Best Play and Best Upset NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / May 10, 2026

Crossword Answer

1 ? E

2 ? S

3 ? P

4 ? Y

5 ? S

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Hint 1

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Think of a night where athletes are celebrated under bright lights, not for their scores, but for their stories.

Hint 2

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????? are annual awards presented by ESPN to recognize individual and team athletic achievements and other sports-related performances.

Hint 3

explanation

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The clue refers to awards given at the ESPY Awards, an annual event by ESPN that celebrates outstanding achievements in sports. 'Best Play' and 'Best Upset' are categories within these awards, making '?????' the correct answer.

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Awards for Shohei Ohtani and Caitlin Clark [2010], Awards that include Best Moment and Best Upset, Annual awards since 1993, Awards with a Best Boxer category, Annual awards whose name is an acronym

NYT Crossword May 10 2026 Answers

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1 ? A
2 ? D
3 ? S
4 ? S
5 ? W
6 ? A
7 ? B
8 ? F
9 ? C
10 ? C
11 ? C
12 ? I
13 ? G
14 ? I
15 ? P
16 ? A
17 ? D
18 ? S
? U
? N
19 ? S
? H
? A
? D
? E
20 ? W
? H
? O
21 ? O
? H
? O
22 ? S
? I
? L
? O
23 ? S
? P
? A
? C
? E
? I
? N
? V
24 ? A
? D
? E
? R
25 ? M
? E
? G
26 ? A
? M
? A
? L
? L
27 ? A
? L
? F
? A
28 ? T
? O
? E
? S
29 ? A
? N
30 ? T
? I
? A
? R
? T
31 ? N
? I
? L
32 ? Y
? O
? U
? T
33 ? H
? F
? U
? L
? I
34 ? N
? D
? I
? S
? C
? R
? E
? T
35 ? I
? O
? N
? S
36 ? T
? O
? O
? N
37 ? D
? A
? L
? E
? K
38 ? D
? E
? R
? N
39 ? L
? E
? A
? R
40 ? R
? E
? V
? E
? R
? E
41 ? S
42 ? N
? A
? C
43 ? L
44 ? W
45 ? H
? I
? R
? R
46 ? R
? E
? S
47 ? D
? I
48 ? F
49 ? C
? H
? A
50 ? S
51 ? M
52 ? R
? E
? F
53 ? D
54 ? I
? A
? S
55 ? B
56 ? O
57 ? W
58 ? D
? I
59 ? E
? T
60 ? T
? E
? E
61 ? A
? R
? E
62 ? A
63 ? N
? Y
? T
64 ? I
? C
? E
65 ? BLOCK
? E
? R
? S
66 ? B
? E
? E
? T
67 ? P
? O
? S
? T
68 ? A
? B
? S
69 ? S
? U
? N
? BLOCK
? S
? E
? T
70 ? A
? N
? T
? E
71 ? S
? I
? T
? E
72 ? N
? A
? T
73 ? O
? L
? D
? BLOCK
? A
? D
? E
74 ? H
? I
? H
? O
75 ? U
? N
? O
76 ? L
? E
? N
? O
77 ? N
? O
? S
78 ? L
? O
? R
79 ? D
80 ? G
? R
? R
81 ? P
? E
? R
82 ? S
? E
83 ? S
? P
84 ? F
85 ? M
? A
? G
86 ? E
87 ? R
? H
? U
? S
88 ? Y
? U
? T
89 ? Z
90 ? S
? O
91 ? I
92 ? L
93 ? I
? E
? D
94 ? S
? C
? A
? T
95 ? C
? P
? A
96 ? S
97 ? D
? L
? I
? S
? T
98 ? C
? L
? A
? W
99 ? R
100 ? O
101 ? C
? K
? A
? N
? D
102 ? R
? O
? L
? L
? H
? A
103 ? L
? L
? O
? F
? F
104 ? A
105 ? M
106 ? E
107 ? E
? H
? H
108 ? S
? I
? C
? A
? R
? I
? O
109 ? L
? E
? O
? S
110 ? I
? W
? A
? S
111 ? A
? W
? A
112 ? Y
? T
? E
? A
? M
113 ? C
? L
114 ? O
? S
? E
? T
? H
115 ? E
? L
? O
? O
? P
116 ? D
? O
? S
? E
117 ? S
? R
? O
118 ? I
? M
? P
119 ? C
? H
? E
? W
? E
? L
? R
? Y
120 ? E
? W
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? S
121 ? T
? D
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122 ? T
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123 ? H
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? S
124 ? S
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Clue Analysis

The 5-letter answer to “Best Play and Best Upset” in the NYT Crossword May 10 2026 is ESPYS.

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A: The most common and recent 5-letter answer for "Best Play and Best Upset" is ESPYS.

A: The clue refers to awards given at the ESPY Awards, an annual event by ESPN that celebrates outstanding achievements in sports. 'Best Play' and 'Best Upset' are categories within these awards, making 'ESPYS' the correct answer.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on May 10, 2026.

A: ESPYS are annual awards presented by ESPN to recognize individual and team athletic achievements and other sports-related performances.

A: Awards for Shohei Ohtani and Caitlin Clark [2010], Awards that include Best Moment and Best Upset, Annual awards since 1993, Awards with a Best Boxer category, Annual awards whose name is an acronym

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