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New York Times, Wednesday, May 20, 2026
ACROSS 31
1 Establishment that serves zombies, perhaps TIKIBAR
8 Adorn with raised lettering EMBOSS
14 "Drink" for vocal critics HATERADE
15 European city that "waits for you," in a Billy Joel tune VIENNA
16 Nontraditional time for voting someone into office OFFYEARELECTION
18 Redding who sang "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" OTIS
19 God played by Anthony Hopkins in Marvel movies ODIN
20 Church cross ROOD
21 Florence-based fashion house GUCCI
24 Takes back a public statement RECANTS
26 What a waiter might offer to start you off SOUPOFTHEDAY
29 Make a boo-boo ERR
30 ___ contendere (court plea) NOLO
31 Spud TATER
35 Biting ACERB
37 ___ Kippur YOM
39 Actress Bow of the silent film era CLARA
40 Light show tool LASER
41 TV personality Kotb HODA
43 Clan KIN
44 Bit of movie magic VISUALEFFECT
48 "Essential" product used as an anti-acne treatment SAGEOIL
51 Take ___ of faith ALEAP
52 Place for a seafood dinner PIER
53 Classic Pontiacs GTOS
55 Arcing tennis shots LOBS
58 Condescending rhetorical question … or what you might say about 16-, 26- and 44-Across? ISNTTHATSPECIAL
62 John in the sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance" CLEESE
63 "Seems right," folksily RECKONSO
64 Words a teenager might say with an eye roll YESDAD
65 Says OK ASSENTS
DOWN 39
1 Mustachioed president who succeeded another mustachioed president in 1909 TAFT
2 "Don't know why I thought any different!" ITFIGURES
3 Gets hyped KEYSUP
4 Fury IRE
5 Farmyard bleat BAA
6 With deftness ADROITLY
7 Clarinet, for one REED
8 Made level EVENED
9 Careful, this might be hot! MIC
10 Act of Judas BETRAYAL
11 Word with ring or roll ONION
12 Hoity-toity one SNOOT
13 Smooths, in a way SANDS
14 "___ boy!" HOO
17 Old Italian money LIRE
22 Musical notation that means "with vigor" CONBRIO
23 Boardroom bigwig, in brief CFO
25 Spot to drink a matcha with a Manx CATCAFE
26 Ocean prey for a 27-Down SEAL
27 Ocean predator of a 26-Down ORCA
28 Big to-do HOOHA
32 Be in charge, informally TAKEPOINT
33 Protagonist of "That ’70s Show" ERIC
34 Speech full of invective RANT
36 Went back (to), as a prior state REVERTED
38 Epitome of slowness MOLASSES
42 Director Guillermo ___ Toro DEL
45 Expressed frustration, maybe SIGHED
46 Beauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its name ULTA
47 Atlanta athlete FALCON
48 Risqué SPICY
49 Walkway for newlyweds AISLE
50 They're part of what makes you you GENES
54 "___ Noche en Miami" (Bad Bunny song) OTRA
56 Low voice BASS
57 ___-mo SLO
59 Org. whose staffers wear royal blue uniforms TSA
60 Lenovo products, informally PCS
61 Just get (by) EKE