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Every answer from the Sunday, May 17 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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1Snag6 lettersSee answer ›7Italian sparkling wine4 lettersSee answer ›11John ___, personification of Objectivism, for Ayn Rand4 lettersSee answer ›15Code for Queens-landers?3 lettersSee answer ›18___ polaris6 lettersSee answer ›19Intl. group formed in 19455 lettersSee answer ›20Purple dish eaten with a spoon8 lettersSee answer ›22Lottery commission?12 lettersSee answer ›24Prison terms?8 lettersSee answer ›25Smell, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›26University of Alabama rallying cry8 lettersSee answer ›28President's middle name (accented on the first syllable) or California city (accented on the second)6 lettersSee answer ›29Shower stall?9 lettersSee answer ›31Slanted type: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›32Get one's feet wet?4 lettersSee answer ›36Dir. from St. Paul to Duluth3 lettersSee answer ›37Guido ___, Baroque painter from Bologna4 lettersSee answer ›38Automates?7 lettersSee answer ›42How mashed avocado might be served9 lettersSee answer ›45Acquire, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›47"Yep, noticed that"4 lettersSee answer ›48Battle cry?7 lettersSee answer ›49PC IDs3 lettersSee answer ›52What regular customers pay less for?3 lettersSee answer ›53A good Wordle starting word, by the looks of it5 lettersSee answer ›54When Memorial Day is observed5 lettersSee answer ›55Grim Grimm character4 lettersSee answer ›56Trounce4 lettersSee answer ›58Bamboozled3 lettersSee answer ›59Upscale shirtmaker4 lettersSee answer ›60Symbol of the American West7 lettersSee answer ›63Former7 lettersSee answer ›65Yellow submarine?15 lettersSee answer ›69Infantile7 lettersSee answer ›72Prepares7 lettersSee answer ›73Put on the line4 lettersSee answer ›77Mien3 lettersSee answer ›78Surname for a family of fictional Kansans4 lettersSee answer ›80One whose pride can be protective4 lettersSee answer ›81"___ a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny line)5 lettersSee answer ›82Affect emotionally5 lettersSee answer ›84Cologne conjunction3 lettersSee answer ›86Freight weight3 lettersSee answer ›87Stolen base?7 lettersSee answer ›89Pelvic parts4 lettersSee answer ›90Love, in Lyon5 lettersSee answer ›92Bit of flooring for a patio, say9 lettersSee answer ›94Blood vessel?7 lettersSee answer ›96Page (through)4 lettersSee answer ›99Org. for pugilists3 lettersSee answer ›100Go downhill, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›101Pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing"4 lettersSee answer ›102Fire starter?9 lettersSee answer ›105Showy kind of push-up6 lettersSee answer ›108Salty cheese made from sheep's milk8 lettersSee answer ›109Creature-friendly org.5 lettersSee answer ›114Padlock?8 lettersSee answer ›116Confidence men?12 lettersSee answer ›118Rock-bottom review8 lettersSee answer ›1191957 #1 hit for Debbie Reynolds5 lettersSee answer ›120Demonstrate complete disrespect for, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›121What a clear plastic bag is not3 lettersSee answer ›122"Right now!"4 lettersSee answer ›123"Your point being?"4 lettersSee answer ›124Roxane's beloved, in classic literature6 lettersSee answer ›

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1Roams (about)4 lettersSee answer ›2Entice4 lettersSee answer ›3Country with many Farsi speakers4 lettersSee answer ›4They often have AAA backing4 lettersSee answer ›5Colonial news source5 lettersSee answer ›6Iconic role for Harrison Ford3 lettersSee answer ›7"You've Really Got ___ on Me" (1960s hit)5 lettersSee answer ›8Deck application6 lettersSee answer ›9Proverbial slowpoke6 lettersSee answer ›10Iconic role for Harrison Ford7 lettersSee answer ›11Display amazement, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›12Star pitcher3 lettersSee answer ›13Mechanism for local funding7 lettersSee answer ›14Feature of the tone-deaf6 lettersSee answer ›15___ Linda (San Bernardino suburb)4 lettersSee answer ›16Verdon of "Damn Yankees"4 lettersSee answer ›17In addition4 lettersSee answer ›19Steakhouse orders6 lettersSee answer ›21Alternative to a bouncy house7 lettersSee answer ›23Direct a smile toward6 lettersSee answer ›27Fizzling out5 lettersSee answer ›30Erelong4 lettersSee answer ›31Skating exhibitions8 lettersSee answer ›32"Holy moly!"5 lettersSee answer ›33Before, in Bordeaux5 lettersSee answer ›34Skin: Prefix5 lettersSee answer ›35Misjudgment7 lettersSee answer ›39Japanese beer brand5 lettersSee answer ›40Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informally5 lettersSee answer ›41Greta Garbo, by birth5 lettersSee answer ›43T-Swift, by another nickname3 lettersSee answer ›44Bouncing character in "The House at Pooh Corner"6 lettersSee answer ›46Yep's opposite3 lettersSee answer ›50Trim5 lettersSee answer ›51Seasoning from the ocean7 lettersSee answer ›53What some houses are built on4 lettersSee answer ›55Cask wood3 lettersSee answer ›57Prefix with -form or -verse3 lettersSee answer ›60Inept sorts8 lettersSee answer ›61One source of news5 lettersSee answer ›62Burger toppers6 lettersSee answer ›64Savings banks7 lettersSee answer ›66Lofty4 lettersSee answer ›67"Life ___ beach"3 lettersSee answer ›68Home for an 80-Across3 lettersSee answer ›69Printing technique that uses wax5 lettersSee answer ›70Garlicky spread5 lettersSee answer ›71Bear5 lettersSee answer ›74Packed like sardines, say5 lettersSee answer ›75It's a wrap5 lettersSee answer ›76Passed, as bad checks5 lettersSee answer ›79Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame3 lettersSee answer ›81Experienced a bit of turnover?3 lettersSee answer ›83Mary ___, "The Boating Party" artist7 lettersSee answer ›85Sweet, in Seville5 lettersSee answer ›87Schmooze6 lettersSee answer ›88Back in the day4 lettersSee answer ›90Malady7 lettersSee answer ›91Do something because of7 lettersSee answer ›93A score6 lettersSee answer ›95Pollster Lou or singer Emmylou6 lettersSee answer ›97Polar wear6 lettersSee answer ›98Discussion sites6 lettersSee answer ›103___ Beach, Calif.5 lettersSee answer ›104Hoarse5 lettersSee answer ›105Fail to mention4 lettersSee answer ›106Intl. group formed in 19494 lettersSee answer ›107Online marketplace with personalized gifts4 lettersSee answer ›108"Hey there!"4 lettersSee answer ›110Awaken4 lettersSee answer ›111Creature-friendly org.4 lettersSee answer ›112Prefix in many Ocean Spray drink names4 lettersSee answer ›113Regarding4 lettersSee answer ›115Reggae relative3 lettersSee answer ›117Gamecocks' sch.3 lettersSee answer ›