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New York Times Crossword May 15 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 70 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 15 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 70 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
To the ___ (as much as possible)HILT4Across1 Electrifying people, so to speakLIVEWIRES9Across5 Dog howling at night, maybeOMEN4Across14 Vintage bike featureBANANASEAT10Across15 Good name for a yoga instructor?MATT4Across16 Hairy get-upAPECOSTUME10Across17 Wych ___ (tree type)ELM3Across18 Miss Doolittle of "Pygmalion"ELIZA5Across19 Civil rights activist Williams, an associate of Martin Luther King Jr.HOSEA5Across20 Splits apartCLEAVES7Across21 Annual coll. basketball competitionNIT3Across23 Class for some aspiring bilinguals, in briefESL3Across25 LedHEADED6Across26 Play casually, saySTRUM5Across27 Like some kitchensEATIN5Across29 Harps onBELABORS8Across30 MacMurray of "Double Indemnity"FRED4Across33 Throw in at the endTAGON5Across34 Pulls offDOES4Across35 Jarring film transition to a new sceneSMASHCUT8Across37 SiredBEGAT5Across39 Give a hand?SHAKE5Across40 Language of southern IndiaTELUGU6Across41 Sierra, e.g.GMC3Across42 "Nasty!"EWW3Across45 Rainwater reservoirCISTERN7Across46 Duane ___ (New York-based pharmacy chain)READE5Across47 Figures in "Puss in Boots" and "Hop-o'-My-Thumb"OGRES5Across49 Sickly-lookingWAN3Across51 "I don't care either way"ITSUPTOYOU10Across52 Magician's accessoryCAPE4Across54 Use of a popular song to make a scene iconic, in film-speakNEEDLEDROP10Across55 "Your turn to speak"OVER4Across56 Difficult time for farmersDRYSEASON9Across57 Hot ___MESS4Across58

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Big name in meal prep kitsHOMECHEF8Down1 "Tell me!"IMALLEARS9Down2 Line of attack?LETMEATEM9Down3 Cause of a boomTNT3Down4 Material for the blue eyebrows on the mask of Tutankhamen, in briefLAPIS5Down5 Mother of Don JuanINEZ4Down6 Here goes nothing!VACANTLOT9Down7 Brian of ambient musicENO3Down8 Part of a bass in a jug bandWASHTUB7Down9 :ISTO4Down10 Get new life out ofREUSE5Down11 Eponym for a lounge chairEAMES5Down12 "I can't believe that price" bargainSTEAL5Down13 Made hay?BALED5Down15 UniformEVEN4Down19 Puma rivalADIDAS6Down22 Setting for the graphic novel series "Persepolis"IRAN4Down24 TransitionSEGUE5Down27 Competitor of the early Chevrolet 490MODELT6Down28 "Sticks"BACKWOODS9Down30 Dangerous ocean phenomenonROGUEWAVE9Down31 Edible algae dubbed "green caviar"SEAGRAPES9Down32 Break the ice?THAW4Down34 KnockoutsSTUNNERS8Down36 Blind followers, informallySHEEPLE7Down38 Friend of Nancy DrewBESS4Down39 MoorTIEUP5Down41 Daily ___GRIND5Down42 Element of a poetry analysis, maybeMETER5Down43 Baseball's StengelCASEY5Down44 Sing like Michael BubléCROON5Down46 ThreadsDUDS4Down48 Food item whose name comes from the Greek for "turn"GYRO4Down50 Occasion that may involve fine chinaTEA3Down53 Common end to an addressCOM3Down54

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Friday, May 15, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.