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New York Times, Friday, May 22, 2026
ACROSS 35
1 Guns, so to speak BICEPS
7 Prefix with American MESO
11 Charcuterie spread BRIE
15 Footnote phrase ETALII
16 Sherwood, e.g. OAKFOREST
18 Qualifier to an embarrassing question ASKINGFORAFRIEND
20 Location for some osteoarthritis KNEE
21 ___-Saint-Michel (French commune on a tidal island) MONT
22 Saps DOLTS
23 Sign of desperation SOS
24 Consider as one's residence CALLHOME
27 Mrs. Addams, to Mr. Addams TISH
29 Val who played Iceman in "Top Gun" KILMER
30 Guimarães greeting OLA
33 "Neato!" OHCOOL
35 "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" character ___ Linetti GINA
36 Genre for Blackpink and Twice KPOP
37 Counteract negativity using lavish generosity KILLWITHKINDNESS
40 Former boy band with the members Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall and Zayn, familiarly ONED
41 Bit of marginalia NOTE
42 Dealt with SEENTO
43 Weight plate units: Abbr. KGS
44 Place to get "pawmpered," say PETSPA
46 Case for military police AWOL
47 Like the Millennium Problems of the Clay Mathematics Institute UNSOLVED
49 Suffix with peace but not war FUL
51 Philosopher William of ___ OCCAM
55 Product for manscaping NAIR
56 Assuming that IFSO
57 More sizzle than steak ALLBARKANDNOBITE
61 Infamous chess trap that ends the game in two moves FOOLSMATE
62 Contents of a kitchen rack SPICES
63 Bump on a lid STYE
64 Thin board SLAT
65 What some streakers are charged with? TASERS
DOWN 40
1 Woodpeckers' peckers BEAKS
2 "Really, my pleasure" ITSNOTHING
3 "Sticky" birthday treats? CAKESICLES
4 Tahari or Saab of fashion ELIE
5 Blame (on) PIN
6 Symbol used in summation SIGMA
7 Classical piece said to be the inspiration for Chopin's "Fantaisie-Impromptu" MOONLIGHTSONATA
8 Kepler-22b or Kepler-186f, e.g. EARTHLIKEPLANET
9 Calypso cousin SKA
10 Flat, say OFF
11 Zest BRIO
12 Highlight ___ REEL
13 ___ fussy (can be very flexible) ISNT
14 Some airport data, in brief ETDS
17 Carnivora or Lagomorpha ORDER
19 Word with rock or medicine FOLK
24 When doubled, a fluffy Chinese dog CHOW
25 Hilton competitor OMNI
26 Is MEANS
28 Went (for) SOLD
30 Workplace with few barriers OPENOFFICE
31 Became tarnished LOSTLUSTER
32 Lhasa ___ APSO
33 "I heard you the first time! Geez!" OKOK
34 Wrapping material in mummification LINEN
36 Had no doubt KNEW
38 Deep-fried side dish, familiarly TOTS
39 Unexciting, as a party DEAD
44 Catamounts PUMAS
45 Like some readers AVID
48 Young's partner in accounting ERNST
50 Rich soil deposit LOESS
51 Saps OAFS
52 Stop the bleeding, say CLOT
53 Sicken with sweetness CLOY
54 Fit ABLE
56 Sacred bird to the Egyptians IBIS
58 Info on Zillow: Abbr. RMS
59 ___-El (Superman) KAL
60 Shout at a Greek wedding OPA