New York Times Crossword May 20 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 70 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword May 20 2026 answers. The Wednesday 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Establishment that serves zombies, perhapsTIKIBAR7Across1
Adorn with raised letteringEMBOSS6Across8
"Drink" for vocal criticsHATERADE8Across14
European city that "waits for you," in a Billy Joel tuneVIENNA6Across15
Nontraditional time for voting someone into officeOFFYEARELECTION15Across16
Redding who sang "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"OTIS4Across18
God played by Anthony Hopkins in Marvel moviesODIN4Across19
Church crossROOD4Across20
Florence-based fashion houseGUCCI5Across21
Takes back a public statementRECANTS7Across24
What a waiter might offer to start you offSOUPOFTHEDAY12Across26
Make a boo-booERR3Across29
___ contendere (court plea)NOLO4Across30
SpudTATER5Across31
BitingACERB5Across35
___ KippurYOM3Across37
Actress Bow of the silent film eraCLARA5Across39
Light show toolLASER5Across40
TV personality KotbHODA4Across41
ClanKIN3Across43
Bit of movie magicVISUALEFFECT12Across44
"Essential" product used as an anti-acne treatmentSAGEOIL7Across48
Take ___ of faithALEAP5Across51
Place for a seafood dinnerPIER4Across52
Classic PontiacsGTOS4Across53
Arcing tennis shotsLOBS4Across55
Condescending rhetorical question … or what you might say about 16-, 26- and 44-Across?ISNTTHATSPECIAL15Across58
John in the sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance"CLEESE6Across62
"Seems right," folksilyRECKONSO8Across63
Words a teenager might say with an eye rollYESDAD6Across64
Says OKASSENTS7Across65
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Mustachioed president who succeeded another mustachioed president in 1909TAFT4Down1
"Don't know why I thought any different!"ITFIGURES9Down2
Gets hypedKEYSUP6Down3
FuryIRE3Down4
Farmyard bleatBAA3Down5
With deftnessADROITLY8Down6
Clarinet, for oneREED4Down7
Made levelEVENED6Down8
Careful, this might be hot!MIC3Down9
Act of JudasBETRAYAL8Down10
Word with ring or rollONION5Down11
Hoity-toity oneSNOOT5Down12
Smooths, in a waySANDS5Down13
"___ boy!"HOO3Down14
Old Italian moneyLIRE4Down17
Musical notation that means "with vigor"CONBRIO7Down22
Boardroom bigwig, in briefCFO3Down23
Spot to drink a matcha with a ManxCATCAFE7Down25
Ocean prey for a 27-DownSEAL4Down26
Ocean predator of a 26-DownORCA4Down27
Big to-doHOOHA5Down28
Be in charge, informallyTAKEPOINT9Down32
Protagonist of "That ’70s Show"ERIC4Down33
Speech full of invectiveRANT4Down34
Went back (to), as a prior stateREVERTED8Down36
Epitome of slownessMOLASSES8Down38
Director Guillermo ___ ToroDEL3Down42
Expressed frustration, maybeSIGHED6Down45
Beauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its nameULTA4Down46
Atlanta athleteFALCON6Down47
RisquéSPICY5Down48
Walkway for newlywedsAISLE5Down49
They're part of what makes you youGENES5Down50
"___ Noche en Miami" (Bad Bunny song)OTRA4Down54
Low voiceBASS4Down56
___-moSLO3Down57
Org. whose staffers wear royal blue uniformsTSA3Down59
Lenovo products, informallyPCS3Down60
Just get (by)EKE3Down61
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, May 20, 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.