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NYT Crossword Answers for May 21, 2000

Sunday, May 21, 2000 · 140 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, May 21, 2000: 140 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

  1. 1

    Fixes

    4 letters Hints for Fixes Clue page for Fixes

  2. 5

    Many a Sri Lankan

    5 letters Hints for Many a Sri Lankan Clue page for Many a Sri Lankan

  3. 10

    Herring family members

    5 letters Hints for Herring family members Clue page for Herring family members

  4. 15

    Visibly shaken

    4 letters Hints for Visibly shaken Clue page for Visibly shaken

  5. 19

    "By yesterday!"

    4 letters Hints for "By yesterday!" Clue page for "By yesterday!"

  6. 20

    ___ Kane of "All My Children"

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  7. 21

    Former Energy Secretary O'Leary

    5 letters Hints for Former Energy Secretary O'Leary Clue page for Former Energy Secretary O'Leary

  8. 22

    Alpine climber

    4 letters Hints for Alpine climber Clue page for Alpine climber

  9. 23

    Cooperstown nickname

    4 letters Hints for Cooperstown nickname Clue page for Cooperstown nickname

  10. 24

    Capital on the Willamette

    5 letters Hints for Capital on the Willamette Clue page for Capital on the Willamette

  11. 25

    Stripling

    10 letters Hints for Stripling Clue page for Stripling

  12. 27

    F.B.I.

    19 letters Hints for F.B.I. Clue page for F.B.I.

  13. 30

    Poor marks

    4 letters Hints for Poor marks Clue page for Poor marks

  14. 31

    Born abroad

    3 letters Hints for Born abroad Clue page for Born abroad

  15. 32

    Dangerous job

    3 letters Hints for Dangerous job Clue page for Dangerous job

  16. 33

    Not so new

    6 letters Hints for Not so new Clue page for Not so new

  17. 36

    Become less tense

    4 letters Hints for Become less tense Clue page for Become less tense

  18. 38

    Classified ad abbr.

    3 letters Hints for Classified ad abbr. Clue page for Classified ad abbr.

  19. 41

    Baseball manager Tony La ___

    5 letters Hints for Baseball manager Tony La ___ Clue page for Baseball manager Tony La ___

  20. 45

    N.A.S.A.

    21 letters Hints for N.A.S.A. Clue page for N.A.S.A.

  21. 49

    Sharp feller

    3 letters Hints for Sharp feller Clue page for Sharp feller

  22. 50

    Cabeza, north of the Pyrenees

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  23. 51

    One way to enter

    5 letters Hints for One way to enter Clue page for One way to enter

  24. 52

    Causes an unearned run, perhaps

    4 letters Hints for Causes an unearned run, perhaps Clue page for Causes an unearned run, perhaps

  25. 53

    Pitch makers

    9 letters Hints for Pitch makers Clue page for Pitch makers

  26. 57

    Vietnamese neighbor

    3 letters Hints for Vietnamese neighbor Clue page for Vietnamese neighbor

  27. 58

    Vamp's accessory

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  28. 60

    Blood pressure raiser

    3 letters Hints for Blood pressure raiser Clue page for Blood pressure raiser

  29. 61

    Like oak leaves

    5 letters Hints for Like oak leaves Clue page for Like oak leaves

  30. 62

    Pie cuts, essentially

    5 letters Hints for Pie cuts, essentially Clue page for Pie cuts, essentially

  31. 64

    Salvager's gear

    5 letters Hints for Salvager's gear Clue page for Salvager's gear

  32. 66

    I.R.S.

    21 letters Hints for I.R.S. Clue page for I.R.S.

  33. 72

    Kvetches

    5 letters Hints for Kvetches Clue page for Kvetches

  34. 73

    Really enjoy

    5 letters Hints for Really enjoy Clue page for Really enjoy

  35. 74

    Term

    5 letters Hints for Term Clue page for Term

  36. 75

    Digital clock settings

    3 letters Hints for Digital clock settings Clue page for Digital clock settings

  37. 76

    Big belts

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  38. 79

    G.R.E. takers

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  39. 80

    Any of Yalta's Big Three

    9 letters Hints for Any of Yalta's Big Three Clue page for Any of Yalta's Big Three

  40. 84

    Groks

    4 letters Hints for Groks Clue page for Groks

  41. 86

    Daytime talk show name

    5 letters Hints for Daytime talk show name Clue page for Daytime talk show name

  42. 88

    Filmmaking family name

    4 letters Hints for Filmmaking family name Clue page for Filmmaking family name

  43. 89

    Prefix with sphere

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  44. 90

    E.P.A.

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  45. 96

    Some may mind this

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  46. 97

    Prefix with fuel

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  47. 98

    Pewter component

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  48. 99

    "___ Unplugged" (1999 album)

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  49. 100

    When it's low, it's good

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  50. 102

    One way to go

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  51. 103

    Flier to J.F.K.

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  52. 104

    U.S.A.F.

    19 letters Hints for U.S.A.F. Clue page for U.S.A.F.

