NYT Crossword · 55 Across
“P | u | n | c | h | e | s” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Thursday, May 21, 2026 as 55 Across. The answer has 12 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Thursday, May 21, 2026 · 55 Across
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Thursday, May 21, 2026.
Across
- 1Gossiped-about duo crossword clue4 letters
- 5River whose southernmost source is found in Burundi crossword clue4 letters
- 9Animal that expresses anger by spitting crossword clue5 letters
- 14Curbside call crossword clue4 letters
- 15Egg's outline crossword clue4 letters
- 16Traditional Vietnamese garment whose name means "long shirt" crossword clue5 letters
- 172000 Eminem single with lines from his "biggest fan" crossword clue4 letters
- 18St. Benedict, for one crossword clue4 letters
- 19Central meeting points crossword clue5 letters
- 20timiL crossword clue12 letters
- 2350¢ or $1: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 24Fish more formally known as a batomorph crossword clue3 letters
- 25Capital of Portugal, to natives crossword clue6 letters
- 29Crown of jewels crossword clue6 letters
- 31Penultimate Greek letter crossword clue3 letters
- 33One of four seen on Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" crossword clue3 letters
- 34Goat's cry crossword clue3 letters
- 35Golfer's suppor- crossword clue9 letters
- 38Move like a fox crossword clue5 letters
- 40Get a lode of this! crossword clue3 letters
- 41John from Britain crossword clue5 letters
- 42Evade crossword clue9 letters
- 44"Bad" beginning crossword clue3 letters
- 45Like news that everyone already knows crossword clue3 letters
- 46Legal boundaries? crossword clue3 letters
- 47Kind of cat with a black-and-white coat crossword clue6 letters
- 50More melted, as a marshmallow crossword clue6 letters
- 53Tree alongside a ski run crossword clue3 letters
- 54Bro, e.g. crossword clue3 letters
- 59Sound of a perfect basketball shot crossword clue5 letters
- 62"Beware the ___ of a patient man": John Dryden crossword clue4 letters
- 63Ordered crossword clue4 letters
- 64Increase, as interest crossword clue5 letters
- 65German Ms. crossword clue4 letters
- 66Pupil's surroundings crossword clue4 letters
- 67Environmentalist Adams crossword clue5 letters
- 68Site for many stars? crossword clue4 letters
- 69Sounds of disapproval crossword clue4 letters
Down
- 1Short negative review crossword clue6 letters
- 2Floor covering in a Japanese tearoom crossword clue6 letters
- 3"Bingo!" crossword clue11 letters
- 4Stole material crossword clue4 letters
- 5Southern denial crossword clue6 letters
- 6Something tickled on a piano crossword clue5 letters
- 7"Buy ___. They're not making it anymore" (old saying) crossword clue4 letters
- 8Philanthropic group with a clock face in its logo crossword clue4 letters
- 9The so-called "Pineapple Isle" crossword clue5 letters
- 10Goes around and around crossword clue5 letters
- 11Make sense, with "up" crossword clue3 letters
- 12"Maggie ___," classic folk song covered by the Beatles crossword clue3 letters
- 13ChatGPT, Claude, etc. crossword clue3 letters
- 21Inflicts crossword clue6 letters
- 22Muse of history crossword clue4 letters
- 26Lasting damage from a tough experience, metaphorically crossword clue11 letters
- 27Milkshake flavor crossword clue4 letters
- 28Gospel shout crossword clue4 letters
- 30"Fountain of Milk Spreading Itself Uselessly on Three Shoes" painter, 1945 crossword clue4 letters
- 31Contented sounds crossword clue5 letters
- 32"Changed my mind," in editing notation crossword clue4 letters
- 35Curl crossword clue4 letters
- 36Hip-knee connectors crossword clue6 letters
- 37Source of linseed oil crossword clue4 letters
- 38It's all a haze crossword clue4 letters
- 39Drug bust unit crossword clue4 letters
- 43Model Miranda crossword clue4 letters
- 47Make neat crossword clue6 letters
- 48Large-eyed African antelope with a duplicative name crossword clue6 letters
- 49Fixate crossword clue6 letters
- 51Give out crossword clue5 letters
- 52Neighbor of Ricky and Lucy, on 1950s TV crossword clue5 letters
- 53Far from house-trained crossword clue5 letters
- 56Dodgy crossword clue4 letters
- 57100% crossword clue4 letters
- 58End piece? crossword clue4 letters
- 59Belinda's business on "The White Lotus" crossword clue3 letters
- 60Prevail crossword clue3 letters
- 61Some test figs. crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “P | u | n | c | h | e | s”?
The answer has 12 letters. It starts with S and ends with S, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “P | u | n | c | h | e | s” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 55 Across.
What is the answer to the “P | u | n | c | h | e | s” crossword clue?
The answer is STRIPEDSOCKS (12 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.