NYT Crossword Clues for May 24, 2026

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Across Clues

Second attempt 4 letters / Daily

REDO Reveal Hide

Hunk of marble, e.g. 4 letters / Daily

SLAB Reveal Hide

Very proficient 5 letters / Daily

ADEPT Reveal Hide

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What many plants do in the heat 4 letters / Daily

WILT Reveal Hide

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Neighbor of Turkmenistan 4 letters / Daily

IRAN Reveal Hide

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Word with happy or half 4 letters / Daily

HOUR Reveal Hide

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Unusual trinket 5 letters / Daily

CURIO Reveal Hide

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___ furniture 5 letters / Daily

PATIO Reveal Hide

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Stoical British guys? 15 letters / Daily

CONTROLLEDCHAPS Reveal Hide

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Creative spark, in slang 5 letters / Daily

INSPO Reveal Hide

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Avoid 6 letters / Daily

ESCHEW Reveal Hide

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Sleepover challenge 4 letters / Daily

DARE Reveal Hide

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It's made with grains 7 letters / Daily

SANDART Reveal Hide

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They twist beneath the surface 4 letters / Daily

EELS Reveal Hide

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Poles support this 4 letters / Daily

TENT Reveal Hide

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Prefix with watt 4 letters / Daily

GIGA Reveal Hide

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"___ Miz" 3 letters / Daily

LES Reveal Hide

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Assortment 5 letters / Daily

ARRAY Reveal Hide

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"The skin cream you're using must be Neutrogena or CeraVe!"? 14 letters / Daily

THATSSONOTOLAY Reveal Hide

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Hollywood's Johnny 4 letters / Daily

DEPP Reveal Hide

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Stuck in the mud 5 letters / Daily

MIRED Reveal Hide

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Fitting 3 letters / Daily

APT Reveal Hide

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Baseball legend who dated J.Lo 4 letters / Daily

AROD Reveal Hide

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Lying on 4 letters / Daily

ATOP Reveal Hide

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Tai ___ 3 letters / Daily

CHI Reveal Hide

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Filthy, in slang 5 letters / Daily

GRODY Reveal Hide

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Like 2026, but not 2025 4 letters / Daily

EVEN Reveal Hide

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Pined for an ex-boyfriend? 11 letters / Daily

MISSEDABEAU Reveal Hide

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Awl, for one 4 letters / Daily

TOOL Reveal Hide

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Richard of "Pretty Woman" 4 letters / Daily

GERE Reveal Hide

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Grasp 3 letters / Daily

SEE Reveal Hide

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Muscle below a delt 3 letters / Daily

LAT Reveal Hide

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[Pow!] 4 letters / Daily

WHAM Reveal Hide

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Save the Children, e.g., in brief 3 letters / Daily

NGO Reveal Hide

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Roughly 4 letters / Daily

ORSO Reveal Hide

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Exasperated television producer's plea? 15 letters / Daily

GIVEMEONESEASON Reveal Hide

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'20s architecture style 4 letters / Daily

DECO Reveal Hide

71A

Bridal line 3 letters / Daily

IDO Reveal Hide

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They can be candied 4 letters / Daily

YAMS Reveal Hide

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HVAC measure 3 letters / Daily

BTU Reveal Hide

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Molecule with the nucleotides G, U, A and C 3 letters / Daily

RNA Reveal Hide

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The Arabian Sea's Gulf of ___ 4 letters / Daily

OMAN Reveal Hide

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Pickle type 4 letters / Daily

DILL Reveal Hide

80A

Reach out to people born between July 23 and August 22? 11 letters / Daily

CONTACTLEOS Reveal Hide

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When repeated, "Oh, please" 4 letters / Daily

COME Reveal Hide

84A

Phrase on a Spanish candy heart 5 letters / Daily

TEAMO Reveal Hide

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___ carte 3 letters / Daily

ALA Reveal Hide

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Sister of Osiris 4 letters / Daily

ISIS Reveal Hide

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Actress Ryan of the "Star Trek" franchise 4 letters / Daily

JERI Reveal Hide

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"Me?!" 3 letters / Daily

MOI Reveal Hide

91A

Like milk that isn't worth crying over 5 letters / Daily

SPILT Reveal Hide

93A

Warning after a slice 4 letters / Daily

FORE Reveal Hide

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Good name for a salon specializing in mani-pedis? 14 letters / Daily

FIRSTCLASSNAIL Reveal Hide

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Floppy hat 5 letters / Daily

BERET Reveal Hide

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Aromatherapist's workplace 3 letters / Daily

SPA Reveal Hide

100A

Common forecast in Portland 4 letters / Daily

RAIN Reveal Hide

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Struggling to decide 4 letters / Daily

TORN Reveal Hide

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Musical group? 4 letters / Daily

CAST Reveal Hide

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Princess Leia or Hester Prynne 7 letters / Daily

HEROINE Reveal Hide

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Visitor center handouts 4 letters / Daily

MAPS Reveal Hide

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City west of Montreal 6 letters / Daily

OTTAWA Reveal Hide

110A

Worship 5 letters / Daily

ADORE Reveal Hide

111A

Loading the dishes and unloading the dishes, e.g.? 15 letters / Daily

DISSONANTCHORES Reveal Hide

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Agitated 5 letters / Daily

RILED Reveal Hide

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Selfish person 5 letters / Daily

TAKER Reveal Hide

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Coin, commonly 4 letters / Daily

DISK Reveal Hide

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Stink 4 letters / Daily

REEK Reveal Hide

120A

Pen ___ (corresponding pair) 4 letters / Daily

PALS Reveal Hide

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Like the strawberry champagne in Bruno Mars's "That's What I Like" 5 letters / Daily

ONICE Reveal Hide

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Neuter's partner 4 letters / Daily

