NYT Crossword Answers May 17 2023

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NYT Crossword Clues

Clue Solution
Goes on a mountain run SKIS
The sun and the moon ORBS
Inits. in Congress beginning in 2019 AOC
Body of water between Sicily and Greece IONIANSEA
Any email that begins Congrats youve been selected … probably SPAM
Brings to a tie MAKESEVEN
High low voice TENOR
Quit it! STOP
Display in a shoebox maybe DIORAMA
Clod CRETIN
Makeshift umbrella holder URN
Group that gets marching orders ARMY
Grilled ham-and-cheese sandwich CUBAN
Amazon swimmers ANACONDAS
To be in Havana SER
Row OAR
___ al-Fitr (feast occasion) EID
Performs a gymnastics move requiring flexibility … or enters answers into this puzzles four shaded parts DOESTHESPLITS
Say rude things about DIS
Was idle SAT
Tease RIB
Aims for ASPIRESTO
Unisex fragrance launched in 1994 CKONE
Horseshoers target HOOF
Astronaut Grissom GUS
In agony PAINED
One checking the books AUDITOR
Chuck HURL
Certain ocean pollution SLICK
Old English for better or worse? ETYMOLOGY
Makeup of many birdfeed cakes SUET
San Bernardino suburb whose name means beautiful hill LOMALINDA
Authors submissions Abbr. MSS
Pines (for) YENS
A-number-one TOPS
Playable character in an artificial life game franchise SIM
Hawaiian wood used to build the earliest surfboards KOA
Tattoos INK
Rest of the day? SIESTA
Base hit result maybe ONEON
Hosts request RSVP
Stinger BEE
Actress Bullock SANDRA
Regarding ASTO
The O of M.O. OPERANDI
Unfounded rumor CANARD
Actor John or Sean ASTIN
Matriarchal nickname MOMMA
Sunshine so to speak RAYS
Plant as an idea in sci-fi slang INCEPT
Includes on a thread CCS
Was sorry about RUED
Longest river entirely within Spain EBRO
States of upheaval UNRESTS
Thats the spot! AAH
Many a Rembrandt OIL
New York lake thats the source of the Susquehanna River OTSEGO
Buildings EDIFICES
Bwana Swahili ___ English SIR
Holy title with a tilde SAO
1982 sci-fi classic with a 2010 sequel TRON
Kind of wave SINE
Hospital unit BED
Sounds of recognition AHAS
All ___ Day SOULS
Stand that a speaker might take PODIUM
To be certain SURELY
Go a-wassailing CAROL
Perform spectacularly colloquially KILLIT
Mountain lions PUMAS
Popular booth in New Yorks Times Square TKTS
Song of celebration HYMN
Tic-tac finish TOE
Double Fantasy singer ONO
Econ. indicator GDP
___ queen! (enthusiastic cry) YAS

Daily NYT Crossword Facts

Here are some interesting facts about today’s crossword:

  • Largest clue: Performs a gymnastics move requiring flexibility … or enters answers into this puzzles four shaded parts
  • Smallest clue: Row
  • Total number of clues: 76
  • Total number of solutions: 76
  • Average clue length: 22.66 characters
  • Clues with numbers: 3
  • Longest solution: DOESTHESPLITS
  • Shortest solution: AOC
  • Number of unique solutions: 76
  • Percentage of clues that are questions: 2.63%
  • Clue with the most vowels: Performs a gymnastics move requiring flexibility … or enters answers into this puzzles four shaded parts
  • Clue with the most consonants: Performs a gymnastics move requiring flexibility … or enters answers into this puzzles four shaded parts
  • Most frequent word in the clues: a

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