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NYT Crossword Answers for May 24, 2018

Thursday, May 24, 2018 · 77 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Thursday, May 24, 2018: 77 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

    Hot gossip

    4 letters Hints for Hot gossip Clue page for Hot gossip

  2. 5

    Onetime big name in Filipino politics

    6 letters Hints for Onetime big name in Filipino politics Clue page for Onetime big name in Filipino politics

  3. 11

    Compete in a harness race

    4 letters Hints for Compete in a harness race Clue page for Compete in a harness race

  4. 15

    When Romeo first sees Juliet

    4 letters Hints for When Romeo first sees Juliet Clue page for When Romeo first sees Juliet

  5. 16

    King played in film by Sean Connery, Richard Harris and Clive Owen

    6 letters Hints for King played in film by Sean Connery, Richard Harris and Clive Owen Clue page for King played in film by Sean Connery, Richard Harris and Clive Owen

  6. 17

    "Take one"

    4 letters Hints for "Take one" Clue page for "Take one"

  7. 18

    Horse races?

    11 letters Hints for Horse races? Clue page for Horse races?

  8. 20

    "Happy Days" actress Moran

    4 letters Hints for "Happy Days" actress Moran Clue page for "Happy Days" actress Moran

  9. 21

    Base bosses, briefly

    6 letters Hints for Base bosses, briefly Clue page for Base bosses, briefly

  10. 22

    Unadon fish

    3 letters Hints for Unadon fish Clue page for Unadon fish

  11. 23

    Walnut, for one

    4 letters Hints for Walnut, for one Clue page for Walnut, for one

  12. 24

    Awards since 1956

    5 letters Hints for Awards since 1956 Clue page for Awards since 1956

  13. 25

    Seinfeld's stringed instrument?

    10 letters Hints for Seinfeld's stringed instrument? Clue page for Seinfeld's stringed instrument?

  14. 28

    "___ fair!"

    3 letters Hints for "___ fair!" Clue page for "___ fair!"

  15. 29

    Pics

    5 letters Hints for Pics Clue page for Pics

  16. 31

    Literary character with a powerful face

    5 letters Hints for Literary character with a powerful face Clue page for Literary character with a powerful face

  17. 32

    Stinkeroo

    3 letters Hints for Stinkeroo Clue page for Stinkeroo

  18. 34

    12th of 12: Abbr.

    3 letters Hints for 12th of 12: Abbr. Clue page for 12th of 12: Abbr.

  19. 35

    Security lapse

    4 letters Hints for Security lapse Clue page for Security lapse

  20. 37

    Particularly pale Ph.D. ceremony?

    12 letters Hints for Particularly pale Ph.D. ceremony? Clue page for Particularly pale Ph.D. ceremony?

  21. 41

    Amps (up)

    4 letters Hints for Amps (up) Clue page for Amps (up)

  22. 42

    Grp. with a firearms museum

    3 letters Hints for Grp. with a firearms museum Clue page for Grp. with a firearms museum

  23. 43

    ___ jokes

    3 letters Hints for ___ jokes Clue page for ___ jokes

  24. 45

    Bet

    5 letters Hints for Bet Clue page for Bet

  25. 48

    Articles

    5 letters Hints for Articles Clue page for Articles

  26. 50

    Doctor or engineer

    3 letters Hints for Doctor or engineer Clue page for Doctor or engineer

  27. 52

    Pony up for a certain online deal?

    10 letters Hints for Pony up for a certain online deal? Clue page for Pony up for a certain online deal?

  28. 55

    Rough

    5 letters Hints for Rough Clue page for Rough

  29. 57

    Multinational electronics company

    4 letters Hints for Multinational electronics company Clue page for Multinational electronics company

  30. 58

    Sch. with a Concord campus

    3 letters Hints for Sch. with a Concord campus Clue page for Sch. with a Concord campus

  31. 59

    Having spotted colors

    6 letters Hints for Having spotted colors Clue page for Having spotted colors

  32. 60

    Recommended amount

    4 letters Hints for Recommended amount Clue page for Recommended amount

  33. 61

    What 18-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across all are (whose circled letters name something used with the base phrases)

    11 letters Hints for What 18-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across all are (whose circled letters name something used with the base phrases) Clue page for What 18-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across all are (whose circled letters name something used with the base phrases)

  34. 64

    Catherine, to Jules et Jim

    4 letters Hints for Catherine, to Jules et Jim Clue page for Catherine, to Jules et Jim

  35. 65

    Watched

    6 letters Hints for Watched Clue page for Watched

  36. 66

    Tug or tub

    4 letters Hints for Tug or tub Clue page for Tug or tub

  37. 67

    Output of a spinning jenny

    4 letters Hints for Output of a spinning jenny Clue page for Output of a spinning jenny

  38. 68

    Pooh-pooh, with "at"

    6 letters Hints for Pooh-pooh, with "at" Clue page for Pooh-pooh, with "at"