SPAY Reveal Hide

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Tibetan oxen 4 letters / Daily

YAKS Reveal Hide

Down Clues

White bed, perhaps 4 letters / Daily

RICE Reveal Hide

Love god 4 letters / Daily

EROS Reveal Hide

Stance that resembles a ballerina on one leg 10 letters / Daily

DANCERPOSE Reveal Hide

Using Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, etc. 9 letters / Daily

ONTHEAPPS Reveal Hide

"The Conners" and "The Jeffersons" 5 letters / Daily

SHOWS Reveal Hide

Common palindromic text 3 letters / Daily

LOL Reveal Hide

"___ Lang Syne" 4 letters / Daily

AULD Reveal Hide

"Relax. Calm yourself" 7 letters / Daily

BREATHE Reveal Hide

One of two found on résumés? 6 letters / Daily

ACCENT Reveal Hide

10D

"Of course!" 3 letters / Daily

DUH Reveal Hide

11D

Distinct period 3 letters / Daily

ERA Reveal Hide

12D

Domino dot 3 letters / Daily

PIP Reveal Hide

13D

Add at no extra cost 6 letters / Daily

TOSSIN Reveal Hide

14D

Sorcerer's stick 4 letters / Daily

WAND Reveal Hide

15D

"We're toast!" 10 letters / Daily

ITSALLOVER Reveal Hide

16D

Experts in body language? 10 letters / Daily

LIPREADERS Reveal Hide

17D

Foot, cutesily 6 letters / Daily

TOOTSY Reveal Hide

21D

Something a child takes a swing at 6 letters / Daily

PINATA Reveal Hide

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Count (on) 4 letters / Daily

RELY Reveal Hide

24D

Really not look forward to 5 letters / Daily

DREAD Reveal Hide

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Earlier 3 letters / Daily

AGO Reveal Hide

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Ruler in Russian history 4 letters / Daily

TSAR Reveal Hide

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Finished 7 letters / Daily

GOTDONE Reveal Hide

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President in 1800 5 letters / Daily

ADAMS Reveal Hide

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Knot again 5 letters / Daily

RETIE Reveal Hide

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Windy City paper, with "the" 4 letters / Daily

TRIB Reveal Hide

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Trouble ___ 4 letters / Daily

SPOT Reveal Hide

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Only U.S. state whose flag features a different design on each side (the back is a beaver!) 6 letters / Daily

OREGON Reveal Hide

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N.H.L. star Connor ___ 7 letters / Daily

MCDAVID Reveal Hide

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"Awful! Awful! Awful!" 8 letters / Daily

IHATEDIT Reveal Hide

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Relative of an alpaca 7 letters / Daily

GUANACO Reveal Hide

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Accessory used in some stretches 8 letters / Daily

YOGABALL Reveal Hide

50D

Paleo- : old :: ___ : new 3 letters / Daily

NEO Reveal Hide

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Pharmacist Lilly 3 letters / Daily

ELI Reveal Hide

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She may have a little lamb 3 letters / Daily

EWE Reveal Hide

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Sailor's opener 4 letters / Daily

AHOY Reveal Hide

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Feline that a neighbor may find 7 letters / Daily

LOSTCAT Reveal Hide

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Note to staff 4 letters / Daily

MEMO Reveal Hide

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They're toast 6 letters / Daily

GONERS Reveal Hide

65D

Supervillain in "Fantastic Four" comics 7 letters / Daily

MOLEMAN Reveal Hide

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XXX-XX-XXXX ID 3 letters / Daily

SSN Reveal Hide

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Away from the office 3 letters / Daily

OUT Reveal Hide

68D

OB/GYN, e.g. 3 letters / Daily

DOC Reveal Hide

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Online reference with many faces 10 letters / Daily

EMOJIPEDIA Reveal Hide

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Miniature photo gallery 10 letters / Daily

CAMERAROLL Reveal Hide

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Touristy destination 10 letters / Daily

RESORTAREA Reveal Hide

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Bête ___ 5 letters / Daily

NOIRE Reveal Hide

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Insider, in spy lingo 5 letters / Daily

ASSET Reveal Hide

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So-called "Land of a Million Elephants" 4 letters / Daily

LAOS Reveal Hide

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Follow closely 4 letters / Daily

TAIL Reveal Hide

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Individual account? 9 letters / Daily

LIFESTORY Reveal Hide

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Spray, in a way 4 letters / Daily

MIST Reveal Hide

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"It was my best effort" 6 letters / Daily

ITRIED Reveal Hide

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Wrap name 5 letters / Daily

SARAN Reveal Hide

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Parts of card-swiping machines 7 letters / Daily

PINPADS Reveal Hide

94D

G flat's equivalent 6 letters / Daily

FSHARP Reveal Hide

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Pink-slip 3 letters / Daily

CAN Reveal Hide

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Misinformed, say 6 letters / Daily

LIEDTO Reveal Hide

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"Stop!" 6 letters / Daily

NOMORE Reveal Hide

98D

Place for miniature boats 4 letters / Daily

BATH Reveal Hide

102D

Arrogant 5 letters / Daily

COCKY Reveal Hide

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Sources of lead or gold 4 letters / Daily

ORES Reveal Hide

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Cut quickly 4 letters / Daily

SNIP Reveal Hide

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Half of a fortnight 4 letters / Daily

WEEK Reveal Hide

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Invites 4 letters / Daily

ASKS Reveal Hide

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"Mean Girls" character Janis ___ 3 letters / Daily

IAN Reveal Hide

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Jet ___ 3 letters / Daily

SKI Reveal Hide

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Jiff 3 letters / Daily

SEC Reveal Hide

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It may request that you remove your coat, in brief 3 letters / Daily

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