NYT Crossword May 15 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the NYT Crossword published on May 15 2026.

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Clues Across (35 total)

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To the ___ (as much as possible)
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Electrifying people, so to speak
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Dog howling at night, maybe
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Vintage bike feature
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Good name for a yoga instructor?
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Hairy get-up
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Wych ___ (tree type)
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Miss Doolittle of "Pygmalion"
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Civil rights activist Williams, an associate of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Splits apart
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Annual coll. basketball competition
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Class for some aspiring bilinguals, in brief
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Led
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Play casually, say
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Like some kitchens
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Harps on
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MacMurray of "Double Indemnity"
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Throw in at the end
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Pulls off
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Jarring film transition to a new scene
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Sired
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Give a hand?
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Language of southern India
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Sierra, e.g.
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"Nasty!"
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Rainwater reservoir
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Duane ___ (New York-based pharmacy chain)
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Figures in "Puss in Boots" and "Hop-o'-My-Thumb"
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Sickly-looking
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"I don't care either way"
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Magician's accessory
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Use of a popular song to make a scene iconic, in film-speak
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"Your turn to speak"
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Difficult time for farmers
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Hot ___
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Clues Down (35 total)

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Big name in meal prep kits
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"Tell me!"
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Line of attack?
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Cause of a boom
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Material for the blue eyebrows on the mask of Tutankhamen, in brief
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Mother of Don Juan
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Here goes nothing!
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Brian of ambient music
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Part of a bass in a jug band
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Get new life out of
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Eponym for a lounge chair
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"I can't believe that price" bargain
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Made hay?
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Uniform
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Puma rival
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Setting for the graphic novel series "Persepolis"
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Transition
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Competitor of the early Chevrolet 490
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"Sticks"
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Dangerous ocean phenomenon
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Edible algae dubbed "green caviar"
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Break the ice?
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Knockouts
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Blind followers, informally
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Friend of Nancy Drew
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Moor
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Daily ___
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Element of a poetry analysis, maybe
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Baseball's Stengel
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Sing like Michael Bublé
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Threads
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Food item whose name comes from the Greek for "turn"
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Occasion that may involve fine china
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Common end to an address
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