grim Grimm character 4 letters / Daily

OGRE Reveal Hide

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Trounce 4 letters / Daily

WHUP Reveal Hide

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Bamboozled 3 letters / Daily

HAD Reveal Hide

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Upscale shirtmaker 4 letters / Daily

ETON Reveal Hide

60A

Symbol of the American West 7 letters / Daily

SAGUARO Reveal Hide

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Former 7 letters / Daily

ONETIME Reveal Hide

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Yellow submarine? 15 letters / Daily

CHICKENSANDWICH Reveal Hide

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Infantile 7 letters / Daily

BABYISH Reveal Hide

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Prepares 7 letters / Daily

READIES Reveal Hide

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Put on the line 4 letters / Daily

RISK Reveal Hide

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Mien 3 letters / Daily

AIR Reveal Hide

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Surname for a family of fictional Kansans 4 letters / Daily

GALE Reveal Hide

80A

One whose pride can be protective 4 letters / Daily

LION Reveal Hide

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"___ a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny line) 5 letters / Daily

AINTI Reveal Hide

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Affect emotionally 5 letters / Daily

TOUCH Reveal Hide

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Cologne conjunction 3 letters / Daily

UND Reveal Hide

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Freight weight 3 letters / Daily

TON Reveal Hide

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Stolen base? 7 letters / Daily

HOTFOOT Reveal Hide

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Pelvic parts 4 letters / Daily

ILIA Reveal Hide

90A

Love, in Lyon 5 letters / Daily

AMOUR Reveal Hide

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Bit of flooring for a patio, say 9 letters / Daily

STONETILE Reveal Hide

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Blood vessel? 7 letters / Daily

KINSHIP Reveal Hide

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Page (through) 4 letters / Daily

LEAF Reveal Hide

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Org. for pugilists 3 letters / Daily

WBC Reveal Hide

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Go downhill, in a way 4 letters / Daily

SLED Reveal Hide

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Pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing" 4 letters / Daily

SALS Reveal Hide

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Fire starter? 9 letters / Daily

CANOPENER Reveal Hide

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Showy kind of push-up 6 letters / Daily

ONEARM Reveal Hide

108A

Salty cheese made from sheep's milk 8 letters / Daily

PECORINO Reveal Hide

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Creature-friendly org. 5 letters / Daily

ASPCA Reveal Hide

114A

Padlock? 8 letters / Daily

MATTRESS Reveal Hide

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Confidence men? 12 letters / Daily

TRUSTBUSTERS Reveal Hide

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Rock-bottom review 8 letters / Daily

ITSTINKS Reveal Hide

119A

7 #1 hit for Debbie Reynolds 5 letters / Daily

TAMMY Reveal Hide

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Demonstrate complete disrespect for, in a way 6 letters / Daily

SPITAT Reveal Hide

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What a clear plastic bag is not 3 letters / Daily

TOY Reveal Hide

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"Right now!" 4 letters / Daily

STAT Reveal Hide

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"Your point being?" 4 letters / Daily

OKSO Reveal Hide

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Roxane's beloved, in classic literature 6 letters / Daily

CYRANO Reveal Hide

195A

#1 hit for Debbie Reynolds 5 letters / Daily

TAMMY Reveal Hide

Down Clues

Roams (about) 4 letters / Daily

GADS Reveal Hide

Entice 4 letters / Daily

LURE Reveal Hide

Country with many Farsi speakers 4 letters / Daily

IRAN Reveal Hide

They often have AAA backing 4 letters / Daily

TOWS Reveal Hide

Colonial news source 5 letters / Daily

CRIER Reveal Hide

Iconic role for Harrison Ford 3 letters / Daily

HAN Reveal Hide

"You've Really Got ___ on Me" (1960s hit) 5 letters / Daily

AHOLD Reveal Hide

Deck application 6 letters / Daily

SEALER Reveal Hide

Proverbial slowpoke 6 letters / Daily

TURTLE Reveal Hide

10D

Iconic role for Harrison Ford 7 letters / Daily

INDIANA Reveal Hide

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Display amazement, in a way 4 letters / Daily

GAPE Reveal Hide

12D

Star pitcher 3 letters / Daily

ACE Reveal Hide

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Mechanism for local funding 7 letters / Daily

LANDTAX Reveal Hide

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Feature of the tone-deaf 6 letters / Daily

TINEAR Reveal Hide

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___ Linda (San Bernardino suburb) 4 letters / Daily

LOMA Reveal Hide

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Verdon of "Damn Yankees" 4 letters / Daily

