Friday Friday, May 29, 2026

New York Times, Friday, May 29, 2026

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ACROSS 35
1 "Oscar" of the French film industry CESAR
6 Feeling after a long hike ACHE
10 Singer/composer Bareilles SARA
14 Prematurely ALLTOOSOON
16 Many a fund-raising target, informally ALUM
17 "We have a mutual friend?!" SMALLWORLD
18 Smurf who is more than 500 years old PAPA
19 See 20-Across HOP
20 With 19-Across, swing dance originating in Harlem LINDY
21 They're cut to defuse an explosive WIRES
22 Cue ... or queue LINE
23 Only player to win three Super Bowl M.V.P. awards before turning 30 MAHOMES
25 Reducing to rubble RAZING
28 Apt anagram of NOTES TONES
29 Hockey infraction ICING
30 Breezy things enjoyed at the beach EASYREADS
34 Doesn't go at full speed TROTS
35 Sack AXE
36 Walk-on EXTRA
37 They might make you one with everything ZENSTATES
39 "La Tulipe Noire" novelist, 1850 DUMAS
40 Party poppers CORKS
41 Makes fun of mercilessly ROASTS
42 Fall sign SCORPIO
45 Agitate ROIL
46 Hits TOKES
47 Won't let it go STEWS
49 Zendaya's role on "Euphoria" RUE
52 Fictional manufacturer of a Do-It Yourself Tornado Kit ACME
53 "Can you catch me up?" WHATDIMISS
55 Time of day either way NOON
56 Author of "All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians and Artists" TERRYGROSS
57 Barriers to entry, in a way DAMS
58 Unravel at the edges FRAY
59 Variety of cold brew NITRO
DOWN 37
1 It is king, in a phrase CASH
2 Redheaded monster on TV ELMO
3 Thwack SLAP
4 Birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.: Abbr. ATL
5 Road maneuvers featuring lazy braking ROLLINGSTOPS
6 Without dissenting voices ASONE
7 It's cut after birth CORD
8 "Yowzers!" HOLYMOSES
9 What a circle lacks END
10 Someone attracted to intellect over looks, say SAPIOSEXUAL
11 Dream interrupter ALARM
12 Currency in The Legend of Zelda RUPEE
13 Hoard AMASS
15 Outstanding, in a way OWING
21 Eager buyer's question WHEREDOISIGN
22 Traps in a laundry room LINTSCREENS
24 Not a particular one ANY
25 Snack brand since 1934 RITZ
26 It might be a lot ACRE
27 Last U.S. national park, alphabetically ZION
28 Return payments? TAXES
30 Adhere to the kashrut dietary rules EATKOSHER
31 They're filled with bacon ATMS
32 "Curses, foiled again!" DRAT
33 Guff SASS
38 Co-star of 2025's "Wicked: For Good," informally ARI
41 Neither demure nor mindful ROWDY
42 Come to attention, in a way STAND
43 Powder in a pantry COCOA
44 Child's agreement OKMOM
45 Avoid rage-quitting, perhaps RETRY
48 Longtime college basketball coach VanDerveer TARA
49 Run amok RIOT
50 Hammer-and-sickle land, for short USSR
51 Gas brand whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet ESSO
53 "R U KIDDING ME?!" WTF
54 Way to look inward, in brief? MRI

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