Crossword Answers for Monday, 25 May 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Monday, 25 May 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan SOM
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By bad luck ALAS
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Rounded like an egg OVAL
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An upholstered seat for more than one person SOFA
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Absolutely essential NECESSARY
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A kind of gun emplacement NEST
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An uproarious party DOS
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A large open vessel for holding or storing liquids TUB
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A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area SPA
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Informal terms for a (young) woman DOLL
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Spend a holiday after one's marriage HONEYMOON
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A person who has received a degree from a school ALUM
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A lower limit BASE
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Soft semiliquid food MESS
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An interest in land capable of being inherited FEE

Down

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A male human offspring SON
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Kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting OVEN
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Spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed MACE
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A pompous fool ASS
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Weight to be borne or conveyed LOAD
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A rounded thickly curled hairdo AFRO
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Express in words SAYS
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Being ten more than forty LEST
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A branch of knowledge STUDY
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Fail to get a passing grade BOMB
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Make a pretence of SHAM
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A square rod of land POLE
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The excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal ANUS
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Be lazy or idle LOAF
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Fail to win LOSE
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A quad with a square body EMS
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Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman NEE