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New York Times: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, May 19, 2021 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Ashish Vengsarkar
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This is the way the world began, per 51-Across
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This is the way the world began, per 51-Across
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Track makers
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Track makers
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Refuge
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Refuge
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Form a scab, say
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Form a scab, say
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At an ungodly hour
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At an ungodly hour
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Words before a date
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Words before a date
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Just below C level?
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Just below C level?
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OPEC unit: Abbr.
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OPEC unit: Abbr.
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Develop wrinkles, say
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Develop wrinkles, say
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Literature Nobelist who penned 71-Across
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Literature Nobelist who penned 71-Across
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Question from one who's lost
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Question from one who's lost
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Small battery type
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Small battery type
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Away
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Away
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Salon brand with 100% vegan products
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Salon brand with 100% vegan products
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Throngs
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Throngs
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Tomorrow's cash flow assessed today
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Tomorrow's cash flow assessed today
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Boris Godunov, for one
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Boris Godunov, for one
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World capital NE of Vientiane
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World capital NE of Vientiane
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___ lab
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___ lab
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"Yadda, yadda, yadda"
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"Yadda, yadda, yadda"
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Fictional N.Y.C. locale on children's TV
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Fictional N.Y.C. locale on children's TV
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Physics Nobelist who co-discovered cosmic microwave background radiation, confirming 1-Across
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Physics Nobelist who co-discovered cosmic microwave background radiation, confirming 1-Across
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___-mo
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___-mo
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Home of the Rosa Parks Museum: Abbr.
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Home of the Rosa Parks Museum: Abbr.
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Fishing net
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Fishing net
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E.P.A. targets since the '70s
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E.P.A. targets since the '70s
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Classic film series that anticipated the invention of hoverboards
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Classic film series that anticipated the invention of hoverboards
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Mosey
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Mosey
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Spots for hoops
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Spots for hoops
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Conical construction
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Conical construction
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"This is the way the world ends," per 24-Across
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"This is the way the world ends," per 24-Across
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What do ewe say?
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"In that case ..."
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"In that case ..."
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Make good progress
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Make good progress
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Chinese dumpling
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Chinese dumpling
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Man's nickname that omits "-old"
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Man's nickname that omits "-old"
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It's a must
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It's a must
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[OMG!]
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[OMG!]
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"This land," in "This Land Is Your Land"
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"This land," in "This Land Is Your Land"
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It's west of Yemen
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It's west of Yemen
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"Dig in!"
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"Dig in!"
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"It was my evil twin!" is not a convincing one
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"It was my evil twin!" is not a convincing one
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___ octopus, creature so named for its large, earlike fins
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___ octopus, creature so named for its large, earlike fins
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Like C-O-L-O-U-R or M-E-T-R-E
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Like C-O-L-O-U-R or M-E-T-R-E
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Spot for a soothing scrub
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Spot for a soothing scrub
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All-consonant diner order
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All-consonant diner order
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Reverse, e.g.
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Reverse, e.g.
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Rain gutter locale
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Rain gutter locale
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Dalai ___
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Dalai ___
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"I ___ bite"
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"I ___ bite"
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Shades
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Shades
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James played by Beyoncé in a 2008 biopic
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James played by Beyoncé in a 2008 biopic
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Gym shorts material
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Gym shorts material
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Notions
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Notions
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Actress Hathaway
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Actress Hathaway
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Ye ___ Shoppe
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Ye ___ Shoppe
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Supply at a barbecue
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Supply at a barbecue
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Airline assignment
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Airline assignment
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Head of a country, informally
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Head of a country, informally
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Chuck
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Chuck
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Container for nitroglycerin, say
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Container for nitroglycerin, say
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Dot in "i" or "j"
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Dot in "i" or "j"
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King of music
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King of music
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Hairstyle popularized by the Beatles
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Hairstyle popularized by the Beatles
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___ Blue Ribbon
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___ Blue Ribbon
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Bring joy to
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Bring joy to
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Shiny button material
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Shiny button material
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Day after 66-Down: Abbr.
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Day after 66-Down: Abbr.
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"That was close!"
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"That was close!"
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Two-time Emmy winner Remini
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Two-time Emmy winner Remini
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27, to 3
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27, to 3
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Family member, in rural dialect
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Family member, in rural dialect
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French possessive
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French possessive
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Keystone ___ (character in slapstick comedy)
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Keystone ___ (character in slapstick comedy)
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Day before 54-Down: Abbr.
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Einstein's German birthplace
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Einstein's German birthplace
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