NYT Crossword Answers May 15 2023

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NYT Crossword Clues

Clue	Solution
Bovine animals that are raced in Tibet	YAKS
Astronauts realm	SPACE
Sandwich often stuck with a toothpick	CLUB
Name hiding in named names	EDNA
Most abundant noble gas in the earths atmosphere	ARGON
Assistant	AIDE
Earth or Tatooine	SMALLWORLD
Frame of mind	MOOD
German skin care brand	NIVEA
Angry	MAD
Sch. founded by Benjamin Franklin	PENN
Simple ballroom dance	ONESTEP
Exhibitions	FAIRS
N.B.A. or W.N.B.A.	LITTLELEAGUE
Fiery felonies	ARSONS
Some snakelike fish	EELS
Communication syst. in the deaf community	ASL
___ Kong	HONG
Bonsai tree holder	POT
Inedible part of most fruit	STEM
Second letter after epsilon	ETA
CAT ___ (M.R.I. alternative)	SCAN
California basketball team originally located in Minnesota	LAKERS
Heineken or Pabst	MICROBREWERY
Sort of informally	KINDA
Get a move on slangily	HAULASS
Questionable	IFFY
___ no more!	SAY
Big muscle for Popeye after he eats spinach	BICEP
Place for an urban garden maybe	ROOF
Ballerina or Rockette	TINYDANCER
Great Plains tribe	OTOE
Playful semiaquatic animal	OTTER
The E of HOMES	ERIE
Road safety grp.	MADD
Like some breakups and dorm rooms	MESSY
Rational	SANE
Like questions in 20 Questions	YESNO
Online community moderator for short	ADMIN
Scoundrel	KNAVE
Book for recording purchases	SALESLOG
Tool with teeth	SAW
Right on time	PROMPT
Taj Mahal locale	AGRA
Second thoughts metaphorically	COLDFEET
Conclusion	END
Picture snapper	CAMERA
Movie studio behind The Hunger Games	LIONSGATE
Thick Japanese noodle	UDON
Mattresss place	BED
Per se and quid pro quo language	LATIN
Desserts that may be served à la mode	PIES
U.F.O. pilots	ETS
___ aboard!	ALL
Sierra ___ (African country)	LEONE
App customer	USER
Majestic trees	ELMS
[Um … Im standing right here]	AHEM
Flatbread made with atta flour	ROTI
Crackers chips and other between-meal bites	SNACKFOOD
Organism that lives off another	PARASITE
Urban photography subjects	SKYLINES
Japanese tech giant	SONY
Kind of oil derived from marijuana for short	CBD
Meadow	LEA
The A of the ABC Islands	ARUBA
Improvised musically	RIFFED
But of course!	WHYYES
Ghanas capital	ACCRA
Welcome at the door	SEEIN
All-out shopping trip	SPREE
Minuscule amount	IOTA
Picnic nuisances	ANTS
___-com (When Harry Met Sally … e.g.)	ROM
Male cat	TOM
Hang on a clothesline perhaps	DRY

Daily NYT Crossword Facts

Here are some interesting facts about today’s crossword:

Largest clue: California basketball team originally located in Minnesota
Smallest clue: Angry
Total number of clues: 76
Total number of solutions: 76
Average clue length: 22.7 characters
Clues with numbers: 1
Longest solution: LITTLELEAGUE
Shortest solution: MAD
Number of unique solutions: 76
Percentage of clues that are questions: 0.0%
Clue with the most vowels: California basketball team originally located in Minnesota
Clue with the most consonants: California basketball team originally located in Minnesota
Most frequent word in the clues: the

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