NYT Crossword Clues for May 20, 2026

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Across Clues

Establishment that serves zombies, perhaps 7 letters / Daily

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Adorn with raised lettering 6 letters / Daily

EMBOSS Reveal Hide

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"Drink" for vocal critics 8 letters / Daily

HATERADE Reveal Hide

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European city that "waits for you," in a Billy Joel tune 6 letters / Daily

VIENNA Reveal Hide

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Nontraditional time for voting someone into office 15 letters / Daily

OFFYEARELECTION Reveal Hide

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Redding who sang "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" 4 letters / Daily

OTIS Reveal Hide

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God played by Anthony Hopkins in Marvel movies 4 letters / Daily

ODIN Reveal Hide

20A

Church cross 4 letters / Daily

ROOD Reveal Hide

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Florence-based fashion house 5 letters / Daily

GUCCI Reveal Hide

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Takes back a public statement 7 letters / Daily

RECANTS Reveal Hide

26A

What a waiter might offer to start you off 12 letters / Daily

SOUPOFTHEDAY Reveal Hide

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Make a boo-boo 3 letters / Daily

ERR Reveal Hide

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___ contendere (court plea) 4 letters / Daily

NOLO Reveal Hide

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Spud 5 letters / Daily

TATER Reveal Hide

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Biting 5 letters / Daily

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___ Kippur 3 letters / Daily

YOM Reveal Hide

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Actress Bow of the silent film era 5 letters / Daily

CLARA Reveal Hide

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Light show tool 5 letters / Daily

LASER Reveal Hide

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TV personality Kotb 4 letters / Daily

HODA Reveal Hide

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Clan 3 letters / Daily

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Bit of movie magic 12 letters / Daily

VISUALEFFECT Reveal Hide

48A

"Essential" product used as an anti-acne treatment 7 letters / Daily

SAGEOIL Reveal Hide

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Take ___ of faith 5 letters / Daily

ALEAP Reveal Hide

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Place for a seafood dinner 4 letters / Daily

PIER Reveal Hide

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Classic Pontiacs 4 letters / Daily

GTOS Reveal Hide

55A

Arcing tennis shots 4 letters / Daily

LOBS Reveal Hide

58A

Condescending rhetorical question ... or what you might say about 16-, 26- and 44-Across? 15 letters / Daily

ISNTTHATSPECIAL Reveal Hide

62A

John in the sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance" 6 letters / Daily

CLEESE Reveal Hide

63A

"Seems right," folksily 8 letters / Daily

RECKONSO Reveal Hide

64A

Words a teenager might say with an eye roll 6 letters / Daily

YESDAD Reveal Hide

65A

Says OK 7 letters / Daily

ASSENTS Reveal Hide

Down Clues

Mustachioed president who succeeded another mustachioed president in 1909 4 letters / Daily

TAFT Reveal Hide

"Don't know why I thought any different!" 9 letters / Daily

ITFIGURES Reveal Hide

Gets hyped 6 letters / Daily

KEYSUP Reveal Hide

Fury 3 letters / Daily

IRE Reveal Hide

Farmyard bleat 3 letters / Daily

BAA Reveal Hide

With deftness 8 letters / Daily

ADROITLY Reveal Hide

Clarinet, for one 4 letters / Daily

REED Reveal Hide

Made level 6 letters / Daily

EVENED Reveal Hide

Careful, this might be hot! 3 letters / Daily

MIC Reveal Hide

10D

Act of Judas 8 letters / Daily

BETRAYAL Reveal Hide

11D

Word with ring or roll 5 letters / Daily

ONION Reveal Hide

12D

Hoity-toity one 5 letters / Daily

SNOOT Reveal Hide

13D

Smooths, in a way 5 letters / Daily

SANDS Reveal Hide

14D

"___ boy!" 3 letters / Daily

HOO Reveal Hide

17D

Old Italian money 4 letters / Daily

LIRE Reveal Hide

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Musical notation that means "with vigor" 7 letters / Daily

CONBRIO Reveal Hide

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Boardroom bigwig, in brief 3 letters / Daily

CFO Reveal Hide

25D

Spot to drink a matcha with a Manx 7 letters / Daily

CATCAFE Reveal Hide

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Ocean prey for a 27-Down 4 letters / Daily

SEAL Reveal Hide

27D

Ocean predator of a 26-Down 4 letters / Daily

ORCA Reveal Hide

28D

Big to-do 5 letters / Daily

HOOHA Reveal Hide

32D

Be in charge, informally 9 letters / Daily

TAKEPOINT Reveal Hide

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Protagonist of "That '70s Show" 4 letters / Daily

ERIC Reveal Hide

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Speech full of invective 4 letters / Daily

RANT Reveal Hide

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Went back (to), as a prior state 8 letters / Daily

REVERTED Reveal Hide

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Epitome of slowness 8 letters / Daily

MOLASSES Reveal Hide

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Director Guillermo ___ Toro 3 letters / Daily

DEL Reveal Hide

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Expressed frustration, maybe 6 letters / Daily

SIGHED Reveal Hide

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Beauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its name 4 letters / Daily

ULTA Reveal Hide

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Atlanta athlete 6 letters / Daily

FALCON Reveal Hide

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Risqué 5 letters / Daily

SPICY Reveal Hide

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Walkway for newlyweds 5 letters / Daily

AISLE Reveal Hide

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They're part of what makes you you 5 letters / Daily

GENES Reveal Hide

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"___ Noche en Miami" (Bad Bunny song) 4 letters / Daily

OTRA Reveal Hide

56D

Low voice 4 letters / Daily

BASS Reveal Hide

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___-mo 3 letters / Daily

SLO Reveal Hide

59D

Org. whose staffers wear royal blue uniforms 3 letters / Daily

TSA Reveal Hide

60D

Lenovo products, informally 3 letters / Daily

PCS Reveal Hide

61D

Just get (by) 3 letters / Daily

EKE Reveal Hide