  39. 69

    Hostlers' workplaces

    4 letters Hints for Hostlers' workplaces Clue page for Hostlers' workplaces

Down clues

  1. 1

    ___ City, center of the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush

    6 letters Hints for ___ City, center of the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush Clue page for ___ City, center of the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush

  2. 2

    First name in a Washington Irving story

    7 letters Hints for First name in a Washington Irving story Clue page for First name in a Washington Irving story

  3. 3

    Provoke a fight, colloquially

    8 letters Hints for Provoke a fight, colloquially Clue page for Provoke a fight, colloquially

  4. 4

    Depend (on)

    5 letters Hints for Depend (on) Clue page for Depend (on)

  5. 5

    Parts of springs

    4 letters Hints for Parts of springs Clue page for Parts of springs

  6. 6

    Inlet

    3 letters Hints for Inlet Clue page for Inlet

  7. 7

    What a detour alters: Abbr.

    3 letters Hints for What a detour alters: Abbr. Clue page for What a detour alters: Abbr.

  8. 8

    Verbal tip of the hat

    6 letters Hints for Verbal tip of the hat Clue page for Verbal tip of the hat

  9. 9

    Peripheral

    5 letters Hints for Peripheral Clue page for Peripheral

  10. 10

    "Are you kidding me?," in texts

    5 letters Hints for "Are you kidding me?," in texts Clue page for "Are you kidding me?," in texts

  11. 11

    R&B singer who had a 2015 #1 hit with "Can't Feel My Face"

    9 letters Hints for R&B singer who had a 2015 #1 hit with "Can't Feel My Face" Clue page for R&B singer who had a 2015 #1 hit with "Can't Feel My Face"

  12. 12

    Mulligan in a dice game

    6 letters Hints for Mulligan in a dice game Clue page for Mulligan in a dice game

  13. 13

    Cousin of a meadowlark

    6 letters Hints for Cousin of a meadowlark Clue page for Cousin of a meadowlark

  14. 14

    Bodily connector

    6 letters Hints for Bodily connector Clue page for Bodily connector

  15. 19

    Loch ___

    4 letters Hints for Loch ___ Clue page for Loch ___

  16. 25

    Baby kangaroos

    5 letters Hints for Baby kangaroos Clue page for Baby kangaroos

  17. 26

    Write indelibly

    4 letters Hints for Write indelibly Clue page for Write indelibly

  18. 27

    Masala ___ (hot, spicy drink)

    4 letters Hints for Masala ___ (hot, spicy drink) Clue page for Masala ___ (hot, spicy drink)

  19. 30

    Best Buy buy

    4 letters Hints for Best Buy buy Clue page for Best Buy buy

  20. 33

    What Tropical Rain Forest is, in a Crayola box

    9 letters Hints for What Tropical Rain Forest is, in a Crayola box Clue page for What Tropical Rain Forest is, in a Crayola box

  21. 35

    Oscar winner Sophia

    5 letters Hints for Oscar winner Sophia Clue page for Oscar winner Sophia

  22. 36

    What queso de bola is another name for

    4 letters Hints for What queso de bola is another name for Clue page for What queso de bola is another name for

  23. 38

    One who knows what's coming

    4 letters Hints for One who knows what's coming Clue page for One who knows what's coming

  24. 39

    More than suspicious of

    4 letters Hints for More than suspicious of Clue page for More than suspicious of

  25. 40

    Military post

    8 letters Hints for Military post Clue page for Military post

  26. 44

    Portable music player brand

    7 letters Hints for Portable music player brand Clue page for Portable music player brand

  27. 45

    Some "me" time

    6 letters Hints for Some "me" time Clue page for Some "me" time

  28. 46

    City on Puget Sound

    6 letters Hints for City on Puget Sound Clue page for City on Puget Sound

  29. 47

    Naval agreement

    6 letters Hints for Naval agreement Clue page for Naval agreement

  30. 48

    Droid rival

    6 letters Hints for Droid rival Clue page for Droid rival

  31. 49

    ___-pei (wrinkly dog)

    4 letters Hints for ___-pei (wrinkly dog) Clue page for ___-pei (wrinkly dog)

  32. 51

    Pack in Pac-Man

    6 letters Hints for Pack in Pac-Man Clue page for Pack in Pac-Man

  33. 53

    Boots

    5 letters Hints for Boots Clue page for Boots

  34. 54

    Let out of the corral

    5 letters Hints for Let out of the corral Clue page for Let out of the corral

  35. 56

    Out

    5 letters Hints for Out Clue page for Out

  36. 59

    Give up

    4 letters Hints for Give up Clue page for Give up

  37. 62

    Opposite of a poetry slam?

    3 letters Hints for Opposite of a poetry slam? Clue page for Opposite of a poetry slam?

  38. 63

    Pince-___

    3 letters Hints for Pince-___ Clue page for Pince-___

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