Crossword Answers For: Thursday, May 28, 2026

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Command that might precede paw => SIT
Down: Response to You awake? => IMUP
Down: Home of the Zambezi => AFRICA
Down: Logical beginning? => ECO
Down: Cosmic explosion => NOVA
Down: Racket => CLAMOR
Down: __ Speedwagon => REO
Down: Malaysian capital => KUALALUMPUR
Down: TV spot sellers => ADREPS
Down: __ Dhabi => ABU
Down: Fragrant tree => PINE
Down: Flying reptile of the Mesozoic Era => PTEROSAUR
Down: Group people are smart to join? => MENSA
Down: Approved of, on social media => HEARTED
Down: Brokeback Mountain star Heath => LEDGER
Down: Method of driving people to the mall? => SALE
Down: Pig __ => LATIN
Down: Unlikely pair? => ELS
Down: Required by etiquette => DERIGUEUR
Down: Includes on an email => CCS
Down: Physical effort => LABOR
Down: Give off => EMIT
Down: Request from someone in need of cuddling => HOLDME
Down: Way to go! => NICEONE
Down: Fields of study => AREAS
Down: Frothy cocktail from Peru => PISCOSOUR
Down: __ Kringle => KRIS
Down: Journalist Rather => DAN
Down: Some dealmakers => AGENTS
Down: Correct!, or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 34-, and 52-Across => RIGHTYOUARE
Down: __ willikers! => GEE
Down: Stick like glue => ADHERE
Down: Treat like a pariah => SHUN
Down: Surgery ctrs. => ORS
Down: Gives lip to => SASSES
Down: Jet stream direction => EAST
Down: Ellipsis component => DOT
Down: Highest-order angels => SERAPHS
Down: Lipton beverage => ICEDTEA
Down: Uncomfortably close to home => TOOREAL
Down: Place to dip a quill => INKPOT
Down: Creamy chocolate dessert => MOUSSE
Down: Cavaliers sch. => UVA
Down: Country in Micronesia whose largest city is Koror => PALAU
Down: Org. with a People Power grassroots network => ACLU
Down: Winter bug => FLU
Down: Increased, with up => RAMPED
Down: Encroach (on) => IMPINGE
Down: Advice => COUNSEL
Down: Overdue debts => ARREARS
Down: Unlike the OED => ABR
Down: Messed up => ERRED
Down: Make up on the spot => ADLIB
Down: List that may be opened with a QR code => MENU
Down: Tell tales => LIE
Down: Before now => AGO
Down: Spoils => TURNS
Down: Stately trees => ELMS
Down: Call Me Maybe singer Carly __ Jepsen => RAE
Down: Angel who plays for Rose BC in the Unrivaled league => REESE
Down: Energy points in yoga => CHAKRAS
Down: Bullfight, in Spain => CORRIDA
Down: Vehicles with runners => SLEIGHS
Down: Lunar deity => MOONGOD
Down: Prenatal => INUTERO
Down: Least loquacious => TERSEST
Down: Short races => DASHES
Down: Mythical figure who flew too close to the sun => ICARUS
Down: Convincing => COGENT
Down: Kung __ shrimp => PAO
Down: Occupied => INUSE
Down: Salon stock => DYES
Down: Three, in Italian => TRE
Down: I get it now! => AHA

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