NYT Crossword May 14 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Simeon SeigelEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2C3A4R5P6S7L8I9D10P11S12I13ALLME14UMAMI15OHM16COLOR17PHOTOS18TAO19STANDINGH20H21MARK22TITO23ROUTE24O25N26THEH27H28CANNON29S30DEISM31FIAT32ISTO33DEM34S35MITTE36N37KIN38EDE39N40ARCO41E42KING43RETA44INSH45HWINGS46DRACO47DUST48RAINH49H50PITCH51E52R53S54ASA55I56HEARTRADIO57GAL58NORSE59ERICA60UPS61GEOS62WATER

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACliff formed by a fault5 lettersSCARP
6AAvoided a tag, say4 lettersSLID
10APenultimate Greek letter3 lettersPSI
13A"My fault entirely"5 lettersALLME
18AConfucian "way"3 lettersTAO
23ATraveled path5 lettersROUTE
24AAt sea, say6 lettersONTHEH
27APowerful fireboat gear8 lettersHCANNONS
30ARationalist's theology5 lettersDEISM
31ADecree4 lettersFIAT
32APart of an analogy4 lettersISTO
33A"___'s da breaks!"3 lettersDEM
34ALovestruck7 lettersSMITTEN
37AFlesh and blood3 lettersKIN
41ASqueezing (out)5 lettersEKING
43AGets bloated, say8 lettersRETAINSH
45APair for a pool6 lettersHWINGS
46ARuthless Athenian lawgiver5 lettersDRACO
47ATidy up, in a way4 lettersDUST
48AWhat collects in a puddle5 lettersRAINH
49AThings often getting free refills9 lettersHPITCHERS
54ASimile segment3 lettersASA
57A___ Friday3 lettersGAL
60AGood periods3 lettersUPS
DOWN
1DAnatomical containers4 lettersSACS
2DThicken4 lettersCLOT
5DAlternatives to hourly wages8 lettersPERDIEMS
6DEcological concern4 lettersSMOG
7DTrellis piece4 lettersLATH
8D"If u ask me"3 lettersIMO
9DGossip about, informally6 lettersDISHON
10DA peeling that's appealing?10 lettersPOTATOSKIN
12DReassuring reply4 lettersIMOK
14D"That … ain't it"4 lettersUHNO
17DEssence4 lettersPITH
23DVelocity, e.g.4 lettersRATE
24DRelatively unusual5 lettersODDER
25DHad to have right away10 lettersNEEDEDASAP
26DRaces against the clock10 lettersTIMETRIALS
27DTravel by pick-up?5 lettersHITCH
29DStrains to hear?5 lettersSONGS
31DHemlock relatives4 lettersFIRS
35DHand, at a hacienda4 lettersMANO
36DGroup with a satellite truck8 lettersNEWSCREW
44DAncient book of divination6 lettersICHING
47DPresaging disaster4 lettersDIRE
48DMeaty pasta sauce4 lettersRAGU
49DLong lunch?4 lettersHERO
50DGet ahead of4 lettersPASS
51DCut and paste, e.g.4 lettersEDIT
52DForce through a food mill4 lettersRICE
53DGo way up4 lettersSOAR
56DUprooting tool3 lettersHOE
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