  53. 113

    When printings begin

    10 letters Hints for When printings begin Clue page for When printings begin

  54. 114

    Debussy contemporary

    5 letters Hints for Debussy contemporary Clue page for Debussy contemporary

  55. 115

    Casino tool

    4 letters Hints for Casino tool Clue page for Casino tool

  56. 117

    Act the letch

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  57. 118

    Interviewer, perhaps

    5 letters Hints for Interviewer, perhaps Clue page for Interviewer, perhaps

  58. 119

    Kwanzaa principle

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  59. 120

    It's in the eye of the beholder

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  60. 121

    Reagan sentence starter

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  61. 122

    Mortimer Adler's "How to ___ Book"

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  62. 123

    Rose and Rozelle

    5 letters Hints for Rose and Rozelle Clue page for Rose and Rozelle

  63. 124

    Quits

    4 letters Hints for Quits Clue page for Quits

Down clues

  1. 1

    "Saturday Night Live" alum Mohr

    3 letters Hints for "Saturday Night Live" alum Mohr Clue page for "Saturday Night Live" alum Mohr

  2. 2

    From

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  3. 3

    Travelers in Matthew

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  4. 4

    Record holder

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  5. 5

    Bit of floorwork, maybe

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  6. 6

    Nejd desert dwellers

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  7. 7

    Leon Uris's "___ 18"

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  8. 8

    Clinched

    4 letters Hints for Clinched Clue page for Clinched

  9. 9

    Protect, as a document

    8 letters Hints for Protect, as a document Clue page for Protect, as a document

  10. 10

    Protect, as a seedling

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  11. 11

    "___ but known..."

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  12. 12

    Sea of ___ (Don River's receiver)

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  13. 13

    It may be kosher

    4 letters Hints for It may be kosher Clue page for It may be kosher

  14. 14

    Runners carry them

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  15. 15

    Paltry

    8 letters Hints for Paltry Clue page for Paltry

  16. 16

    First shepherd

    4 letters Hints for First shepherd Clue page for First shepherd

  17. 17

    Zoom, e.g.

    4 letters Hints for Zoom, e.g. Clue page for Zoom, e.g.

  18. 18

    Something to dial: Abbr.

    3 letters Hints for Something to dial: Abbr. Clue page for Something to dial: Abbr.

  19. 26

    Toyota offering

    5 letters Hints for Toyota offering Clue page for Toyota offering

  20. 28

    Doing

    4 letters Hints for Doing Clue page for Doing

  21. 29

    Japanese ____ (popular pet)

    4 letters Hints for Japanese ____ (popular pet) Clue page for Japanese ____ (popular pet)

  22. 33

    Like some judgments

    4 letters Hints for Like some judgments Clue page for Like some judgments

  23. 34

    Place for a checkered career?

    4 letters Hints for Place for a checkered career? Clue page for Place for a checkered career?

  24. 35

    Strong second?

    4 letters Hints for Strong second? Clue page for Strong second?

  25. 36

    It's hard to live on

    7 letters Hints for It's hard to live on Clue page for It's hard to live on

  26. 37

    Rancho units

    4 letters Hints for Rancho units Clue page for Rancho units

  27. 38

    "Dance in the Country" painter

    6 letters Hints for "Dance in the Country" painter Clue page for "Dance in the Country" painter

  28. 39

    Bit of raingear

    3 letters Hints for Bit of raingear Clue page for Bit of raingear

  29. 40

    Usher's request

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  30. 42

    Series

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  31. 43

    Buster, old-style

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  32. 44

    Declare

    6 letters Hints for Declare Clue page for Declare

  33. 46

    "The Dancing Couple" painter

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  34. 47

    Get one's fill

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  35. 48

    Where Regulus is

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  36. 54

    Tar Heel State campus

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  37. 55

    Siberian industrial center

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  38. 56

    Possible result of a sacrifice

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  39. 57

    Wide, to Cicero

    5 letters Hints for Wide, to Cicero Clue page for Wide, to Cicero

  40. 59

    In harmony

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  41. 62

    Add more ornaments to

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  42. 63

    As a preferred alternative

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  43. 65

    Publicizes, in a way

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  44. 66

    Some are mental

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  45. 67

    Vegetarian's demand

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  46. 68

    Bearded leader

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  47. 69

    "The Westing Game" author Ellen ___

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  48. 70

    Lose a lap?

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  49. 71

    Gain a lap?

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  50. 77

    Hosp. areas

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  51. 78

    Nurses

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  52. 80

    Source of sauce or milk

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  53. 81

    Penny-pinching

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  54. 82

    Dramatic beginning

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  55. 83

    Turndowns

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  56. 85

    Coffeecake topping

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  57. 87

    Yip or yelp

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  58. 88

    Approaches stealthily

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  59. 91

    ___ Gallery of Immortals (Greek pantheon)

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  60. 92

    "Generations of healthy, happy pets" sloganeer

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  61. 93

    Colder spots, often

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  62. 94

    Canute expelled him

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  63. 95

    A can of soda may have one

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  64. 101

    Fix

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  65. 102

    Flummoxed

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  66. 103

    Silk-stockings

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  67. 104

    Basic impulse

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  68. 105

    Hawk

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  69. 106

    Kiln output

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  70. 107

    Pool site, maybe

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  71. 108

    Nut, basically

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  72. 109

    All there

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  73. 110

    Toiling

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  74. 111

    Bring in

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  75. 112

    Cargo platform

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  76. 113

    John McCain, once

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  77. 116

    Sweden's capital?

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