NYT Crossword May 20, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Establishment that serves zombies, perhaps 7 8A Adorn with raised lettering 6 14A "Drink" for vocal critics 8 15A European city that "waits for you," in a Billy Joel tune 6 16A Nontraditional time for voting someone into office 15 18A Redding who sang "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" 4 19A God played by Anthony Hopkins in Marvel movies 4 20A Church cross 4 21A Florence-based fashion house 5 24A Takes back a public statement 7 26A What a waiter might offer to start you off 12 29A Make a boo-boo 3 30A ___ contendere (court plea) 4 31A Spud 5 35A Biting 5 37A ___ Kippur 3 39A Actress Bow of the silent film era 5 40A Light show tool 5 41A TV personality Kotb 4 43A Clan 3 44A Bit of movie magic 12 48A "Essential" product used as an anti-acne treatment 7 51A Take ___ of faith 5 52A Place for a seafood dinner 4 53A Classic Pontiacs 4 55A Arcing tennis shots 4 58A Condescending rhetorical question … or what you might say about 16-, 26- and 44-Across? 15 62A John in the sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance" 6 63A "Seems right," folksily 8 64A Words a teenager might say with an eye roll 6 65A Says OK 7

Down

1D Mustachioed president who succeeded another mustachioed president in 1909 4 2D "Don't know why I thought any different!" 9 3D Gets hyped 6 4D Fury 3 5D Farmyard bleat 3 6D With deftness 8 7D Clarinet, for one 4 8D Made level 6 9D Careful, this might be hot! 3 10D Act of Judas 8 11D Word with ring or roll 5 12D Hoity-toity one 5 13D Smooths, in a way 5 14D "___ boy!" 3 17D Old Italian money 4 22D Musical notation that means "with vigor" 7 23D Boardroom bigwig, in brief 3 25D Spot to drink a matcha with a Manx 7 26D Ocean prey for a 27-Down 4 27D Ocean predator of a 26-Down 4 28D Big to-do 5 32D Be in charge, informally 9 33D Protagonist of "That ’70s Show" 4 34D Speech full of invective 4 36D Went back (to), as a prior state 8 38D Epitome of slowness 8 42D Director Guillermo ___ Toro 3 45D Expressed frustration, maybe 6 46D Beauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its name 4 47D Atlanta athlete 6 48D Risqué 5 49D Walkway for newlyweds 5 50D They're part of what makes you you 5 54D "___ Noche en Miami" (Bad Bunny song) 4 56D Low voice 4 57D ___-mo 3 59D Org. whose staffers wear royal blue uniforms 3 60D Lenovo products, informally 3 61D Just get (by) 3