Playground Retorts
May 24th, 2026
A new daily crossword, by Lex Friedman
May 24th, 2026
A new daily crossword, by Lex Friedman
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1. Newspaper pieces
6. Sets up a temporarily dwelling
11. That gu
14. Spanish tide
15. Extra life
16. High card
17. Like a big-time celeb
18. A big-time celeb
20. With "The," occasional costar with 18-across
21. Get off a hourse
22. It was 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX
24. Water brand
28. Tailor's measurements
31. FAA help center for pilots
33. Business card abbr.
34. "___ Cruel" (hit for Elvis Presley)
35. Small amount
36. Gobbled up
37. Triumphant shout
38. Boo-hooed
40. Sleeping spot
41. Also
42. Bronx-born member of Congress, familiarly
43. Kind of show
46. Make a choice
47. "I offer you my most sincere apologies", in text
48. Big name in investigative TV reporting
49. Durango direction
51. Slugger "at the bat" in a poem
52. How some broken bones are set
55. Take to the lake
59. Some fund-raisers
62. "Fur ___" (piano piece)
63. Half a laugh
64. She was Elle in "Legally Blonde"
65. Diet-food ad term
66. Barely manage, with "out"
67. Playground retort
68. "Yeah, right!"
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1. "Shooter" star Epps
2. ___ Verde
3. "Modern Family" actor Stonestreet
4. 1957 Tracy/Hepburn film
5. Remained inactive
6. Blankets
7. Japanese film genre
8. "Ask ___ questions..."
9. Pick Up Dad's Underwear, briefly
10. Backbones
11. Possesses
12. Bar stock
13. Brooks of note
19. Instructional viewing abbr.
21. Multilevel train unit with a glass roof
23. Taxi
25. Queen who financed Columbus, to the Spanish
26. Show
27. Must
28. Playground retort
29. What goners have
30. Noses
31. Exclamation
32. Good thing to get if you're sexually active
35. Well-known pen name
39. Name that means "king"
44. 1977 Steely Dan album
45. Keeps things chill
47. Nissan model
48. Ortega y___
50. Formal neckwear
51. Playground retort
53. Attention-grabber
54. "Fargo" director Joel
56. Amenity for laptop users
57. "Your guess ___ good... "
58. Amphetamine
59. Common word
60. Cry of surprise
61. Common middle name
62. Arlo Guthrie song about enjoying life
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