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New York Times Crossword May 20 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 70 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 70 clues from the New York Times Crossword for May 20 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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Establishment that serves zombies, perhaps71 AcrossReveal answer → Adorn with raised lettering68 AcrossReveal answer → "Drink" for vocal critics814 AcrossReveal answer → European city that "waits for you," in a Billy Joel tune615 AcrossReveal answer → Nontraditional time for voting someone into office1516 AcrossReveal answer → Redding who sang "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"418 AcrossReveal answer → God played by Anthony Hopkins in Marvel movies419 AcrossReveal answer → Church cross420 AcrossReveal answer → Florence-based fashion house521 AcrossReveal answer → Takes back a public statement724 AcrossReveal answer → What a waiter might offer to start you off1226 AcrossReveal answer → Make a boo-boo329 AcrossReveal answer → ___ contendere (court plea)430 AcrossReveal answer → Spud531 AcrossReveal answer → Biting535 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Kippur337 AcrossReveal answer → Actress Bow of the silent film era539 AcrossReveal answer → Light show tool540 AcrossReveal answer → TV personality Kotb441 AcrossReveal answer → Clan343 AcrossReveal answer → Bit of movie magic1244 AcrossReveal answer → "Essential" product used as an anti-acne treatment748 AcrossReveal answer → Take ___ of faith551 AcrossReveal answer → Place for a seafood dinner452 AcrossReveal answer → Classic Pontiacs453 AcrossReveal answer → Arcing tennis shots455 AcrossReveal answer → Condescending rhetorical question … or what you might say about 16-, 26- and 44-Across?1558 AcrossReveal answer → John in the sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance"662 AcrossReveal answer → "Seems right," folksily863 AcrossReveal answer → Words a teenager might say with an eye roll664 AcrossReveal answer → Says OK765 AcrossReveal answer →

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Mustachioed president who succeeded another mustachioed president in 190941 DownReveal answer → "Don't know why I thought any different!"92 DownReveal answer → Gets hyped63 DownReveal answer → Fury34 DownReveal answer → Farmyard bleat35 DownReveal answer → With deftness86 DownReveal answer → Clarinet, for one47 DownReveal answer → Made level68 DownReveal answer → Careful, this might be hot!39 DownReveal answer → Act of Judas810 DownReveal answer → Word with ring or roll511 DownReveal answer → Hoity-toity one512 DownReveal answer → Smooths, in a way513 DownReveal answer → "___ boy!"314 DownReveal answer → Old Italian money417 DownReveal answer → Musical notation that means "with vigor"722 DownReveal answer → Boardroom bigwig, in brief323 DownReveal answer → Spot to drink a matcha with a Manx725 DownReveal answer → Ocean prey for a 27-Down426 DownReveal answer → Ocean predator of a 26-Down427 DownReveal answer → Big to-do528 DownReveal answer → Be in charge, informally932 DownReveal answer → Protagonist of "That ’70s Show"433 DownReveal answer → Speech full of invective434 DownReveal answer → Went back (to), as a prior state836 DownReveal answer → Epitome of slowness838 DownReveal answer → Director Guillermo ___ Toro342 DownReveal answer → Expressed frustration, maybe645 DownReveal answer → Beauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its name446 DownReveal answer → Atlanta athlete647 DownReveal answer → Risqué548 DownReveal answer → Walkway for newlyweds549 DownReveal answer → They're part of what makes you you550 DownReveal answer → "___ Noche en Miami" (Bad Bunny song)454 DownReveal answer → Low voice456 DownReveal answer → ___-mo357 DownReveal answer → Org. whose staffers wear royal blue uniforms359 DownReveal answer → Lenovo products, informally360 DownReveal answer → Just get (by)361 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.