Crossword Answers For: Monday, May 25, 2026

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Sweeties => DEARS
Down: Gimme a break! => CMON
Down: Like Supreme Court arguments => ORAL
Down: Sight-related => OPTIC
Down: Tick off => RILE
Down: Item in a hotel closet => ROBE
Down: One thumbing for a ride => HITCHHIKER
Down: Mother Earth, in Greek myth => GAIA
Down: Metaphor for a plan that may collapse at any moment => HOUSEOFCARDS
Down: From __ Z => ATO
Down: Inc. kin => LLC
Down: Phase one => ONSET
Down: Empire State NFL team => BUFFALOBILLS
Down: Chapel centerpiece => ALTAR
Down: Dishwasher capacity => LOAD
Down: Pop-ups in a free game => ADS
Down: Snow toy with runners => SLED
Down: Shapewear company founded in 2000 => SPANX
Down: In __ of gifts ... => LIEU
Down: Cornish game __ => HEN
Down: __ go bragh! => ERIN
Down: Agreed (with) => SIDED
Down: Features of easy-to-read signs => BLOCKLETTERS
Down: Insurance filing => CLAIM
Down: There you __! => ARE
Down: Susan of L.A. Law => DEY
Down: Stack heading to the post office, or what 20-, 27-, and 44-Across all have? => OUTGOINGMAIL
Down: Edinburgh resident => SCOT
Down: Rats out one's co-conspirators, say => NAMESNAMES
Down: Former Yankee slugger Martinez => TINO
Down: Health resorts => SPAS
Down: The Met Gala, e.g. => EVENT
Down: Spread slowly => SEEP
Down: Org. with a white rabbit in its logo => PETA
Down: Patinkin of Homeland => MANDY
Down: Play-__: Hasbro toy clay => DOH
Down: Allergist's lead-in to Pen => EPI
Down: QB passing stat => ATT
Down: Like a billionaire => RICH
Down: Intellectual => SCHOLAR
Down: Butter substitute, in some recipes => CRISCO
Down: Angels outfielder Trout => MIKE
Down: Butter substitute => OLEO
Down: Backyard water fight brand => NERF
Down: Instruments with many pipes => ORGANS
Down: Laughs noisily => ROARS
Down: Endure => ABIDE
Down: That's the __ of my worries => LEAST
Down: Ship's framework => HULL
Down: Frosty => COLD
Down: Embarrass => ABASH
Down: Bridal veil netting => TULLE
Down: Frequently => OFTEN
Down: Passing trend => FAD
Down: Like a brand-new canvas => BLANK
Down: Lithium-__ battery => ION
Down: Hardly strict => LAX
Down: Supported => AIDED
Down: Name on much farm equipment => DEERE
Down: Foamy, as soap => SUDSY
Down: B'way sign => SRO
Down: Insta post => PIC
Down: Held a match to => LIT
Down: Ticklish Muppet => ELMO
Down: Women's Media Center co-founder Gloria => STEINEM
Down: Three-ring circus setting => BIGTOP
Down: San Diego suburb whose name means the table => LAMESA
Down: Historic stretches => ERAS
Down: Expenditures => COSTS
Down: Port St. __, Florida => LUCIE
Down: Make amends => ATONE
Down: Clouseau or Gadget's rank, briefly => INSP
Down: Sensitive neck part => NAPE
Down: MBA hopeful's exam => GMAT
Down: Volcanic flow => LAVA
Down: Guys => MEN
Down: Conclusion => END
Down: Hog farm pen => STY

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