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NYT Crossword Answers for May 27, 2016

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Friday, May 27, 2016 · 70 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Friday, May 27, 2016: 70 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

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Anagrams
9 letters Hints for Anagrams Clue page for Anagrams
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Spoke hesitantly
5 letters Hints for Spoke hesitantly Clue page for Spoke hesitantly
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"Who the hell does he think he is?!"
9 letters Hints for "Who the hell does he think he is?!" Clue page for "Who the hell does he think he is?!"
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Like basil leaves
5 letters Hints for Like basil leaves Clue page for Like basil leaves
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Italian for "sleeves"
9 letters Hints for Italian for "sleeves" Clue page for Italian for "sleeves"
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Phylum, order or genus
5 letters Hints for Phylum, order or genus Clue page for Phylum, order or genus
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Don ___, 1956 World Series M.V.P.
6 letters Hints for Don ___, 1956 World Series M.V.P. Clue page for Don ___, 1956 World Series M.V.P.
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Comportments
5 letters Hints for Comportments Clue page for Comportments
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"Bluebeard's Castle" composer
6 letters Hints for "Bluebeard's Castle" composer Clue page for "Bluebeard's Castle" composer
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Drives
5 letters Hints for Drives Clue page for Drives
26
Letters in some church names
3 letters Hints for Letters in some church names Clue page for Letters in some church names
27
Half-cup measures
5 letters Hints for Half-cup measures Clue page for Half-cup measures
29
Kind of classic rock?
3 letters Hints for Kind of classic rock? Clue page for Kind of classic rock?
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Coin of Iran
4 letters Hints for Coin of Iran Clue page for Coin of Iran
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Attraction temporarily shut down and partly moved to Siberia during W.W. II
10 letters Hints for Attraction temporarily shut down and partly moved to Siberia during W.W. II Clue page for Attraction temporarily shut down and partly moved to Siberia during W.W. II
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Eye
4 letters Hints for Eye Clue page for Eye
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Longtime "All My Children" role
5 letters Hints for Longtime "All My Children" role Clue page for Longtime "All My Children" role
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Mazar of "Entourage"
4 letters Hints for Mazar of "Entourage" Clue page for Mazar of "Entourage"
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Rule in a kids' outdoor game
10 letters Hints for Rule in a kids' outdoor game Clue page for Rule in a kids' outdoor game
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Lead
4 letters Hints for Lead Clue page for Lead
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Old atlas inits.
3 letters Hints for Old atlas inits. Clue page for Old atlas inits.
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Cameos, for example
5 letters Hints for Cameos, for example Clue page for Cameos, for example
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Like Bernie Sanders, before 2015: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Like Bernie Sanders, before 2015: Abbr. Clue page for Like Bernie Sanders, before 2015: Abbr.
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Turned up
5 letters Hints for Turned up Clue page for Turned up
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Mountain bike features
6 letters Hints for Mountain bike features Clue page for Mountain bike features
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Swell
5 letters Hints for Swell Clue page for Swell
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Swell
6 letters Hints for Swell Clue page for Swell
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Capital near Lake Titicaca
5 letters Hints for Capital near Lake Titicaca Clue page for Capital near Lake Titicaca
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First novel of the Great Plains trilogy
9 letters Hints for First novel of the Great Plains trilogy Clue page for First novel of the Great Plains trilogy
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"Smart" guy
5 letters Hints for "Smart" guy Clue page for "Smart" guy
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Lead singer for the Cars
9 letters Hints for Lead singer for the Cars Clue page for Lead singer for the Cars
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Hybrid woman-bird monster
5 letters Hints for Hybrid woman-bird monster Clue page for Hybrid woman-bird monster
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The "thee" in Shakespeare's line "But I do love thee! and when I love thee not, / Chaos is come again"
9 letters Hints for The "thee" in Shakespeare's line "But I do love thee! and when I love thee not, / Chaos is come again" Clue page for The "thee" in Shakespeare's line "But I do love thee! and when I love thee not, / Chaos is come again"

