New York Times - May 21, 2026

A Thursday puzzle by Zhou Zhang and Mallory Montgomery

I T E M N I L E L L A M A T A X I O V A L A O D A I S T A N M O N K N O D E S B A C K W A R D S C A P A M T R A Y L I S B O A D I A D E M P S I A R M M A A C U T O F F T E E S K U L K O R E E L T O N M I N I S K I R T M A L O L D E L S T U X E D O G O O I E R F I R S I B S T R I P E D S O C K S S W I S H F U R Y B A D E P I Q U E F R A U I R I S A N S E L Y E L P T S K S
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