GWEN Reveal Hide

17D

In addition 4 letters / Daily

ALSO Reveal Hide

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Steakhouse orders 6 letters / Daily

TBONES Reveal Hide

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Alternative to a bouncy house 7 letters / Daily

BALLPIT Reveal Hide

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Direct a smile toward 6 letters / Daily

GRINAT Reveal Hide

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Fizzling out 5 letters / Daily

DYING Reveal Hide

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Erelong 4 letters / Daily

ANON Reveal Hide

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Skating exhibitions 8 letters / Daily

ICESHOWS Reveal Hide

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"Holy moly!" 5 letters / Daily

WOWIE Reveal Hide

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Before, in Bordeaux 5 letters / Daily

AVANT Reveal Hide

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Skin: Prefix 5 letters / Daily

DERMO Reveal Hide

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Misjudgment 7 letters / Daily

ERRANCY Reveal Hide

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Japanese beer brand 5 letters / Daily

ASAHI Reveal Hide

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Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informally 5 letters / Daily

LARAM Reveal Hide

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Greta Garbo, by birth 5 letters / Daily

SWEDE Reveal Hide

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T-Swift, by another nickname 3 letters / Daily

TAY Reveal Hide

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Bouncing character in "The House at Pooh Corner" 6 letters / Daily

TIGGER Reveal Hide

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Yep's opposite 3 letters / Daily

NAW Reveal Hide

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Trim 5 letters / Daily

PRUNE Reveal Hide

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Seasoning from the ocean 7 letters / Daily

SEASALT Reveal Hide

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What some houses are built on 4 letters / Daily

SPEC Reveal Hide

55D

Cask wood 3 letters / Daily

OAK Reveal Hide

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Prefix with -form or -verse 3 letters / Daily

UNI Reveal Hide

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Inept sorts 8 letters / Daily

SCHLUMPS Reveal Hide

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One source of news 5 letters / Daily

RADIO Reveal Hide

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Burger toppers 6 letters / Daily

ONIONS Reveal Hide

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Savings banks 7 letters / Daily

THRIFTS Reveal Hide

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Lofty 4 letters / Daily

HIGH Reveal Hide

67D

"Life ___ beach" 3 letters / Daily

ISA Reveal Hide

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Home for an 80-Across 3 letters / Daily

DEN Reveal Hide

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Printing technique that uses wax 5 letters / Daily

BATIK Reveal Hide

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Garlicky spread 5 letters / Daily

AIOLI Reveal Hide

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Bear 5 letters / Daily

BRUIN Reveal Hide

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Packed like sardines, say 5 letters / Daily

INOIL Reveal Hide

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It's a wrap 5 letters / Daily

STOLE Reveal Hide

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Passed, as bad checks 5 letters / Daily

KITED Reveal Hide

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Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 3 letters / Daily

ENO Reveal Hide

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Experienced a bit of turnover? 3 letters / Daily

ATE Reveal Hide

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Mary ___, "The Boating Party" artist 7 letters / Daily

CASSATT Reveal Hide

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Sweet, in Seville 5 letters / Daily

DULCE Reveal Hide

87D

Schmooze 6 letters / Daily

HOBNOB Reveal Hide

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Back in the day 4 letters / Daily

ONCE Reveal Hide

90D

Malady 7 letters / Daily

AILMENT Reveal Hide

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Do something because of 7 letters / Daily

REACTTO Reveal Hide

93D

A score 6 letters / Daily

TWENTY Reveal Hide

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Pollster Lou or singer Emmylou 6 letters / Daily

HARRIS Reveal Hide

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Polar wear 6 letters / Daily

ANORAK Reveal Hide

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Discussion sites 6 letters / Daily

FORUMS Reveal Hide

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___ Beach, Calif. 5 letters / Daily

PISMO Reveal Hide

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Hoarse 5 letters / Daily

RASPY Reveal Hide

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Fail to mention 4 letters / Daily

OMIT Reveal Hide

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Intl. group formed in 1949 4 letters / Daily

NATO Reveal Hide

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Online marketplace with personalized gifts 4 letters / Daily

ETSY Reveal Hide

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"Hey there!" 4 letters / Daily

PSST Reveal Hide

110D

Awaken 4 letters / Daily

STIR Reveal Hide

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Creature-friendly org. 4 letters / Daily

PETA Reveal Hide

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Prefix in many Ocean Spray drink names 4 letters / Daily

CRAN Reveal Hide

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Regarding 4 letters / Daily

ASTO Reveal Hide

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Reggae relative 3 letters / Daily

SKA Reveal Hide

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Gamecocks' sch. 3 letters / Daily

USC Reveal Hide