Down clues

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Personal ad designation
3 letters Hints for Personal ad designation Clue page for Personal ad designation
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Chinese tea
3 letters Hints for Chinese tea Clue page for Chinese tea
3
Published
3 letters Hints for Published Clue page for Published
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Not straight up
5 letters Hints for Not straight up Clue page for Not straight up
5
Gambling mecca
5 letters Hints for Gambling mecca Clue page for Gambling mecca
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Single-named musical artist
5 letters Hints for Single-named musical artist Clue page for Single-named musical artist
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Do-overs
4 letters Hints for Do-overs Clue page for Do-overs
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Single-named artist
4 letters Hints for Single-named artist Clue page for Single-named artist
9
They're marked with X's
10 letters Hints for They're marked with X's Clue page for They're marked with X's
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Total wreck
7 letters Hints for Total wreck Clue page for Total wreck
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Benefit
5 letters Hints for Benefit Clue page for Benefit
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Uses flowery language
11 letters Hints for Uses flowery language Clue page for Uses flowery language
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Kind of blue that's close to green
4 letters Hints for Kind of blue that's close to green Clue page for Kind of blue that's close to green
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Animal shelters
4 letters Hints for Animal shelters Clue page for Animal shelters
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Magna Carta drafters
6 letters Hints for Magna Carta drafters Clue page for Magna Carta drafters
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Title trio in a 1986 comedy
6 letters Hints for Title trio in a 1986 comedy Clue page for Title trio in a 1986 comedy
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One unlikely to punk out
11 letters Hints for One unlikely to punk out Clue page for One unlikely to punk out
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Aids in raising arms?
5 letters Hints for Aids in raising arms? Clue page for Aids in raising arms?
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Onetime political leader with a museum in Grand Rapids, Mich.
10 letters Hints for Onetime political leader with a museum in Grand Rapids, Mich. Clue page for Onetime political leader with a museum in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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How beer at a cookout might be kept
5 letters Hints for How beer at a cookout might be kept Clue page for How beer at a cookout might be kept
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Protect from an overflow, in a way
6 letters Hints for Protect from an overflow, in a way Clue page for Protect from an overflow, in a way
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Alternatives to 'Vettes
6 letters Hints for Alternatives to 'Vettes Clue page for Alternatives to 'Vettes
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Bucolic setting
3 letters Hints for Bucolic setting Clue page for Bucolic setting
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Simon of Duran Duran
5 letters Hints for Simon of Duran Duran Clue page for Simon of Duran Duran
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Goals of some drives, for short
3 letters Hints for Goals of some drives, for short Clue page for Goals of some drives, for short
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Nine-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner
7 letters Hints for Nine-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner Clue page for Nine-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner
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Image Awards grp.
5 letters Hints for Image Awards grp. Clue page for Image Awards grp.
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Wasn't overturned
5 letters Hints for Wasn't overturned Clue page for Wasn't overturned
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Starting now
5 letters Hints for Starting now Clue page for Starting now
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Early hour
5 letters Hints for Early hour Clue page for Early hour
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Not so hot
4 letters Hints for Not so hot Clue page for Not so hot
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When repeated, part of Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl"
4 letters Hints for When repeated, part of Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" Clue page for When repeated, part of Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl"
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Cap-___ (from head to toe)
4 letters Hints for Cap-___ (from head to toe) Clue page for Cap-___ (from head to toe)
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Motor problems
4 letters Hints for Motor problems Clue page for Motor problems
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That: Sp.
3 letters Hints for That: Sp. Clue page for That: Sp.
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Kylo ___ of "Star Wars"
3 letters Hints for Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" Clue page for Kylo ___ of "Star Wars"
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Mighty Mighty Bosstones genre
3 letters Hints for Mighty Mighty Bosstones genre Clue page for Mighty Mighty Bosstones genre

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