The Crossword Answers NYT - May 21, 2026

across

• Gossiped-about duo Crossword Clue

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  ITEM

• River whose southernmost source is found in Burundi Crossword Clue

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  NILE

• Animal that expresses anger by spitting Crossword Clue

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  LLAMA

• Curbside call Crossword Clue

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  TAXI

• Egg's outline Crossword Clue

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  OVAL

• Traditional Vietnamese garment whose name means "long shirt" Crossword Clue

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  AODAI

• 2000 Eminem single with lines from his "biggest fan" Crossword Clue

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  STAN

• St. Benedict, for one Crossword Clue

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  MONK

• Central meeting points Crossword Clue

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  NODES

• timiL Crossword Clue

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  BACKWARDSCAP

• 50¢ or $1: Abbr Crossword Clue

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  AMT

• Fish more formally known as a batomorph Crossword Clue

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  RAY

• Capital of Portugal, to natives Crossword Clue

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  LISBOA

• Crown of jewels Crossword Clue

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  DIADEM

• Penultimate Greek letter Crossword Clue

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  PSI

• One of four seen on Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" Crossword Clue

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  ARM

• Goat's cry Crossword Clue

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  MAA

• Golfer's suppor- Crossword Clue

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  CUTOFFTEE

• Move like a fox Crossword Clue

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  SKULK

• Get a lode of this! Crossword Clue

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  ORE

• John from Britain Crossword Clue

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  ELTON

• Evade Crossword Clue

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  MINISKIRT

• "Bad" beginning Crossword Clue

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  MAL

• Like news that everyone already knows Crossword Clue

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  OLD

• Legal boundaries? Crossword Clue

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  ELS

• Kind of cat with a black-and-white coat Crossword Clue

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  TUXEDO

• More melted, as a marshmallow Crossword Clue

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  GOOIER

• Tree alongside a ski run Crossword Clue

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  FIR

• Bro, e.g Crossword Clue

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  SIB

• P | u | n | c | h | e | s Crossword Clue

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  STRIPEDSOCKS

• Sound of a perfect basketball shot Crossword Clue

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  SWISH

• "Beware the ___ of a patient man": John Dryden Crossword Clue

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  FURY

• Ordered Crossword Clue

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  BADE

• Increase, as interest Crossword Clue

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  PIQUE

• German Ms Crossword Clue

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  FRAU

• Pupil's surroundings Crossword Clue

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  IRIS

• Environmentalist Adams Crossword Clue

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  ANSEL

• Site for many stars? Crossword Clue

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  YELP

• Sounds of disapproval Crossword Clue

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  TSKS