Crossword Answers For: Thursday, May 21, 2026

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Texting format initials => SMS
Down: Eel in maki sushi => UNAGI
Down: Language of Sri Lanka => TAMIL
Down: Long, in Hawaiian => LOA
Down: Sure to end badly => NOWIN
Down: __ Cortina 2026 => MILANO
Down: Under the weather => ILL
Down: *Brunch choice => FRENCHOMELET
Down: Only major U.S. city founded by a woman => MIAMI
Down: Roadside org. => AAA
Down: Draped silk dress => SARI
Down: *Apprenticeship in the ways of The Force => JEDITRAINING
Down: Digital exec => CTO
Down: Purple bloom => IRIS
Down: World Series mo. => OCT
Down: Comedy series featuring Lily Tomlin => LAUGHIN
Down: Grown boys => MEN
Down: Educational acronym => STEM
Down: Opera solos => ARIAS
Down: Unpublicized restaurant offering, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue => SECRETMENU
Down: Call dibs on => CLAIM
Down: Charger, e.g. => AUTO
Down: Navigation tech => GPS
Down: Tolkien characters who like to eat six meals a day => HOBBITS
Down: Locavore's org. => CSA
Down: Small cut => SLIT
Down: Result of advancing in the field? => RBI
Down: *Negro Leagues player in the Baseball Hall of Fame => SATCHELPAIGE
Down: Key West, e.g. => ISLE
Down: __ shu pork => MOO
Down: Oyster opener => OTTER
Down: *I Just Called To Say I Love You singer => STEVIEWONDER
Down: Sock part => TOE
Down: Barbershop parts => TENORS
Down: Leg day exercise => LUNGE
Down: Music producer Brian => ENO
Down: Snacks stuffed with stuf => OREOS
Down: Couple of bucks? => STAGS
Down: Web feed initials => RSS
Down: Jerky brand => SLIMJIM
Down: Tartuffe playwright => MOLIERE
Down: First sultan of Syria and Egypt => SALADIN
Down: Not well-matched => UNFIT
Down: Swe. neighbor => NOR
Down: Astonishment => AWE
Down: Martini liquor => GIN
Down: Like some ruins in Peru => INCAN
Down: Beetlejuice director Burton => TIM
Down: Bitter beers => ALES
Down: Last book of the Old Testament => MALACHI
Down: Laziness => INERTIA
Down: Skin soothers => LOTIONS
Down: Disney film set in Polynesia => MOANA
Down: Call, as a cab => HAIL
Down: Sue Grafton's __ for Malice => MIS
Down: Campus mil. unit => ROTC
Down: Laptop brand => ACER
Down: I feel seen => ITME
Down: Fertilizer from bats => GUANO
Down: Mentor of Minions => GRU
Down: Big rigs => SEMIS
Down: Sis, for one => SIB
Down: Speed reader? => TACH
Down: Inspiring figure => MUSE
Down: Footnote abbr. => ETAL
Down: Artist known for fabric-wrapped installations => CHRISTO
Down: Maine course => LOBSTER
Down: Central Texas city => ABILENE
Down: Sparkly stuff => GLITTER
Down: City birds => PIGEONS
Down: Sound investments? => STEREOS
Down: Makes less wild => TAMES
Down: Put away => STOW
Down: Didn't play => SAT
Down: Loses steam? => COOLS
Down: Sauna openings? => PORES
Down: Kitchen initialism => EVOO
Down: Tax agcy. => IRS
Down: Fan => NUT
Down: The Code Breaker subj. => DNA
Down: Pasta ingredient => EGG

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