Crossword Answers for Friday, 15 May 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Friday, 15 May 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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The 25th letter of the Roman alphabet WYE
4
Form an arch or curve ARCS
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Any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants OIL
9
A joke that seems extremely funny RIOT
10
A coordinated outfit ENSEMBLES
13
Angular distance above the horizon ELS
14
The basic unit of money in Moldova LEI
15
Clear mucus or food from one's throat HAWK
17
Become limp WILT
18
The residue that remains when something is burned ASH
19
A bachelor's degree in arts and sciences BAS
20
An outline or synopsis of a play SCENARIOS
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Using speech rather than writing ORAL
25
The left eye ORA
26
Manage or run TEND
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In use after medieval times NEW

Down

1
Intense mournfulness WOE
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The dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology YIN
3
In or to another place ELSEWHERE
4
Weapons considered collectively ARMS
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A teasing remark RIB
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A conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals COLLISION
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Get ready for something difficult or unpleasant STEEL
11
Common deer of temperate Europe and Asia ELK
12
Take a seat SIT
15
Go through HAS
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A cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin ASCOT
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The waging of armed conflict against an enemy WAR
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With no effort to conceal BALD
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Your grandmother NAN
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A mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined ORE
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A power tool for cutting wood SAW