The Crossword Answers NYT - May 24, 2026

across

• Second attempt Crossword Clue

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  REDO

• Hunk of marble, e.g Crossword Clue

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  SLAB

• Very proficient Crossword Clue

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  ADEPT

• What many plants do in the heat Crossword Clue

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  WILT

• Neighbor of Turkmenistan Crossword Clue

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  IRAN

• Word with happy or half Crossword Clue

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  HOUR

• Unusual trinket Crossword Clue

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  CURIO

• ___ furniture Crossword Clue

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  PATIO

• Stoical British guys? Crossword Clue

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  CONTROLLEDCHAPS

• Creative spark, in slang Crossword Clue

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  INSPO

• Avoid Crossword Clue

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  ESCHEW

• Sleepover challenge Crossword Clue

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  DARE

• It's made with grains Crossword Clue

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  SANDART

• They twist beneath the surface Crossword Clue

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  EELS

• Poles support this Crossword Clue

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  TENT

• Prefix with watt Crossword Clue

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  GIGA

• "___ Miz" Crossword Clue

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  LES

• Assortment Crossword Clue

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  ARRAY

• "The skin cream you're using must be Neutrogena or CeraVe!"? Crossword Clue

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  THATSSONOTOLAY

• Hollywood's Johnny Crossword Clue

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  DEPP

• Stuck in the mud Crossword Clue

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  MIRED

• Fitting Crossword Clue

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  APT

• Baseball legend who dated J.Lo Crossword Clue

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  AROD

• Lying on Crossword Clue

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  ATOP

• Tai ___ Crossword Clue

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  CHI

• Filthy, in slang Crossword Clue

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  GRODY

• Like 2026, but not 2025 Crossword Clue

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  EVEN

• Pined for an ex-boyfriend? Crossword Clue

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  MISSEDABEAU

• Awl, for one Crossword Clue

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  TOOL

• Richard of "Pretty Woman" Crossword Clue

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  GERE

• Grasp Crossword Clue

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  SEE

• Muscle below a delt Crossword Clue

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  LAT

• [Pow!] Crossword Clue

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  WHAM

• Save the Children, e.g., in brief Crossword Clue

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  NGO

• Roughly Crossword Clue

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  ORSO

• Exasperated television producer's plea? Crossword Clue

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  GIVEMEONESEASON

• ’20s architecture style Crossword Clue

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  DECO

• Bridal line Crossword Clue

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  IDO

• They can be candied Crossword Clue

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  YAMS

• HVAC measure Crossword Clue

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  BTU

• Molecule with the nucleotides G, U, A and C Crossword Clue

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  RNA

• The Arabian Sea's Gulf of ___ Crossword Clue

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  OMAN

• Pickle type Crossword Clue

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  DILL

• Reach out to people born between July 23 and August 22? Crossword Clue

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  CONTACTLEOS

• When repeated, "Oh, please" Crossword Clue

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  COME

• Phrase on a Spanish candy heart Crossword Clue

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  TEAMO

• ___ carte Crossword Clue

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  ALA

• Sister of Osiris Crossword Clue

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  ISIS

• Actress Ryan of the "Star Trek" franchise Crossword Clue

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  JERI

• "Me?!" Crossword Clue

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  MOI

• Like milk that isn't worth crying over Crossword Clue

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  SPILT

• Warning after a slice Crossword Clue

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  FORE

• Good name for a salon specializing in mani-pedis? Crossword Clue

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  FIRSTCLASSNAIL

• Floppy hat Crossword Clue

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  BERET

• Aromatherapist's workplace Crossword Clue

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  SPA

• Common forecast in Portland Crossword Clue

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  RAIN

• Struggling to decide Crossword Clue

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  TORN

• Musical group? Crossword Clue

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  CAST

• Princess Leia or Hester Prynne Crossword Clue

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  HEROINE

• Visitor center handouts Crossword Clue

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  MAPS

• City west of Montreal Crossword Clue

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  OTTAWA

• Worship Crossword Clue

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  ADORE

• Loading the dishes and unloading the dishes, e.g.? Crossword Clue

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  DISSONANTCHORES

• Agitated Crossword Clue

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  RILED

• Selfish person Crossword Clue

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  TAKER

• Coin, commonly Crossword Clue

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  DISK

• Stink Crossword Clue

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  REEK

• Pen ___ (corresponding pair) Crossword Clue

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  PALS

• Like the strawberry champagne in Bruno Mars's "That's What I Like" Crossword Clue

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  ONICE

• Neuter's partner Crossword Clue

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  SPAY

• Tibetan oxen Crossword Clue

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  YAKS