USA Today Crossword May 17 2026 Answers

The complete list of answers to the USA Today Crossword published on May 17 2026.

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Clues Across (37 total)

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Light hair color
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Bel canto song
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CERN concern
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Currency featuring the Sri Lanka hanging parrot
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___ diagram
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Nickname for grandma
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Pass into law
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Bleeped-out word
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Do the impossible, idiomatically
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Wembley Stadium bathroom
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Athlete coming off the bench, for short
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___ de tira (beef short ribs)
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"He ___ it coming" ("Cell Block Tango" refrain)
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Mass transit option
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Counterparts of emperors and kaisers
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Wonderland girl who shrank, then grew
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Shouting in a library, e.g.
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Towerless Apple computer
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MMORPG with Alliance and Horde factions
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Sugar-limiting diet
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"___ that work for you?"
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"Heathers" star Winona
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Food service giant
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Risque
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Class for some new U.S. residents
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Sports squads
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Helpful ad
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According to
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Dated
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Gets out of Dodge
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"Hard same"
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Religious offshoot
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Prince addressed in "Kiss the Girl"
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Dog parent's "umbilical cord"
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Scolding sounds
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Philosopher Descartes
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Hearing or touch
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Clues Down (39 total)

(1)
Beer verb
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Moon goddess
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October birthstone
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Body parts that might be perfumed
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Took an alternate route
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Profess
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"Queen of Country" McEntire
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#OOTD app
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Great-great-great-grandparent, e.g.
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Gothic author Radcliffe
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Fitted to a particular use
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Done being misled by
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Deli condiment
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Chapters of history
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OKC Thunder org.
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Milk and its ilk
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Bird of prey
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Low-maintenance houseplants
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Not-nice prank
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Deets
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"Your singing is a little sharp"
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Boxes for valuables
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Chummy
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Hubble Space Telescope org.
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___-Alt-Del
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Dashboard display
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Frost formations
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Crow sounds
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"Brain" primarily made of silicon (Abbr.)
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Sleep loudly
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"Well, shucks!"
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Covert "Over here!"
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___ out (almost doesn't get)
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Sibling who might be identical
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___ in a lifetime
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Country whose national tree is the cypress
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___ Coleman ("Freaky Friday" mom)
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Low-key laugh
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Game night tally (Abbr.)
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