USA Today Crossword May 15 2026 Answers (5/15/26)

Our USA Today Crossword May 15, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. USA Today Crossword is a popular daily puzzle that tests the player’s vocabulary, spelling, and general knowledge skills. The puzzle is available in print and digital format and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The clues can range from easy to challenging and the player must use their critical thinking abilities to solve the puzzle. It is a great way to pass the time and challenge oneself.

USA Today Crossword May 15, 2026 Answers

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« May 14 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Bread baked in a tandoor
5A	Email attachments, often
9A	Clip wool from
14A	Jane Austen novel adapted into a film starring Anya Taylor-Joy
15A	The "R" of LARP
16A	"That's false!"
17A	School on the Thames
18A	Zone
19A	Wipe clean
20A	Notebooks that might be kept on nightstands
23A	It's picked up at a pub
24A	Bit of muesli
25A	Meet and ___
28A	Animal also called a zebra giraffe
30A	"Zoolander" star Wilson
33A	Hard to find
35A	Notable time period
37A	Wall St. debut
38A	Continent with about 60% of the global population
39A	Greta Gerwig or Wes Anderson, e.g.
44A	___ Games (Fortnite developer)
45A	Leave in a cheese cave, say
46A	Female sheep
47A	"Mae West Lips Sofa" artist
48A	___ out (crash)
50A	___ Nation (Great Plains tribe)
54A	Soothing ointment
56A	Kind
58A	National Sandwich Day mo.
59A	Messed up
63A	Side with a shoestring variety
66A	Sitting atop
67A	Computer science pioneer Turing
68A	Goosebumps-inducing
69A	"Avengers: Endgame" star Russo
70A	Dessert wine
71A	2, 4, 6, 8, etc.
72A	Unpleasant smell
73A	Some officers (Abbr.)
1D	Must
2D	Operator of Cascades trains
3D	Single-celled organism
4D	Mama's mama
5D	"The Devil Wears ___"
6D	Cool Ranch chip
7D	Word before "market" or "circus"
8D	Cook over high heat
9D	Scornful expression
10D	Triple Crown contests
11D	LGA guess
12D	Beast of burden
13D	Ikura, e.g.
21D	"Schitt's Creek" matriarch
22D	Snub
26D	Toward sunrise
27D	Green Day, e.g.
29D	"I can tentatively make that appointment!"
31D	Make broader
32D	Prefix with "center"
34D	Body part you can "lend"
36D	Wowed
39D	Place to sleep
40D	Bitter brews
41D	___ monster
42D	It might be stroked or bruised
43D	"Star Wars" creatures that live in trees on Endor
49D	Tea ceremony garment
51D	Like a clock with hands
52D	Small racing vehicle
53D	High jump and javelin throw, in the Olympics
55D	Bouquet holders
57D	One-___ (short joke)
60D	Spanish currency
61D	Mimicked
62D	Dances like Savion Glover
63D	Service charge
64D	Crank up, like an engine
65D	Intense anger

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