Crossword Answers for Saturday, 23 May 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Saturday, 23 May 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

1
Excavate the earth beneath SAP
4
A public promotion of some product or service ADS
7
Tropical Asian starlings MINA
8
Half the width of an em NUTS
10
Derived from a single egg or ovum IDENTICAL
12
Someone who sews SEWER
13
Take a sample of TRY
14
A broad flat muscle on either side of the back LAT
16
Take a seat SAT
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Hold back to a later time DEFER
23
A leisurely walk PROMENADE
25
A territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru ACRE
26
A light or nimble tread TRIP
27
Cover as if with a shroud HID
28
Made warm or hot HET

Down

1
An aspect of something SIDE
2
Again but in a new or different way ANEW
3
A soft pad placed under a saddle PANEL
4
Black tropical American cuckoo ANI
5
An enclosed conduit for a fluid DUCT
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An actor who plays a principal role STAR
7
A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region MIS
9
Marked by skill in deception SLY
11
An equal exchange TRADE
15
Position ten in a countable series of things TENTH
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A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area SPA
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Expert in skulduggery ARCH
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Commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column TORI
20
Proceed or get along FARE
21
Cut or eliminate EDIT
22
A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs REP
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A master's degree in education MED