Crossword Answers for Friday, 22 May 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Friday, 22 May 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one FIN
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Catch sight of SPY
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Someone who acts as assistant AIDE
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A mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined ORE
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An informal body of friends CREW
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A narrow fissure SLIT
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A male subordinate MEN
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A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds EPIC
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Judge to be probable ESTIMATES
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Plate with tin TINS
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A wing of an insect ALA
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Treat with contempt MOCK
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The right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged LIEN
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A collection of anecdotes about a person or place ANA
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Vulgar slang for anus ARSE
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The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen PEL
23
The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet PES

Down

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A piece of flint that is struck to light a fire FIRESTONE
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Derived from a single egg or ovum IDENTICAL
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In use after medieval times NEW
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A card game played by one person SOLITAIRE
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Having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth PRICELESS
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Up to the present time YET
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The highest point ACME
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A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area SPA
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A quad with a square body EMS
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Append one's signature to INK
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Marked by sound judgment SANE
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Plan, delineate, or arrange in detail MAP
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Pass the tongue over LAP