The full solution for the NY Times May 20 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Kathleen Duncan and edited by Will Shortz.
Quick searchNYT Across Clues
- 1A Establishment that serves zombies, perhaps TIKIBAR
- 8A Adorn with raised lettering EMBOSS
- 14A “Drink” for vocal critics HATERADE
- 15A European city that “waits for you,” in a Billy Joel tune VIENNA
- 16A Nontraditional time for voting someone into office OFFYEARELECTION
- 18A Redding who sang “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” OTIS
- 19A God played by Anthony Hopkins in Marvel movies ODIN
- 20A Church cross ROOD
- 21A Florence-based fashion house GUCCI
- 24A Takes back a public statement RECANTS
- 26A What a waiter might offer to start you off SOUPOFTHEDAY
- 29A Make a boo-boo ERR
- 30A ___ contendere (court plea) NOLO
- 31A Spud TATER
- 35A Biting ACERB
- 37A ___ Kippur YOM
- 39A Actress Bow of the silent film era CLARA
- 40A Light show tool LASER
- 41A TV personality Kotb HODA
- 43A Clan KIN
- 44A Bit of movie magic VISUALEFFECT
- 48A “Essential” product used as an anti-acne treatment SAGEOIL
- 51A Take ___ of faith ALEAP
- 52A Place for a seafood dinner PIER
- 53A Classic Pontiacs GTOS
- 55A Arcing tennis shots LOBS
- 58A Condescending rhetorical question ? or what you might say about 16-, 26- and 44-Across? ISNTTHATSPECIAL
- 62A John in the sketch “The Fish-Slapping Dance” CLEESE
- 63A “Seems right,” folksily RECKONSO
- 64A Words a teenager might say with an eye roll YESDAD
- 65A Says OK ASSENTS
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Mustachioed president who succeeded another mustachioed president in 1909 TAFT
- 2D “Don’t know why I thought any different!” ITFIGURES
- 3D Gets hyped KEYSUP
- 4D Fury IRE
- 5D Farmyard bleat BAA
- 6D With deftness ADROITLY
- 7D Clarinet, for one REED
- 8D Made level EVENED
- 9D Careful, this might be hot! MIC
- 10D Act of Judas BETRAYAL
- 11D Word with ring or roll ONION
- 12D Hoity-toity one SNOOT
- 13D Smooths, in a way SANDS
- 14D “___ boy!” HOO
- 17D Old Italian money LIRE
- 22D Musical notation that means “with vigor” CONBRIO
- 23D Boardroom bigwig, in brief CFO
- 25D Spot to drink a matcha with a Manx CATCAFE
- 26D Ocean prey for a 27-Down SEAL
- 27D Ocean predator of a 26-Down ORCA
- 28D Big to-do HOOHA
- 32D Be in charge, informally TAKEPOINT
- 33D Protagonist of “That ?70s Show” ERIC
- 34D Speech full of invective RANT
- 36D Went back (to), as a prior state REVERTED
- 38D Epitome of slowness MOLASSES
- 42D Director Guillermo ___ Toro DEL
- 45D Expressed frustration, maybe SIGHED
- 46D Beauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its name ULTA
- 47D Atlanta athlete FALCON
- 48D Risqué SPICY
- 49D Walkway for newlyweds AISLE
- 50D They’re part of what makes you you GENES
- 54D “___ Noche en Miami” (Bad Bunny song) OTRA
- 56D Low voice BASS
- 57D ___-mo SLO
- 59D Org. whose staffers wear royal blue uniforms TSA
- 60D Lenovo products, informally PCS
- 61D Just get (by) EKE
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